American actor William Hurt, known for much-loved films such as “The Big Chill” and “A History of Violence,” has died at age 71, US media reported Sunday.Multiple outlets cited Hurt’s son, Will, who said in a statement: “It is with
Annual celebration of Vat Phou festival was held in Champassak, the southernmost province of Laos, on February 13–16.Vat Phou is one of the three UNESCO World Heritage sites in the Lao PDR. The other two are Luang Prabang, and
The 6th Japan Festival was streamed live on February 12 and 13, in a record first for the event. The Japan Festival is the biggest Japanese event in the Lao PDR, which has been running once every two or three
A virtual version of the handwritten notes for the song “Hey Jude” has been sold at auction in California for almost $77,000, the latest hammer price success for NFTs.Originally entitled “Hey Jules,” the Fab Four’s hit was written in 1968
The government of Laos has awarded a Friendship Medal to the Vietnamese Cultural Centre and a 2nd Class Labour Medal to its Director Nguyen Phuc Xing in recognition of their contribution to promoting the cooperation on information, culture and tourism
The Lao Food Festival will take place at Chao Anouvong Park in Chanthabouly district, Vientiane between Jan 25 and 29.The event is expected to draw about 120 booths selling foods indigenous to parts of the country. Embassies in Vientiane will
The Embassy of the Republic of Korea in the Lao PDR held an award ceremony for DX-Seven for winning the 2021 Changwon K-POP World Festival on Dec 17.DX-Seven was selected as top 10 of the world on the preliminary regional
The final round of the youth debate competition was completed announcing the winners from Lao-Vietnam Friendship School 2.The competition was part of International Day of the Girl Child celebration and the ‘Me, My Body, My Planet, My Future’ Campaign, …
