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  The Asia Foundation is an international nonprofit organization working to solve the toughest social and economic challenges in Asia and the Pacific. 
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  Asia and the Pacific are the fastest-growing and most dynamic regions in the world. What happens in Asia and the Pacific impacts the entire globe. There is an urgent need to support positive change during this time of mounting development challenges and global disruption.
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- 2025 Lotus Leadership Awards Gala
  
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Laos

News and Highlights, Program Snapshot

Building Pathways for Young Women in STEM

Laos

Complementarity of Indian Development Cooperation with Similar Initiatives in the Indo-Pacific – Lao PDR

News and Highlights

Laos in 2022: Development Challenges and Opportunities

Economic Growth

The Impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic on Inequalities in Asian Cities: Focus on Tourism Workers in Vientiane, Vang Vieng, Pakse and Luang Prabang, Lao PDR

Man training woman

News and Highlights, Program Snapshot

Go Digital ASEAN Develops Specialized Curricula for ASEAN Countries

Governance

Laos – Governance

Laos – Economic Empowerment

Economic Growth

The Impact of Covid-19 on Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises in Lao PDR: The First Pandemic Year

two people bike along a dirt path

News and Highlights

CHARLES & KEITH Supports The Asia Foundation’s Work

News and Highlights

The Asia Foundation Supports Legal Aid in Laos

InAsia Blog and Podcast

Stemming Asia’s Plastic Tide One Banana Leaf at a Time

News and Highlights

Insider Briefing: Girls’ Scholarship Programs in Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam