over Lao cultural regions were French fears of economic and political competition from Britain. By the 1890s, border disputes with Siam and France led...

article contains Lao text. Without proper rendering support, you may see question marks, boxes, or other symbols instead of Lao script. Lao (Lao: ພາສາລາວ, [pʰáː...

aside from or alongside ethnic Lao during different periods in history. Since the end of French rule in Laos in 1953, Lao has been applied solely to the...

(also called a piastre in French) was sub-divided into 100 att (Lao: ອັດ) or cents (French: Centimes). It was pegged to the French franc at a rate of 10 francs...

article contains Lao text. Without proper rendering support, you may see question marks, boxes, or other symbols instead of Lao script. Lao cuisine or Laotian...

contains Lao text. Without proper rendering support, you may see question marks, boxes, or other symbols instead of Lao script. The Pathet Lao (Lao: ປະເທດລາວ...

Laos, officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic (Lao PDR or LPDR), is the only landlocked country in Southeast Asia. At the heart of the Indochinese...

Lao text. Without proper rendering support, you may see question marks, boxes, or other symbols instead of Lao script. Lao script or Akson Lao (Lao:...

Laozi (/ˈlaʊdzə/, Chinese: 老子), also romanized as Lao Tzu and various other ways, was a semi-legendary ancient Chinese philosopher, author of the Tao...

shortly thereafter, the restoration of French control over the country was opposed by the newly established Lao Issara government, who ultimately failed...

The Lao Issara (Lao: ລາວອິດສະລະ lit. 'Free Laos') was an anti-French, nationalist movement formed on 12 October 1945 by Prince Phetsarath. This short-lived...

Constitution in 1947 as part of the French Union and a federation with the rest of French Indochina, the 1953 Franco-Lao Treaty finally established a sovereign...

Vietnam War. The Franco–Lao Treaty of Amity and Association (signed 22 October 1953) transferred remaining French powers to the Royal Lao Government (except...

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Lao and Thai are two closely related languages of the Southwestern branch of Tai languages. Lao falls within the Lao-Phuthai group of Southwestern Tai...

Lao New Year, called Pi Mai (Lao: ປີໃໝ່, [pìːmāi]) or less commonly Songkan (Lao: ສົງການ, [sǒŋkàːn]), is celebrated every year from 13 or 14 April to 15...

Lao is a Tai language spoken by 7 million people in Laos and 23 million people in northeast Thailand. After the conclusion of the Franco-Siamese conflict...

Lao sausage, also known as Laotian sausage or sai oua (Lao: ໄສ້ອັ່ວ, also sai ua), refers to a popular type of Lao sausage made from coarsely chopped fatty...

The Lao People's Revolutionary Party (LPRP) is the founding and sole ruling party of the Lao People's Democratic Republic. The party's monopoly on state...

Hugo Boutsingkham(Lao: ຮິວໂກ້ ບຸດສິງຄຳ; born 20 January 2003) is a French professional footballer who plays as a left back for Ligue 1 club Nantes. Born...

The Royal Lao Army (Lao: ກອງທັບລາດຊະອານາຈັກລາວ; French: Armée royale du Laos – ARL), also designated by its anglicized title RLA, was the land component...

Lào Cai ([laːw˨˩ kaːj˧˧] ) is a province of the mountainous Northwest region of Vietnam bordering the province of Yunnan in China. The province covers...

Vietnam. After decades of distant relations with the Lao kingdoms, closer relations between the French military and some Hmong on the Xieng Khouang plateau...

The Royal Lao Air Force (Lao: ກອງທັບອາກາສຣາຊອານາຈັກລາວ; French: Aviation Royale Laotiènne – AVRL), best known to the Americans by its English acronym RLAF...

The flag of Laos (Lao: ທຸງຊາດລາວ; thungsad Lāo) consists of three horizontal stripes, with the middle stripe in blue being twice the height of the top...

Lao names (Lao: ຊື່ [sɯː]), like Thai ones, are given in Western order, where the family name goes after the first given name. On official documents, both...

The Royal Lao Navy (Lao: ກອງທັບເຣືອພຣະຣາຊອານາຈັກລາວ; French: Marine Royale Laotienne – MRL) was the naval component of the Royal Lao Armed Forces (FAR)...

Khao poon (Lao: ເຂົ້າປຸ້ນ, pronounced [kʰà(ː)w pûn]); also known as Lao royal vermicelli curry soup or Lao laksa and sometimes spelled kapoon, khao poun...

Lao text. Without proper rendering support, you may see question marks, boxes, or other symbols instead of Lao script. Vientiane (/viˌɛntiˈɑːn/ ; Lao:...

to unify all Tai peoples, including the Lao, under one nation. Around October 1940 Thailand, sensing French weakness from the year's previous events...