VO Laos celebrates 100th anniversary of the birth of President Khamtay Siphandone INTRO: Laos celebrates 100th anniversary of the birth of President Khamtay Siphandone. He was one of the first generation of leaders who stood side by side with President Kaysone Phomvihane and other leaders in establishing the revolutionary party and army in Laos. | Lao National Television-English News Program

#Laos held a formal welcoming ceremony Tuesday for President Barack #Obama, who became the first sitting U.S. president to visit the Southeast Asian nation. Obama, who came to Vientiane to attend the #ASEAN and East Asia Summits, reassured Laos and the rest of the region of the U.S. commitment to the Asia rebalance. | Voice of America