Laos

The Lao Football Federation marked a new milestone with the opening of a new training centre in Vientiane, aimed at nurturing young talent and strengthening the competitiveness of the national football team on the international stage

The 'Couples Counselling' project, supported by UNFPA and funded by the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, offers to help couples with a reproductive health counselling service

Bodybuilding and e-sports will feature in the Laos National Games in 2025, after they were officially included in a decision that comes on the heels of Laos hosting the 18th ASEAN Bodybuilding Championships later this year

Banque Pour Le Commerce Exterieur Lao Public, one of the largest in Laos, has developed a mobile app to help tourists buy kip - the non convertible Laotian currency - without local accounts while travelling in the country during Visit Laos Year 2024

A new agroforestry coffee plantation project dedicated to promoting sustainable agriculture and environmental conservation is about to take off to create a prototype coffee plantation for local farmers, implementing the agroforestry rotation system

UNICEF Laos celebrated its 50th anniversary; in 1973 the peace agreement between the Royal Government of Laos and the communist Pathet Lao marked the end of the Laotian civil war and laid the foundation for UNICEF's entry into Laos

In response to a video uploaded on a Thai YouTube channel, the government denied claims that Luang Prabang is at risk of losing its World Heritage status, even though a UNESCO report in March raised concerns about the Luang Prabang hydroelectric project

The country sees a worrying increase in child abandonment cases, with two incidents reported this month that have sparked public outrage

The government granted amnesty to a total of 1.824 prisoners, including 238 women and 16 foreign nationals, in a gesture to promote peace and social order on the 48th anniversary of Laos National Day

The Vientiane Capital Tourist Information Centre and Exhibition Hall of handicrafts and traditional products made under the 'One District One Product' initiative officially opened to the public

Curated by artists Tiao David Somsanith and David Cheah, the exhibition 'Lightness of Being' and the pop-up 'Cabinet of Hand-Crafted Curiosities' are open to the public at the Great House at Rosewood Luang Prabang from tomorrow 24 October to 7 November