VIENTIAN (Xinhua): The annual Elephant Festival in 2025 officially opened on Saturday, with 50 elephants leading the festivities to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Lao ...

Participated by Vice President of Laos Bounthong Chitmany, the opening ceremony was kicked off with various activities including ethnic groups' cultural showcases, an elephant parade, circus and ...

PM Sonexay Siphandone makes his first official visit to Thailand as the two countries mark 75 years of diplomatic relations ...

No passengers were injured, but wildlife veterinary officers are treating a female elephant and an injured calf in the city of Giritale, Sri Lanka’s state-owned Daily News reported Thursday.

The project, developed through Amata City Lao Company Limited, follows a concession agreement signed with the Lao government in 2022. Spanning 31.5 sq. km (19,000 rai), with an initial phase ...

Helping flesh out this world are characters including Sugar Goodson’s brother Treacle (James Nelson-Joyce), Chinese immigrant and inn proprietor Lao (Jason ... Shaw as a new Elephant recruit ...

VIENTIANE, Feb. 22 (Xinhua) -- The annual Elephant Festival in 2025 officially opened on Saturday, with 50 elephants leading the festivities to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the founding of the ...

This film tells the story of the college players who defeated the 1992 U.S. men’s basketball team, filled with N.B.A. All-Stars, during a scrimmage before the Olympics. By Alissa Wilkinson This ...

TRUMP’S FRIDAY: 11 a.m.: The president addresses the Governors Working Session (more than 40 govs are in town for the NGA winter meeting) … 1 p.m.: Lunch with VP JD Vance … 2:30: President ...

Present-day elephants are the biggest land animals. The African bush elephant (Loxodonta africana) weighs over 10 tons and is up to 13 feet tall. Their Asian relatives, Elephas maximus, rank next on ...