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Since Laos is littered with Unexploded Ordnance (UXO), it is not a surprise to find the country listed as one of the subscribers to the Declaration of the Wellington Conference on Cluster Munitions.
The Wellington Conference on Cluster Munitions is one of the most significant disarmament meetings that the New Zealand government has ever hosted. [...]

Ministry to strengthen employment opportunities
The Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare is focusing on improving Lao labour management so that more people can find employment and contribute to the country’s socio-economic development.
At a national training workshop on employment services at the Settha Palace Hotel in Vientiane on Monday, Deputy Minister Laoly Faiphengyoua said the [...]

Rare images of Luang Prabang from the golden time.

Luang Prabang receives gold award from travel magazine
The World Heritage town of Luang Prabang has won a ‘Top City Gold Award’ from England ’s leading travel magazine, Wanderlust.
The magazine placed Luang Prabang, an ancient city in the north of Laos and a UNESCO World Heritage site, in the top spot on its list of [...]

Sida supports environmental management project in Vientiane province
(KPL) The Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA) has agreed recently to support the implementation of the strengthening environment management project in Vientiane province. The MoU of providing grant aid of SIDA to Vientiane province was held on 28 February, 2008 was held between Dr. Viengsavanh Duangsavanh, Head of [...]

The last clip of Lao dancing, the modern way.