(KPL) The 19th Japanese Martial Arts (Budo) Demonstration was held by the Embassy of Japan at the Lao–Japan Budo Center in Vientiane on Jan 23 in cooperation with the Ministry of Education and Sports.

(KPL) KB Kolao Leasing, a South Korean company, donated 100 million kip to the Lao National Baseball Association to support its training needs on Nov 26.

(KPL) The government of Japan has handed over powerlifting equipment worth over US$18,000 to the National Paralympic Committee (NPC) of Laos to be used by local para athletes in preparing themselves for the Paralympic Games scheduled for the summer of 2021 in Tokyo. The equipment is donation from the Japanese Grant Assistance for Cultural Grassroots Projects (CGP). The equipment was presented at a ceremony in Vientiane on Thursday in the presence of Minister of Education and Sports Sengdeuane Lachanthaboune, Ambassador of Japan to the Lao PDR Take Wakakeizo, and representatives of the Asian Development with the Disabled Persons (ADDP), a Japanese NGO, which has been assisting Lao athletes with disabilities for many years.

(KPL) The Ministry of Science and Technology held a walk to commemorate the National Science Day (October 12) in Vientiane Capital on Monday, October 14.

The 2nd Carlsberg Golf Classic competition was held on March 28 at 16 Km Golf Club, in Vientiane. About 100 amateur golf players joined the competition.

(KPL) The 4th annual Vientiane International Half Marathon will be held on Mar 3, 2019, a press conference held in Vientiane was told on Feb 14.

(KPL/Xinhua) Singapore, Brunei and Laos have pulled out of the 2019 AFF U-22 championship, the organization has revealed.

(KPL) 2rd Carlsberg Golf Classic competition was held on Nov 10 at Lakeview Golf Club, an 18-hole golf course in Vientiane. About 100 amateur golf players joined the competition.

(KPL) Twelve high school students, two government officials and one official from the Lao Rugby Federation departed from the Wattay International Airport on Sep 17, 2018 for Japan to participate in the Japan-ASEAN Youth Rugby Exchange in the framework of JENESYS 2018, supported by the Japanese Government.

(KPL) The Lao National Football Team lost 2-0 to Thai football club SCG Muangthong United in a friendly match on Aug 31.