Government agencies in Laos have received the order to begin integrating the country’s chip-enabled identity cards and citizen databases.

In his palace in steamy Vientiane one day last week, handsome King Savang Vatthana of Laos stared thoughtfully at a freshly opened cable from U.N. Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjold. "I permit ...

Two dozen Hmong men who have lived in Minnesota for decades are being held in Minnesota and Iowa jails awaiting deportation, ...

Unlike during previous cycles of economic downturn, Laos’ population is now better educated and includes millions of social media users.

For generations, the women of rural Laos have told the stories of their lives through weaving, threading symbols like flowers, rainstorms and mythical serpents into everyday clothes and fabrics.

When critics of the government are murdered, disappeared, or imprisoned in Laos, the party-state is sending a message to the population that free speech will not be tolerated.

RI FOOD & DINING The savory flavors of Laos in R.I.: Three restaurants serving traditional Lao cuisine “In a way, we try to teach our customers about Lao food so they know more about Lao culture ...

Laos has conducted a nationwide population and housing census every ten years since 1985. The upcoming census, scheduled for 2025, will be the fifth of its kind.

Laos is experiencing a level of popular unrest unseen in decades.

In a new study, researchers assessed the prevalence of orthopoxviruses among the general populations of Bolivia, France, Laos, and Mali.

For generations, the women of rural Laos have told the stories of their lives through weaving, threading symbols like flowers, rainstorms and mythical serpents into everyday clothes and fabrics.