A total of 110,302 people visited Luang Prabang province during the Lao New Year festival in 2024, marking a 364.44 per cent increase compared with the same period in 2023.

VIENTIANE, March 20 (Xinhua) -- Northern Laos' Luang Prabang province is gearing up to celebrate the vibrant Lao New Year festival in 2025, with an exciting lineup of events set to take place from ...

In the year I first visited, 1993, about 30,000 inter­national tourists managed to gain access to reclusive Laos, but only a fraction made the trek along dangerous roads to Luang Prabang ...

Newly ordained Bishop Anthony Adoun Hongsaphong of Vientiane has pledged to strengthen local Catholics and address the ongoing shortage of clergy in communist-ruled Laos.

VIENTIANE, March 20 (Xinhua) -- Northern Laos' Luang Prabang province is gearing up to celebrate the vibrant Lao New Year festival in 2025, with an exciting lineup of events set to take place from ...

Life moves slower in Laos, but the pace is quickening and the 'land of a million elephants' is increasingly in the clutches of nearby China Colourful rectangular wooden boats carrying tourists chug ...

Father Anthony Adoun Hongsaphong was ordained Apostolic Vicar of Vientiane on March 25 at the Sacred Heart Cathedral in ...

VIENTIANE – A colourful programme of events is being prepared for the annual celebration of Lao New Year (Pi Mai Lao) in Luang Prabang, with a range of activities planned from April 11-20. The ...

VIENTIANE, April 4 (Xinhua) -- A direct air route linking northern Laos' Luang Prabang province and Kunming in southwest China has been launched to enhance connectivity and strengthen the relationship ...