In his letter, Xi joined Thongloun—general secretary of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party Central Committee and ...

Laos has a debt problem. By some estimates, the country's public debt has swelled to more than $15.9 billion, exceeding its GDP. And ballooning debt is simply the most striking symptom of a wider, ...

BEIJING, Dec. 29, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- China and Lao PDR have stepped up their cooperation on agricultural science and technology, with 2025 marking a year of concrete progress from laboratory ...

BEIJING (AP) — After a blessing by Buddhist monks, Lao Prime Minister Phankham Viphavanh on Friday rode the first run of a $5.9 billion Chinese-built railway that links isolated, mountainous Laos with ...

China is now connected with Laos via a recently completed high-speed rail line, which reportedly cost $6 billion. Chinese-led initiative: On Friday, a virtual ceremony attended by Chinese President Xi ...

VIENTIANE: China's top political advisor Wang Huning led a Chinese party and government delegation on an official visit to Laos from Dec. 1 to 3, and attended celebrations marking the 50th anniversary ...

This is the first article in a three-part series exploring the impact of the Laos-China Railway, a major project under China’s Belt and Road Initiative that connects cities across Laos and southwest ...

Golden temples, Mekong River cruises, mighty waterfalls and nearly two dozen national parks. On paper, Laos has it all. But the land-locked Buddhist country welcomed only around 4.2 million visitors ...