VIENTIANE: The government has agreed to lease land to a local company for the construction of a dry port on the Lao side of ...

Rare armed clashes in Laos believed to be linked to drug smuggling have forced Thailand to close a popular mountain viewing ...

A 23-year-old Lao woman was arrested at the border checkpoint on the Thai-Lao Friendship Bridge for attempting to smuggle 137 ...

LONG TIENG, LAOS – We met in the Laotian capital of Vientiane, not far from the spot on the Mekong River where the Xiong ...

Lao soldiers killed in clash near Thai border. Stray bullet hits Thai home. Believed linked to drug bust, raising Mekong ...

Thailand has issued a public health alert following its first anthrax-related death and a second confirmed infection. Both ...

VIENTIANE: The Lao Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry has urged authorities and the public to remain vigilant and aware of ...

Laos is developing its first demographic dividend roadmap as part of efforts to leverage its large working-age population for national social and economic progress, according to a Lao delegate ...

Lent is the season during which catechumens make their final preparations to be welcomed into the Church. UCA News is proud ...

The Phu Chi Fa scenic spot sits on the Thai border with Laos in northern Chiang Rai province. (Sopa Images/Sipa USA/Reuters pic) Rare armed clashes in Laos believed to be linked to drug smuggling ...

Recent armed clashes in Laos, potentially linked to drug smuggling within the Golden Triangle, have prompted Thailand to close the popular Phu Chi Fa viewpoint on the border. The US Embassy in ...