Category: Travel News

The American business magazine, Forbes, published an article on Thursday calling Laos the most charming country in Southeast Asia.

Authorities in Vientiane Capital ordered the immediate closure of the Sihom Night Market, also referred to as “Hengboun Food and Culture Street,” yesterday evening.

The Laos-China Railway is set to open for cross-border service between the two countries on April 13, according to the governor of Luang Namtha province.

According to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), China and India together are forecast to generate about half of global growth this year.

The Mekong riverside night market near Chao Anouvong Park in Vientiane Capital will undergo renovations in May.

Laos has seen a boom in tourism in the first quarter of 2023, with over 800,000 international visitors, according to the Ministry of Information, Culture, and Tourism.

The Ministry of Information, Culture, and Tourism (MICT) met with various stakeholders to discuss the possibility of updating tourism laws in Laos.

The Ministry of Public Works and Transport has suspended the operations of a new Lao Airlines route to the Nongkhang Airport in Sam Neua, Houaphanh Province.

Ms. Sengsoda Vanthanouvong, Deputy Director of the Tourism Promotion Department, Ministry of Information, Culture and Tourism (MICT) recently spoke about the impact of tourism on the environment at an event aimed at raising awareness for sustainable tourism.

Lao Airlines resumed its flight service to the central capital of Changsha in China’s Hunan province on Friday, after a long hiatus due to Covid-19 travel restrictions.