Sources: Reuters
The government of Laos discusses the purchase of oil from sanctions-hit Russia as the country faces oil shortages and is nearing a debt default. 2022-07-7
Laos reports a record 1,041 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 58,798. 2021-11-18
Laos surpasses 20,000 cases of COVID-19 after reporting a record 694 new cases in the past 24 hours. 2021-09-23
Laos reports a record 380 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 6,299. 2021-07-31
Laos reports a record 278 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 4,620. 2021-07-24
After Sri Lanka, Liang Guanglie leaves India for Laos. It has been the first visit to India of a Chinese Minister of Defence in eight years. 2012-09-6
Nine servicemen from the Thai army are arrested on suspicion of killing 13 Chinese sailors on October 5 in a section of the Mekong River bordering Thailand, Laos and Myanmar. 2011-10-28
The bodies of 12 Chinese sailors have been found and one remains missing in Mekong river, where Thailand, Laos and Myanmar meet, after the incident last week in which two Chinese cargo vessels were hijacked by suspected drug smugglers in the Golden Triangle, and later captured by Thai river police.2011-10-11
Two large earthquakes are recorded in northeastern Burma near the borders with Laos and Thailand, killing at least two people. 2011-03-24
Thongsing Thammavong is named as the new Prime Minister of Laos, a day after the unexpected resignation of Bouasone Bouphavanh. 2010-12-24