The annual expo will be held in Nanning, capital of the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, from Sept 10-13. Laos, the only landlocked state among ASEAN, will be the guest country of honor at the expo.

The deaths of six foreign tourists linked to a suspected mass methanol poisoning has thrown a spotlight on a small town in Southeast Asia that has worked hard in recent years to shed its reputation ...

The embassy in the capital, Vientiane, is a diplomatic office not a full-fledged embassy yet, said Global Affairs Canada spokesman Francois Lasalle .

The Vientiane Center is the first modern, large-scaled shopping center in Laos, which helps increase the level of urbanization in the country's capital city.