Sources: CNN
A second Australian tourist dies of alcohol poisoning in Vang Vieng, Laos, bringing the death toll from the incident to six. Eight others remain hospitalized. 2024-11-22
Laos reports a record 170 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 3,710. 2021-07-20
The death toll from a dam collapse in Laos on 23 July rises to 36, while 98 people are still missing. 2018-08-13
Barack Obama pledges US$90 million to clear Laos of unexploded ordnance dropped by the United States during the Vietnam War. 2016-09-6
One Chinese national is killed and three others injured in a possible militant attack on a Chinese-invested company in Laos, the official Xinhua News Agency reports. 2016-03-2
The People's Republic of China claims that the Golden Triangle regions of Laos, Myanmar and Thailand are the source of most of its imports of heroin and methamphetamine. The region has been known for drug cultivation for centuries. [http:--abcnews.go.com-International-wireStory-china-golden-triangle-source-dangerous-drugs-31984860 (AP via ABC News America)]date=August 2019 2015-06-24
The 25th ASEAN Summit is held in the city of Naypyidaw, the capital of Myanmar. 2014-11-12
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
Laos announces the results of elections to its one-party parliament. 2011-05-10