https://e.vnexpress.net/news/news/politics/lao-national-assembly-president-passes-away-5106964.html">
https://vcdn1-english.vnecdn.net/2026/08/09/MixCollage09Aug20260907AM8694-4758-9416-1786241283.jpg?w=900&h=0&q=100&dpr=1&fit=crop&s=JeIGWerv0SXjOhu-tIOuLg" />President of the Lao National Assembly Xaysomphone Phomvihane passed away on August 8, at the age of 70 due to vasculitis, according to an official announcement from the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (LPRP) Central Committee.