The foreign relations of Laos, internationally designated by its official name as the Lao People's Democratic Republic, after the takeover by the Pathet Lao in December 1975, were characterized by a hostile posture toward the West, with the government of the Lao People's Democratic Republic aligning itself with the Soviet bloc, maintaining close ties with the Soviet Union and depending heavily on the Soviets for most of its foreign assistance. Laos also maintained a "special relationship" with Vietnam and formalized a 1977 treaty of friendship and cooperation that created tensions with China.
The Laos national football team is the men's national football team that represents the Lao People's Democratic Republic.
The International Agreement on the Neutrality of Laos is an international agreement signed in Geneva on July 23, 1962 between 14 states including Laos. It was a result of the International Conference on the Settlement of the Laotian Question which lasted from May 16, 1961 to July 23, 1962.
The Badminton Asia is the governing body of badminton in Asia. It is one of the 5 continental bodies under the flag of the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The confederation was established in 1959, headquartered in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia. It aims to maintain Asia as the benchmark for world badminton in many years to come. It now has 43 member federations. It had decided in the Annual General Meeting on July 16, 2006 that the confederation name was changed from Asian Badminton Confederation (ABC) to Badminton Asia Confederation (BAC).
Laos national basketball team is the basketball team from Laos, administered by the Fédération de Basketball du Laos (ສະຫະພັນສປປລາວນໍ້ແດດ).
The Timor-Leste national Under-16 football team is the national team of Timor-Leste and is controlled by the Federação de Futebol de Timor-Leste. East Timor has never had success on the international stage. They are currently one of the weakest teams in the world. East Timor joined FIFA on 12 September 2005.
The 2011 AFF U-16 Youth Championship was an international football tournament that was held from 7 July to 20 July 2011, hosted by Laos for the first time.
Laos competed at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships in Shanghai, China between July 16 and 31, 2011.
Phathana Inthavong is a Laotian swimmer specializing in Freestyle and Backstroke. He swam for Laos at the 2012 Summer Olympic Games. In August 2013 he joined the FINA World Aquatics Championships in Barcelona, Spain.
Laos Football Club is a professional Filipino association football club based in Tacloban, Leyte. The team played in the United Football League, the highest level of club football in the Philippines at the time the league was extant.
Lao People's Democratic Republic competed at the 2013 World Aquatics Championships in Barcelona, Spain between 19 July and 4 August 2013.
Laos competed at the 2013 World Championships in Athletics in Moscow, Russia, from 10–18 August 2013. A team of one athlete was announced to represent the country in the event.
The Mekong Club Championship is an ASEAN club competition for men's association football clubs. Five teams enter as respective domestic league winners from Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam. The championship is sponsored by Toyota.
Laos competed at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships in Kazan, Russia from 24 July to 9 August 2015.
The 2017 Asia Rugby Championship division tournaments refers to the divisions played within the annual international rugby union tournament for the Asian region. The Asia Rugby Championship (ARC) replaced the Asian Five Nations tournament in 2015. The main tournament is now contested by the top three teams in Asia. The other national teams in Asia compete in three divisions.
Laos competed at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics in London, United Kingdom, from 4–13 August 2017.
The 2017 Mekong Club Championship was the 4th season of the Mekong Club Championship. The championship was sponsored by Toyota and was played between December 2017 and January 2018 featuring teams from Cambodia, Laos, Thailand and Vietnam. This edition, the champions of 2017 Myanmar National League was absent from the tournament.
