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 makes his 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? :)

Typhoon Yagi and its affects on Laos

Title:  Super Typhoon Yagi - Flood emergency - Lao PDR - Situation Report No. 2
Date:  September 26, 2024
Publisher:  UNICEF

Situation in Numbers

• Up to 200,000 people affected with 92,000 in need of assistance including 37,000 women.
• At least 48,500 children affected and 24,000 in need of urgent support.
• At least 30,000 families from 1,300 villages in need of support.
• 77 schools & 11 health facilities severely damaged, 20,000 affected students.

Lao textiles - a way of life

Source:  Phaeng Mai Gallery

A wonderfully detailed look at sericulture (silk industry), textile and fabric weaving in Laos by Phaeng Mai Gallery.  This handicraft company has been around for a while now in Laos.  They have a store, a gallery, and a school located in Vientiane.  Definitely worth a visit if you're in visiting Vientiane.