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On September 2, 2015, Lao National Television signed a cooperation agreement with Vietnam Television, and Lao National Television started producing and broadcasting Vietnamese-language news programs. In September 2019, with the aid of the People's Republic of China, LNTV Channel 3 was upgraded from standard definition to high definition.
Laos. / 17.967°N 102.600°E / 17.967; 102.600. Laos, [e] officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic ( Lao PDR or LPDR ), [f] is the only landlocked country in Southeast Asia. At the heart of the Indochinese Peninsula, Laos is bordered by Myanmar and China to the northwest, Vietnam to the east, Cambodia to the southeast, and ...
Politics of Laos. The president of the Lao People's Democratic Republic is the head of state of Laos. The current president is Thongloun Sisoulith, since 22 March 2021. He was previously elected as the General Secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party, Laos' most powerful position in January 2021, ranking him first in the Politburo .
Religion in Laos ( Pew Research Center 2015) [1] Theravada Buddhism (66.0%) Tai folk religion (30.7%) Christianity (1.5%) other religions/not stated (1.8%) Theravada Buddhism is the largest and dominant religion in Laos. Theravada Buddhism is central to Lao cultural identity. The national symbol of Laos is the That Luang stupa, a stupa with a ...
Lao National Radio (officially ... Vithanyou Kachaysiang Heng Xat Lao) is the national radio station for the country of Laos. It was founded on 13 August 1960 and ...
The Laotian Chinese ( Lao: ຄົນລາວຈີນ) are Laotian citizens of Han Chinese ancestry. They constitute one of the many Overseas Chinese residing in Southeast Asia. At present, they constitute an estimated 1 to 2 percent of the Laotian population. The Laotian Chinese community have a disproportionately large presence in the ...
Wildlife of Laos. An Indochinese tiger. The wildlife of Laos encompasses the animals and plants found in the Lao People's Democratic Republic, a landlocked country in southeastern Asia. Part of the country is mountainous and much of it is still clad in tropical broadleaf forest. It has a great variety of animal and plant species.
The Lao People's Revolutionary Party is the sole party that can field candidates. During the 2016 Laotian parliamentary election the party obtained 144 of 149 total seats, with the rest won by independent candidates. In total, Laos has 4,280,000 eligible voters, according to the National Election Committee.