The 12th National Congress saw a partial generational transition from the revolutionary old guard to a crop of younger ...

(Beatrice Siviero/AFP/AFP) The usually sleepy Laotian capital Vientiane has an uncharacteristic buzz, bedecked with flags and T-shirt vendors ahead of commemorations of 50 years of communist rule ...

Laos’ ruling communist party today opened its 12th National Congress, during which it will elect new Party leadership and outline the key policy priorities for the coming five-year term. The Lao ...

The former French colony became a one-party communist state, King Savang Vatthana died in captivity, and centralised planning was imposed on the economy as landlocked Laos, always remote, became ...