Scope and Content: News articles, editorials, features, adverts and notices reflecting political, socio‑economic and cultural developments in Laos in 2000.
Biographical: Vientiane Times launched as a weekly in April 1994; later increased frequency and became a daily in 2004
Provenance: Publisher archive (Vientiane Times) and library/archives holding digitised runs (e.g., Cornell eCommons)
Related Materials: Laos government gazettes; Laos news agency (KPL) outputs; regional press coverage
Geographic Coverage: Laos (with regional/international sections)
Temporal Coverage: 2000
Preservation Status: Digitised copies extant in publisher/library repositories (selected issues).
Archival Location: Publisher archive; library/academic repositories (e.g., Cornell eCommons).
Parent Collection: Cambodian/Laotian & Regional Newspapers (institution‑specific); Vientiane Times run
Sub Collections: 1994–present
Related Items: KPL News; Le Rénovateur (French‑language weekly)
Accessibility Features: OCR/searchable PDFs available for some issues
Copyright Status: Copyrighted (publisher)
Copyright Holder: Lao Press in Foreign Languages / Vientiane Times
Cultural Significance: A principal English‑language source documenting Laos’ policy communication and international engagement in the early 2000s.
Cultural Context: State‑owned foreign‑language press positioned to connect Laos with regional/global audiences.
Citation Information: Vientiane Times. (2000). Vientiane: Lao Press in Foreign Languages.
Educational Use: Primary source for Southeast Asian studies, media studies, political economy of Laos.
