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"Pheng Xat Lao" (Lao: ເພງຊາດລາວ [pʰeŋ saːt laːw], "Song of the Lao People") is the national anthem of the Lao People's Democratic Republic. It was written and composed in 1941 by Thongdy Sounthonevichit. It was adopted as the national anthem of the Kingdom of Laos in 1945.
This is a list of diplomatic missions of Laos. After gaining independence in 1950 the secluded landlocked country of Laos began establishing diplomatic relations with other countries in the world. It still maintains ties with traditionally Eastern bloc countries, but Laos is now more concerned with developing more practical relationships with ...
The Lao and Hmong refugees were allowed to resettle in the United States, France, Australia, New Zealand and elsewhere. Many of Vang's former veterans formed the Lao Veterans of America, Inc. and the Lao Veterans of America Institute, with offices in Fresno, California, Washington, D.C. and other locales. [16]
The United Nations' cultural agency recommended Thursday that Laos invite a monitoring mission to the historic city of Luang Prabang, a World Heritage Site where a nearby dam project on the Mekong ...
Kelly, Gail P. "Coping with America: Refugees from Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos in the 1970s and 1980s." Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science 487.1 (1986): 138-149. Larson, Zeb. Gale Researcher Guide for: The Bombings of Laos and Cambodia (Gale, Cengage Learning, 2018). Leary, William M. "CIA air operations in Laos ...
A veteran Laotian diplomat recently appointed the Association of Southeast Asian Nations ’ special envoy to Myanmar arrived Wednesday on his first mission to the strife-torn nation, meeting with ...
Laotian mor lam (also spelled maw lam), though usually called simply lam in Laos (Lao: ລຳ) is considered purer and more traditional than the forms found in Thailand. It often features the khaen (Lao: ແຄນ) (bamboo and reed mouth organ) and jousting pairs of singers, backed by colorful troupes, who improvise stories and courting duels ...
A large part of U.S. bilateral assistance to Laos is devoted to improving health and child nutrition. The United States also helps improve trade policy in Laos, promotes sustainable development and biodiversity conservation, and works to strengthen the criminal justice system and law enforcement.