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Forty years on, Laos reaps bitter harvest of the secret war

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 06:07:43 GMT

More than 100 countries will today sign a convention banning the use of cluster bombs.

Laos seen from a seat of luxury

Tue, 02 Dec 2008 21:53:46 GMT

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China's top political advisor starts visit to Laos

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 08:06:26 GMT

Special Report: Top Political Advisor Jia Qinglin Visits 4 Asian Nations VIENTIANE, Dec.

Breadwinners blighted by legacy of decades-old war in Laos

Sun, 30 Nov 2008 20:49:07 GMT

Ta Duangchom was out fetching food in southern Laos with his two young sons when a cluster bomb exploded in front of him and left him with no arms and just one eye.

Bangkok flights canceled, Vietnamese passengers to be evacuated overland

Sat, 29 Nov 2008 08:23:28 GMT

Vietnam Airlines has canceled all its flights to Bangkok until November 29 as the blockade of Suvarnabhumi Airport by protestors continues.

FEATURE-Laos still paying the price of Vietnam war

Thu, 27 Nov 2008 15:16:34 GMT

Imagine growing up in a country where the equivalent of a B52 planeload of cluster bombs was dropped every eight minutes for nine years.

Lao PM: Asia can be drug free by 2015

Thu, 27 Nov 2008 02:38:50 GMT

Lao Prime Minister Bouasone Bouphavanh has asked drug officials from Laos, two neighboring countries, Cambodia and Vietnam, to identify the most effective solutions to drug problems to achieve the goal of a ...

Latest News : New hydropower plants to be built in Laos

Wed, 26 Nov 2008 21:35:11 GMT

New hydropower plants have been planned in Huaphan province of Laos to provide electricity for domestic demand as well as for neighboring Vietnam, the Lao newspaper Vientiane Times reported on Wednesday.

PM Nguyen Tan Dung meets Lao counterpart,

Tue, 25 Nov 2008 20:44:00 GMT

Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung met with his Lao counterpart Bouasone Bouphavanh in Vientiane on Nov.

Laos: The resentment rises as villagers are stripped of holdings and livelihood

Sun, 23 Nov 2008 20:40:12 GMT

The blackened tree trunks say it all. Three times in recent months these tracts of palm oil plantation have gone up in smoke, along with plants and machinery.

PM to attend 5th Indochina development meet in Laos

Sun, 23 Nov 2008 12:34:36 GMT

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung will attend the 5th Cambodia-Laos-Viet Nam Development Triangle Summit in Vientiane next Wednesday.

VIENTIANE: Laos plans national rail network

Sat, 22 Nov 2008 04:35:58 GMT

The Lao government plans to develop a nationwide railway to support the growing mining sector and heavy goods delivery.

VIENTIANE: Laos to ask Thailand to lift corn import ban

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 04:28:24 GMT

The Lao government will ask Thailand to lift its ban on the import of Lao sweetcorn after learning Lao growers are facing hardship, according to a senior official from the Ministry of Industry and Commerce.

Lao party chief meets senior CPC official on strengthening ties

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 12:18:37 GMT

The traditional friendship and comprehensive cooperation between China and Laos will unceasingly move forward, said the Lao party chief here on Thursday.

Off the beaten path in regal, colonial Laos

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 12:09:37 GMT

Like beautiful people, beautiful towns are always adored. While Laos as a whole is a poor Communist country, Luang Prabang glides along in a golden bubble of coolness, propelled by quaint French colonial ...

Unique Hmong culture alive in Laos

Mon, 17 Nov 2008 11:48:29 GMT

BAN LONG LAO, Laos -- The houses are made of reddish teak. The children play in the muddy streets.

What to know if you go to Luang Prabang, Laos

Sun, 16 Nov 2008 11:36:48 GMT

Fly into the small Luang Prabang Airport from Hanoi, Bangkok or Siem Reap . No direct flights from the United States.

Laos: Bird flu spread in Sayaboury 'under control'

Sat, 15 Nov 2008 21:24:34 GMT

News and Resources about Avian Flu November 15, 2008 Laos: Bird flu spread in Sayaboury "under control" Via Balita, a Filipino news source: Bird flu spread in Sayaboury under control .

Vietnam PM says rice export policy working

Fri, 14 Nov 2008 06:37:21 GMT

Vietnam's rice export policy has been effective, ensuring national food security, taking into account the effects of high inflation on farmers, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung told a regional meeting in Hanoi ...

VIENTIANE: Railway to link Laos to Thailand and Vietnam

Wed, 12 Nov 2008 06:24:17 GMT

A Malaysian-based company plans to invest US$3 billion to construct a railway through Savannakhet province to link with railways in Thailand and Vietnam .

Laos-DPRK Friendship School Appears

Tue, 11 Nov 2008 04:49:37 GMT

A function of naming a senior middle school in Laos Laos-DPRK Friendship School took place in a district of Vientiane City on Oct.

Human trafficking on the rise in Mekong countries

Sun, 09 Nov 2008 16:28:44 GMT

Human trafficking in the six Mekong countries is expected to increase due to growing migration within the sub-region, the Laos newspaper Vientiane Times reported on Thursday, citing the Anti-human Trafficking ...

ASIA/LAOS - Canonization process opened for 15 missionary martyrs of Laos

Fri, 07 Nov 2008 16:28:37 GMT

The history of evangelization in Laos holds various martyrs who gave their lives to make the seed of the faith grow in the small southeastern Asian nation.

Backgrounder: Cambodia-Laos-Myanmar-Vietnam (CLMV) Summit

Thu, 06 Nov 2008 09:33:03 GMT

The 4th Summit of Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam will open on Thursday in Hanoi, Vietnam.

