The Lao Food Festival will take place at Chao Anouvong Park in Chanthabouly district, Vientiane between Jan 25 and 29.The event is expected to draw about 120 booths selling foods indigenous to parts of the country. Embassies in Vientiane will be also r…
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Laos’ DX-Seven announced winner of 2021 Changwon K-POP World Festival
The Embassy of the Republic of Korea in the Lao PDR held an award ceremony for DX-Seven for winning the 2021 Changwon K-POP World Festival on Dec 17.DX-Seven was selected as top 10 of the world on the preliminary regional contest among over 400 dance t…
My Voice, Our Future: Youth Debate Competition
The final round of the youth debate competition was completed announcing the winners from Lao-Vietnam Friendship School 2.The competition was part of International Day of the Girl Child celebration and the ‘Me, My Body, My Planet, My Future’ Campaign, …
Community Radio Station launched in Mahaxay, Khammuan Province
The community radio station, which is run by community volunteers, uses a bottom-up and two-way communication approach to provide a platform for people – including the marginalized and disadvantaged people who do not speak the official Lao tongue – to …
India-Laos Buddhist linkages
The original belief of the Lao people was animism, which was later influenced by Indian culture. Hinduism / Brahmanism came next, followed by the Buddhism.Buddhism has played a dominant role in the history of Laos and now informs almost every activity…
Overdose Deaths in US Top 100,000, CDC Says
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention projects that 100,000 Americans died of drug overdose between May 2020 and April 2021 — a nearly 30% increase over the previous year.While not an official count, the CDC says it can confirm 98,000 dea…