VIENTIANE: The Lao government has officially launched the country's fifth population and housing census, with data collection ...

Laos launches nationwide census to ensure data accuracy. The government has launched the country’s 5th Population and Housing Census, with the collection of data set to begin on ...

Staff members work at the Luang Prabang Station of the China-Laos Railway in Luang Prabang, Laos, Oct. 11, 2025. According to ...

VIENTIANE: Laos has pledged to accelerate investment in education, employment and empowerment of its young people to unlock the country’s demographic dividend and drive green and sustainable growth.

Luang Prabang, in the north of Laos, is experiencing something of an economic boom. When the author of this article last visited in 2012, the city's central street and roadway, Sisavangvong Road, did ...