The training session at the LSB is part of a series of activities aimed at preparing Laos for its 5th Population and Housing Census, scheduled for October 2025. The census will provide high-quality ...

VIENTIANE: The Lao government on Friday (Feb 28) launched the implementation process for the fifth Population and Housing ...

Laos -- once proudly known as "Lane Xang" or "Land of a Million Elephants" -- has between 500 and 1,000 of the animals left, just one-third of the population two decades ago, according to ...

While Laos has still one of the highest per capita annual rice consumption levels in the world, there is evidence that it had reached the peak in mid-2000s and is now on a declining trend. A ...

Lao PDR is a fast-growing economy – 7% in GDP on average over the last two decades – with the highest growth rate in Southeast Asia. Its population is projected to increase by 38% from 6.4 million in ...

In 2021, we will work with the Green Climate Fund to increase the climate resilience of health systems to protect and improve the delivery of essential health services to the Lao population. Support ...