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Shinsegae’s Laos store draws 10,000 visitors as company looks to expand into Southeast Asia

Shinsegae Department Store opened its first overseas Factory Store in Vientiane, using Laos to test a wider Southeast Asia expansion.

2026.8.12

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, left, shakes hands with Laos President Thongloun Sisoulith in North Korea on Oct. 7, 2025, in a photo carried by Rodong Sinmun.

North sends condolences over death of former Lao parliament president

The standing committee of the Supreme People's Assembly sent the condolence message over the death of Xaysomphone Phomvihane, the former president of Laos's National Assembly.

2026.8.12

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In this photo released by the Korean Central News Agency on Oct. 8, 2025, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, right, shakes hands with Lao President Thongloun Sisoulith in Pyongyang the previous day during the Lao leader's visit to the North to attend celebrations marking the 80th anniversary of the founding of the North's ruling Workers' Party. [YONHAP]

Kim Jong-un congratulates Lao president on his re-election

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has congratulated Lao President Thongloun Sisoulith on his re-election as the nation's leader, expressing his hope to further develop ties with Laos, state media reported on Tuesday.

2026.4.7

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, right, speaks with Lao President Thongloun Sisoulith in Pyongyang on Oct. 7, 2025, as the Lao official visited the North to attend celebrations marking the 80th anniversary of the founding of the Workers' Party of Korea. [KOREAN CENTRAL NEWS AGENCY]

North's Kim congratulates Lao president on reelection as party chief

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has congratulated Lao President Thongloun Sisoulith on his recent reelection as chief of the ruling party, state media reported Friday.

2026.1.9

President Lee Jae Myung, right, and Laotian President Thongloun Sisoulith are seen during a luncheon at the presidential office in Yongsan, central Seoul, before a summit between the two leaders on Dec. 15. [JOINT PRESS CORPS]

President Lee, Laotian president agree to elevate relationship to 'comprehensive partnership'

President Lee Jae Myung and Laotian President Thongloun Sisoulith agreed to upgrade bilateral relations to a “comprehensive partnership” at a summit in Seoul on Monday.

2025.12.15

Laotian President Thongloun Sisoulith attends a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Grand Kremlin Palace in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, July 31. [AP/YONHAP]

Lee and Laotian president set to discuss transnational crime responses at summit

President Lee Jae Myung is set to hold summit talks with Laotian President Thongloun Sisoulith on Monday, with discussions to center on closer coordination to combat transnational crimes, as well as economic and security cooperation.

2025.12.15

Presidential spokesperson Kang Yu-jung speaks during a press briefing at the presidential office in Seoul on Dec. 5. [YONHAP]

Lee, Laotian president to hold summit talks early next week

President Lee Jae Myung and Lao President Thongloun Sisoulith will hold summit talks in Seoul early next week to discuss bilateral relations and key pending issues, including joint responses to online scam crimes, the presidential office said.

2025.12.11

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, right, speaks with Lao President Thongloun Sisoulith in Pyongyang on Oct. 7, as the Lao official visited the North to attend celebrations marking the 80th anniversary of the founding of the Workers' Party of Korea, in this photo from the Rodong Sinmun on Oct. 8. [RODONG SINMUN]

North's Kim sends congratulatory message to Lao president on ruling party founding anniversary

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un sent a congratulatory message Tuesday to the Lao president on the 50th founding anniversary of the South Asian country's ruling party, state media reported.

2025.12.2

North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son-hui holds talks with her Lao counterpart, Thongsavanh Phomvihane in Pyongyang on Nov. 12, the Korean Central News Agency reports on Nov. 13. [NEWS1]

North Korea, Laos' foreign ministers agree to strengthen bilateral ties, cooperation

The foreign ministers of North Korea and Laos have held talks and agreed to strengthen relations between the countries and expand cooperation in supporting each other on the international stage, the North's state media said Thursday.

2025.11.13

North Korea’s ruling party newspaper Rodong Sinmun reported on Nov. 12 that Lao Foreign Minister Thongsavanh Phomvihane and his delegation arrived in Pyongyang on Nov. 11 at the invitation of North Korea's Ministry of Foreign Affairs. [RODONG SINMUN]

Laos' foreign minister visits North Korea following summit talks in October

The foreign minister of Laos has arrived in Pyongyang, North Korea's state media reported Wednesday, just about a month after the leaders of the two countries held summit talks in the North in October.

2025.11.12