Lao Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith has signed a decree to close the border and introduce a general quarantine across the country from March 30-April 19 due to the coronavirus pandemic, The Vientiane Times newspaper reported

Laos has recorded first two coronavirus cases on its soil, the Public Health Emergency Operations Center said on Tuesday

South Korea is determined to expand its involvement in developing the Mekong River and prosper on par with the countries along its basin, including Cambodia, Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam and Thailand, South Korean President Moon Jae-in said on Thursday following talks with Laotian President Bounnhang Vorachith in the Laotian capital of Vientiane

Russia and Laos held security consultations in the Lao capital of Vientiane on Friday, having discussed information security and the fight against terrorism, among other issues, the Russian Security Council's press service said in a statement

Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev will visit South Korea and Laos from April 25-26 and hold security consultations with local authorities, the press service of the Russian Security Council said

The Emirates News Agency, WAM, has joined the Council Member of the Belt and Road News Network, BRNN, to become the first Arab news agency represented in this gathering of agencies and media from around the world