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

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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 ...

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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.

Factory jobs in cities are unattractive because of long hours, low wages, and strict schedules, while cultural differences ...

I WAS fascinated by Vientiane, the capital of Laos, also known as the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, when I went to Vientiane to attend the 8th Asean Traditional Textile Symposium last year. It was ...

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VANG VIENG, Laos -- The Central Intelligence Agency's "secret war" in Laos ended 50 years ago, silencing Lima Site 6 and other isolated airstrips which helped the U.S. carpet bomb this tiny ...

Cheongdo County (Governor Kim Hasu) is actively addressing the worsening labor shortage caused by rural aging and population ...