Lao authorities acknowledge that the current global financial crisis, which is crippling economies across the world, will make it difficult for Laos to reach its previously stated goal of lifting ...

Laos and Thailand reaffirm their intention to repatriate all Hmongs at Huay Namkhao camp this year. Meanwhile, the Hmong refugees insist that Thai authorities still pressure them to volunteer to go ...

mericans have been celebrating Thanksgiving for several hundred years now. The first Thanksgiving celebration dated back to 1621 in Plymouth where the first Pilgrims landed in what is now the state of ...

OBAMA - GUANTANAMO: U.S. President Barack Obama will explain his national security policies in a speech in Washington Thursday, as he seeks to fight off criticisms from both opposition Republicans and ...

Life in general for any refugee is very difficult at the beginning while trying to resettle in the new home in America. Lao refugees are no exception. They have gone on the same path as their fellow ...

Give Children A Choice (GCAC), a non-profit organization, was created purely out of an American couple's love and passion of wanting to give the children of Laos a choice in education. Since its ...

INTRO: Although the opening ceremonies are on Friday, Olympic competition begins Wednesday with the start of the women's football (soccer) tournament. At the Beijing Games in China, VOA's Jim ...

The Lao government approved a 20% increase in minimum wage for Lao labor.However, even with this increase, the minimum wage is still 50% lower than what they actually need in order to cover their cost ...

Luang Prabang, a UNESCO World-Heritage city, has attracted a US$2 billion-joint-investment project by ten South Korean companies and four Lao enterprises to develop a new and modern town, covering ...

Laos’ plan to increase its tourism revenues by focusing mainly on attracting more tourists with high purchasing power from now until 2020 is facing a great challenge due to the impact of the global ...