‘A Good Chance People Are Going to Die’ After U.S. Halts Funding for Mine Clearing
Large swaths of land in Southeast Asia are littered with unexploded bombs dropped by American forces during the Vietnam War.
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‘Unsung’ soldiers who aided US in Laos don’t have veteran status. Wisconsin lawmakers want that to change.
Wisconsin Public Radio During the Vietnam War, the American military secretly recruited fighters in Laos to aid in a fight ...
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Laos Is Turning to Its Neighbors to Loosen China’s Economic Grip
Laos is heavily indebted to and economically dependent on China. Could Vietnam and Thailand offer a way out of its conundrum?
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Vietnam and Laos launch cross-border QR payment system
Laos and Vietnam recently launched a cross-border QR code payment system that has the potential to boost trade and tourism.
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13 Israeli tourists injured, some seriously, in bus crash in Laos
Israel working 'around the clock' to bring them to Thailand for treatment; five reportedly sustained moderate to serious ...
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Is This the Year Laos Breaks Through?
The Southeast Asian country has lagged behind Vietnam and Thailand when it comes to tourism. The government hopes new hotels, roads and a train system will put Laos on visitors’ lists.
Laos wind farm set to transmit power to Vietnam next quarter
VIENTIANE: The 600MW Monsoon Wind Power Project, under construction in Xekong and Attapeu provinces, is expected to be ...
Riding Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh Highway: a motorcycle odyssey along twisty, perilous mountain roads
Mountain scenes, quaint villages, chaotic traffic, cheap motels and repetitive noodle soup, punctuated by the occasional flat ...
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Photographer’s Notebook: Laos and Cambodia
Our mighty country still does not have a bullet train — but Laos does, despite being one of the poorest nations in the world.