Rice field and mountain near Vang Vieng, Laos

Laos

Người có uy tín ở Sơn La đang đóng vai trò quan trọng như một "cầu nối" để đưa chủ trương, chính sách của Đảng và Nhà nước đến với bà con các bản làng. Họ không chỉ góp phần giữ gìn biên giới hòa bình mà còn vun đắp tình đoàn kết, hữu nghị bền chặt giữa Việt Nam và Lào.

#Vietnam #Laos #SonLa #DanToc #TonGiao #VietnamLaosFriendship #ViệtNam #Lào #SơnLa #DânTộc #Tôn Giáo #TìnhHữuNghị

https://vietnamnet.vn/nguoi-co-uy-tin-o-son-la-cau-noi-vun-dap-tinh-doan-ket-viet-nam-lao-2476053.html

The excitement of Laos is fading. Healing from addiction, I was planning to leave for Bangkok, but flights are pricey. Buses are long but comfy. The universe seems to be nudging me toward quiet stability. Time to explore more off the beaten path.

https://whothefami.substack.com/p/the-lesson-laos-still-has-for-me

#Laos #Travel #SoloTravel #Mindfulness #OffTheBeatenPath

Quiet days in Laos turned into full-body culture shock.
A meditation café, an e-bike escape through Vientiane traffic, and then suddenly — me, the only foreigner, standing in a sea of faces at the That Luang Festival.

I came for a gentle walk.
I left with my perspective shaken (in the best way).

👉 Full reflection on Substack.

https://whothefami.substack.com/p/an-aussie-at-that-luang-festival

#Laos #TravelWriting #CultureShock #SlowTravel #SoutheastAsia

🕸glané sur le net🕸 Laos : après 13 ans, une nouvelle action internationale est nécessaire pour garantir que justice soit faite dans l'affaire de la disparition forcée de Sombath Somphone: À l'occasion du 13e anniversaire de la… #JusticePourSombath #SombathSomphone #Laos #DisparitionForcée

Laos : après 13 ans, une nouve...

🔔#Earthquake M4.8 strikes 74 km NW of Muang Xai (#Laos) 23 min ago. More info: https://m.emsc.eu/?id=1918755

Protecting #Vietnam’s vast caves may have sparked a #wildlife comeback

by Joshua Zukas, 13 Nov 2025

Excerpt: "After 15 years of stringent #conservation efforts, both Thín and Limbert say that wildlife populations are rebounding. 'When we were surveying Sơn Đoòng, we rarely saw any primates,” Limbert says. 'Now, we see big groups of Hatinh langurs [Trachypithecus hatinhensis] on nearly every trip.'

"These charcoal-black monkeys with salt-and-pepper beards and messy mohawks were once hunted for their meat and purported medicinal properties. They’re endemic to Vietnam and Laos and are listed as endangered on the IUCN Red List. More elusive animals in the park include the saola (Pseudoryx nghetinhensis), an antelope-like bovine with straight sharp horns and a black-and-white patterned head. So rarely seen that it borders on legend, the saola is often referred to as the 'Asian unicorn.'

"National parks in Vietnam lack the resources to measure wildlife population numbers, but increased sightings of endemic species indicates a comeback, and Oxalis has begun incorporating this into some of its tours. In 2022, it launched the #HangBa Deep Jungle Expedition, which visits six caves over four days in one of the most remote corners in the national park. Instead of looking for wildlife, Limbert says, visitors study animal tracks and look at photos taken by camera traps. 'It’s more of an expedition than a tour, with a maximum of six tourists. We insist everyone is quiet, we ask them to wear darker clothing and we keep away from the animals.'

"Though not opposed to Oxalis positioning wildlife as part of the appeal of their tours, Đoàn maintains the measured critical thinking of an academic. 'It’s hard to know if it’s a good idea to include wildlife elements [in the tours] because we don’t know the full story … are these animals returning, or is it that the animals were always there and we weren’t aware?'