Somchai off to Laos today

Thu, 06 Nov 2008 01:19:21 GMT

Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat is scheduled to pay an official visit to Laos today.

Somchai visits Laos, presses for more dams

Wed, 05 Nov 2008 01:10:30 GMT

Thailand has encouraged Laos to go ahead with a plan to divert water from the Ngum river for use by farms in Isan, despite efforts by environmentalists to block it.

Bird flu outbreak occurs in Laos

Tue, 04 Nov 2008 16:58:01 GMT

A bird flu outbreak has been confirmed in Donngeun village, Xayaboury district of Xayaboury province of Laos, Lao newspaper Vientiane Times reported on Tuesday, citing Xayaboury district governor Phompan ...

Lao Airlines launches Luang Prabang-Udon Thani route

Tue, 04 Nov 2008 08:35:59 GMT

Lao Airlines on Monday announced the opening of a new route between Luang Prabang, Laos's once royal capital, and Udon Thani, north-east Thailand, radio reports said.

Thai PM heads to Laos

Mon, 03 Nov 2008 08:13:02 GMT

THAI Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat headed to Laos for his first official visit on Monday, where he said he intended to strengthen existing ties with one of the kingdom's key regional allies.

Thai PM to visit Laos

Sat, 01 Nov 2008 11:06:37 GMT

THAI Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat will pay a one-day official visit to neighbouring Laos on Monday after weeks of delays because of political upheaval at home, an official statement said on Saturday.

Embattled Thai premier off to Laos, Vietnam, New Delhi

Fri, 31 Oct 2008 10:15:37 GMT

Embattled Thai Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat has tentative plans to visit Laos, Vietnam, India and Peru next month, Foreign Affairs Ministry sources said Friday as he faces demonstrations at home that are ...

TEIN3 Networks Gets Funding

Thu, 30 Oct 2008 20:30:40 GMT

Building on the success of the Trans-Eurasia Information Network 2 research and education network the European Union and its partners today announced the launch date of its successor.

Rights body demands release of Hmong leaders

Tue, 28 Oct 2008 20:27:31 GMT

Laos yesterday rejected a request from an international human rights group that they release Hmong leaders in detention, saying that it was not holding any Hmong refugees deported from Thailand.

Laos To Create New City Costing U.S.$2 Billion

Tue, 28 Oct 2008 07:49:25 GMT

A new urban area covering 3,000 ha is expected to be created near the World Heritage-listed town of Luang Prabang, at a total cost of US$2 billion, Lao news agency, KPL, reported.

Vice Premier meets leaders of Slovenia, Laos and Sri Lanka

Mon, 27 Oct 2008 00:32:51 GMT

Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang met on Sunday with leaders of Slovenia, Laos and Sri Lanka who are here to attend the Ninth Western China International Economy and Trade Fair, also known as West China Expo.

Top political advisor pledges enhanced ties with Laos, Pakistan

Sat, 25 Oct 2008 14:58:47 GMT

China's top political advisor, Jia Qinglin, on Saturday vowed to cement neighborly ties with Laos and Pakistan.

Discovering the meaning of jet lag

Thu, 23 Oct 2008 17:36:32 GMT

Greater Sudbury's Jean-FranA ois DA©morA© spent the last few weeks touring through Asia and documenting his travels in a weekly column with Northern Life.

Japan, ADB assist in developing Lao-Vietnam power links

Tue, 21 Oct 2008 16:50:56 GMT

The Japanese government and the Asian Development Bank have established a financing program enabling Laos export hydroelectric power to Vietnam, the Vientiane Times reported on Tuesday, citing source with the ...

Laos gets its first 3G service

Mon, 20 Oct 2008 17:49:14 GMT

Reuters is reporting that state-owned Lao Telecommunications Company has launched the nation's first commercial 3G service in the capital Vientiane.

Vientiane Laos A lazy river runs through it

Mon, 20 Oct 2008 09:36:58 GMT

'We walk around Wat Si Saket, the most beautiful temple I have ever seen' 'The colossal Pha That Luang temple is Laos's most important monument' It is two days to full moon, and thus two days to the end of ...

Entering Loas - Luang Namtha, Lao Peoples Dem Rep

Sat, 18 Oct 2008 19:02:11 GMT

After spending 10 days in Thailand for the initial vacation, it is time to get serious and start the real travel by exploring Laos.

Diving into Laos

Thu, 16 Oct 2008 18:49:38 GMT

Travel columnist Jean-FranA ois DA©morA© and his travelling companion AndrA© LavallA©e head downriver to enjoy more of Loas' picturesque landscapes.

Hari Raya Open House

Thu, 16 Oct 2008 05:57:47 GMT

The Deputy Minister of Industry and Primary Resources, Dato Paduka Awg Hj Hamdillah bin Hj Abdul Wahab, and his wife Dato' Dayang Puteri Dr Azaeliya received the ambassadors of the Royal Thai Embassy and the ...

Vietnam, Laos compile history of special relationship

Tue, 14 Oct 2008 05:37:17 GMT

Bounnhang Vorachit, politburo member of the Lao Peoplea TMs Revolutionary Party Central Committee met with a delegation from the Communist Party of Vietnam a TMs Steering Board for compilation of the history of ...

Party officials visit Laos,

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 05:08:19 GMT

A delegation of the Party Central Committeea TMs Commission for Information and Training, led by To Huy Rua, Secretary of the Party Central Committee and head of the commission, arrived in Vientiane on Oct.

Looking for the other side of Laos

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 03:50:50 GMT

Female impersonators perform on a small stage at Pack Luck, a cozy gay bar in the Laotian capital city of Vientiane.