China-Laos Railway sees passengers up 44% in first 10 months of 2024

By:  Xinhua, November 5, 2024

VIENTIANE - The China-Laos Railway's Lao section has transported a total of 3 million passenger trips in 10 months of 2024, an increase of 44.4 percent from the same period last year.

From January 1 to November 4, the railway carried 3 million passengers from 101 countries, according to a report issued on Tuesday by the Laos-China Railway Co., Ltd. (LCRC).

9th ASEAN Tradition Textile Symposium

Trudeau becomes the first Canadian prime minister to visit Laos

 

Source:  Global News, October 9, 2024

Canada eyes closer contacts with Southeast Asia as Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau made an inaugural  visit to Vientiane as part of the ASEAN Summit 2024.

The Oma of Laos and their traditional textiles

 Source:  Traditional Arts and Ethnology Centre (TAEC)

Lao Fashion Designer Bandid Lasavong - ASEAN Fashion Designers Showcase

Bandid Lasavong of MenFolder speaks at the ASEAN International Fashion Week 2024 in September about sustainable fashion production practices and the use of Epson's direct printing technology.

Source: ASEAN Fashion Designers Showcase

Lao Fashion designer Bandid Lasavong of MenFolder at Lao fashion Week 2024

Source:  Z Fashion TV (Laos). Event date: October 4, 2024

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Youtuber goes panning for gold in Laos

Source:  Andrew Fraser, April, 2024

Follow along as Youtuber and world traveler Andrew Fraser visits local villagers near the Nam Suang River in Luangprabang, Laos as they explore and pan for gold.  May be this could be a new tourist activity? :)