Vientiane Times
Laos's state-run English-language daily newspaper, published in Vientiane. Covers national politics, economy, and development news.
Vientiane Times at a glance
- Country
- Laos
- Region
- Southeast Asia · Asia
- Kind of outlet
- Daily newspaper
- Editorial leaning
- Centrist
- Website
- vientianetimes.org.la ↗
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Is Vientiane Times left-leaning, right-leaning or centrist?
Crosswire lists Vientiane Times as Center within Laos' media spectrum — the grouping it uses both for genuinely centrist titles and for outlets the major media-bias assessments do not place consistently on one side.
Read Vientiane Times beside another title from Laos and the differences show up fastest in what leads the page. Two dailies from Laos covering the same day will usually agree on the facts and differ on the ordering: which story is worth the top of the page, how the headline characterises it, and which follow-ups get space. Those are Vientiane Times's editorial choices, and they are easiest to see side by side. Because Vientiane Times is listed near the centre, it works best as the fixed point in a comparison — put a left- and a right-leaning title from Laos either side of it and the direction each one pulls becomes measurable rather than impressionistic.
This is an approximate orientation, not a definitive judgement — and not a rating of quality or accuracy. Read how Crosswire classifies editorial leanings, including the sources behind each label. Directory last reviewed . Think this label is wrong? Suggest a correction.
Where Vientiane Times sits in Laos' press
Vientiane Times is one of 5 outlets tracked in Laos, and one of 2 daily newspapers among them — the other being Pasaxon. By outlets tracked, Laos ranks 20th of the 33 countries on Crosswire's Asia hub, which lists 169 outlets in all.
Across Asia, Crosswire tracks 67 of the 396 daily newspapers in the directory. The nearest counterparts to Vientiane Times outside Laos, starting with Southeast Asia, are The Jakarta Post (Indonesia), The Star (Malaysia), Bangkok Post (Thailand) and The Straits Times (Singapore). Opening one of them beside Vientiane Times is the quickest way to see what is a house style and what is a national one.
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