The week of 7 Nov to 13 Nov · Compared with the world
LaosLimited data
The zeitgeist this week
What stands out in Laos’ news is AI everywhere (21.5%, 3.5× the world). The news sounds darker than usual.
Laos’ zeitgeist, by theme
Each theme’s share of its news this week · Select a theme to see what’s inside it · How it’s counted
Mood
How the news sounds, and how people say they feel
What each theme makes the news feel
Mostly sadness, 1.7× the average
- Anxiety1.5×
- Fear0.4×
- Anger0.4×
- Sadness1.7×
Calmer than the average news, no feeling stands out
- Anxiety0.2×
- Fear0.4×
- Anger0.5×
- Sadness0.2×
Each bar compares a feeling with the average news here; the tick marks the average.
How the news sounds
Darker than usual
Tone +0.92 · usual +1.22
- Anxiety0.9× usual
- Fear1.0× usual
- Anger0.9× usual
- Sadness1.1× usual
Laos · The week of 7 Nov to 13 Nov
Seen from outside
How the world sees this country this week: the news abroad, pictures and videos.
Laos, officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic (LPDR), is a country in Mainland Southeast Asia; it is the only landlocked country in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by Myanmar and China to the northwest, Vietnam to the east, Cambodia to the southeast, and Thailand to the west and southwest. The 2025 population and housing census enumerated 6,744,701 residents. A post-enumeration survey estimated the true resident population at approximately 7.24 million. Its capital and most populous city is Vientiane.
In the news abroad
- Green SM Forges Partnerships With 10 Strategic Partners to Expand Its Green Mobility Ecosystem in Laoslivenews.co.nz · 2 outlets
- Laos endorses action plan to advance safe, regular migration-Xinhuaenglish.news.cn
- AIDS support group provides US$2.6m to strengthen health services in Laosasianews.network
- Laos gears up for annual That Luang festivallaosnews.net
- Wildlife trade regulator CITES lifts sanctions against Laos, prompting conservation concernsmongabay.com
- Việt Nam, Laos step up cooperation on green transition, digital economyvietnamnews.vn
Pictures
Mahosot Hospital in VientianeTorbenbrinker · CC BY-SA 3.0 
National University of Laos in Vientianeສ່ຽນ · CC BY-SA 3.0 
An example of Lao cuisineShannon Holman · CC BY 2.0 
Dancers during the New Year celebrationDarren On The Road · CC BY 2.0 
Women in traditional Luang Prabang sinhLanphraya · CC BY-SA 3.0 
Akha girl in traditional dressVeton PICQ · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Photos from Wikipedia’s articles, on Wikimedia Commons
Laos · The week of 7 Nov to 13 Nov
Who’s in the news
The people and organizations named in the most news stories about this place this week.
People
New
New
New
Organizations
3.5× last week
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Discussion
Laos · Friday, 13 November 2026
Trending
No written brief today: there’s too little data for one, or the draft didn’t pass our checks.
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What the news is talking about
How much of the news here is about each issue today, and how it sounds, compared with the past 4 weeks. From 1,185 articles that mention the country over the last 7 days. How we read the news
Share of the coverage
- AI More than usual
- Why Singapore, Johor and Riau Islands should build a cross-border ecosystem for AI (businesstimes.com.sg)
- 阳光学院以"AI+项目驱动"重构大学课堂_新浪财经_新浪网 (sina.com.cn)
- Immigration More than usual
- 商业地产转向存量深耕 上半年大宗交易约833亿元 (163.com)
- 2026年1-10月江苏省本土房地产企业销售业绩TOP20 (163.com)
- Agence Kampuchea Presse (akp.gov.kh)
Survey · 2023 71% Worried about climate change (Climate Change Opinion Survey (Meta, Yale), survey of Facebook users)
How the news sounds
- Tone+0.9positive minus negative words per 100usually +1.2The GDELT Project
- Anxiety0.9× usual1.8 words per 1,000usually 2.0The GDELT Project
- Fear1.0× usual0.6 words per 1,000usually 0.5The GDELT Project
- Anger0.9× usual3.2 words per 1,000usually 3.5The GDELT Project
- Sadness1.1× usual6.4 words per 1,000usually 6.0The GDELT Project
- Happiness1.0× usual5.6 words per 1,000usually 5.5The GDELT Project
- Financial uncertainty0.9× usual6.2 words per 1,000usually 6.7The GDELT Project
News coverage in more than 100 languages, machine-translated and counted with English word lists, from The GDELT Project.
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By category
Music
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Industries here
The numbers behind the mood
The latest official figures, with the period each one covers. Yearly numbers can be a year or more old.
Economy
- Inflation7.6%Jul 2026 · +0.3 pts since Jun 2026World Bank GEM · CC BY 4.0
- Unemployment1.2%2025 · +0.0 pts since 2024World Bank (ILO estimate) · CC BY 4.0
- GDP growth4.5%2025 · +0.4 pts since 2024World Bank · CC BY 4.0
Society
- Say humans mainly cause climate change37.0%survey of Facebook users2023Meta Data for Good and Yale Program on Climate Change Communication · CC0 (public domain)
- Want climate made a high government priority62.8%survey of Facebook users2023Meta Data for Good and Yale Program on Climate Change Communication · CC0 (public domain)
Charts
Apple Music · Artists
Brian Ziff, CC BY-SA 4.0 1The Weeknd
2PUN & THE TOYS
3Only Monday
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4DICEBLUE & DICE
5GAVIN:D
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6BLVCKHEART
Rising
7Mirrr
THHeadline, CC BY 3.0 8Bowkylion
Rising
9Ariana Grande
10Adéla
Falling
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Apple Music · 2026-11-14
Data credits: Apple Music. These signals show what people look up, watch, play and buy online. How it works.