"Đoàn also points to #Laos, which he says has failed to make the same strides in combating poaching as Vietnam. Without good data, he says, how can we know that animals aren’t arriving in Vietnam after being driven away by hunters in Laos?

"Limbert echoes Đoàn’s concerns for what’s happening on the Laotian side of the border, but remains optimistic for the future. In 2025, UNESCO expanded its recognition area again to include both #PhongNhaKẻBàng National Park and #HinNamNo National Park in Laos, forming a #transboundary natural #WorldHeritageSite. Plans are already underway to increase conservation efforts in this remote part of Laos, and Limbert is mustering a team to help diffuse knowledge and experience across the border.

" 'I’m sure we will see the same kind of change as Vietnam,' Limbert says. 'It’s happened in Phong Nha, and I’m sure it will happen in Laos too.' "

Read more:
https://news.mongabay.com/2025/11/protecting-vietnams-vast-caves-may-have-sparked-a-wildlife-comeback/

#SolarPunkSunday #Rewilding #ProtectingNature #NatureBasedTourism #NatureBasedLearning #SoutheastAsia

https://companydata.tsujigawa.com/press-20251220-004/

公益財団法人ミダス財団（所在地：東京都港区、代表：吉村英毅、以下「ミダス財団」）は、海外における教育基盤整備を目的とした社会貢献事業の一環として、子どもたちの教育・生活環境の向上に資する学校・孤児院などの施設「ミダススクール」の建設を推進しています。

■プレスリリース配信元-公益財団法人ミダス財団
https://companydata.tsujigawa.com/company/6010405018060/

#ミダス財団 #ラオス #laos #プレスリリース #PressRelease #企業情報

Washington suspend les visas pour les ressortissants laotiens à partir de 2026

https://vietnam-aujourdhui.info/2025/12/19/washington-suspend-les-visas-pour-les-ressortissants-laotiens-a-partir-de-2026/

#InfosLaos #Diplomatie #EtatsUnis #Laos #Visa

Entre Moscou et Vientiane, le choix de l’alliance

https://vietnam-aujourdhui.info/2025/12/19/entre-moscou-et-vientiane-le-choix-de-lalliance/

#InfosLaos #Diplomatie #Laos #Russie

Results of rugby sevens events at the 33rd Southeast Asian Games :

Winner of the men's competition: Thailand
- Participants: Singapore, Thailand, Laos, Malaysia, Philippines

Winner of the women's competition: Thailand
- Participants: Thailand, Malaysia

All results at: https://wrs.gmsmate.com/seagames2025/schedule-results?disciplineId=dd74c238-1ba8-4d4d-a363-ddc831d47795&date=&event=d8e88815-11fe-11f0-8dfd-00163e037e1e

#Thailand #Thailande #Laos #rugby

Bangkok et Vientiane visent 11 milliards de dollars d’échanges d’ici 2027

https://vietnam-aujourdhui.info/2025/12/18/bangkok-et-vientiane-visent-11-milliards-de-dollars-dechanges-dici-2027/

#InfosLaos #Commerce #Laos #Thailande

Nhiều tài khoản mạng xã hội liên tục tấn công, bình luận thô tục dưới các bài viết của nữ trọng tài Lào bắt chính trận Việt Nam - Philippines, dù cô điều hành trận đấu đúng luật. Hành vi này bị cộng đồng mạng văn minh lên án mạnh mẽ, cho rằng đây là kiểu "sâu mạng" – cư xử thiếu văn hóa, cổ vũ cực đoan và phân biệt giới. Việc đổ lỗi cho trọng tài khi đội nhà thua là thói quen xấu cần loại bỏ. #Football #Referee #Vietnam #Laos #BongDa #TrongTai #SuMang #VanHoaCuuVu

https://vtcnews.vn/tan-cong-ca

"Because I am one of very few specialists in Laos, some people have started to describe me as the country’s first national herpetologist.

This is accurate to my knowledge; I’m not aware of any other Laotians who were working in the field here before 2007, when I started my master’s degree."

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-04054-9

#Laos #Scientists #Asia #Herpetology