THE NORTH OF VIETNAM FROM 1945 – 1976 The Democratic Republic of Vietnam also known as North Vietnam, was proclaimed by Ho Chí Minh in…

THE SOUTH OF VIETNAM (1949 to 1955) The State of Vietnam was a former state in Vietnam under the leadership of the Chief Bao Dai,…

Vietnam War (1954-1975) The Geneva Conference of 1954 ended France’s colonial presence in Vietnam and partitioned the country into two states at the 17th parallel…

First Indochina War (1945-1954) In 1944-1945, millions of Vietnamese people starved to death in the Japanese occupation of Vietnam. In early 1945, due to a…

SOCIALISM AFTER 1975 After April 30, 1975, unlike the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia, the Vietnamese communists did not commit a “bloodbath”, but most government officials…

THE OVERVIEW OF LAOS The People Democratic Republic of Laos is located in the center of Indochina, sharing borders with China to the North 416…

THE NATIONAL FLAG OF LAOS The national flag of Laos was first officially adopted on 2 nd December 1975. The flag has two red strips…

                              LAOS GEOGRAPHY Laos, a landlocked nation that covers 236,800 square kilometers in the center of the Southeast Asian peninsula, is surrounded by Burma, Cambodia,…

LAOS CLIMATE Whether you wish to travel to Vientiane, Laos (Latitude & Longitude: see map search field. Altitude: 172 m or 564 ft) on holiday,…

LAOS GOVERNMENT The supreme political and policy-making authority of the People’s Democratic Republic of Laos is the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party (Phak Pasaxon Pativat Lao)…

LAOS SUBDIVISIONS VIENTIANE AND SURROUNDINGS Vientiane, the capital city of Laos is a riverside city set on northern bank of the Mekong River. For many…

LAOS ECONOMY Laos is a landlocked country with an inadequate infrastructure and a largely unskilled work force. The country’s per capita income in 2004 was…