Japan provides 5 billion kip for law enforcement, border security The Japanese government has provided over 5 billion kip (US$700,000) for the iTWIN-Japan/Laos Project, which aims to strengthen the capacity of law enforcement and border […]
Laos, Turkey further relations, strengthen cooperation Laos and Turkey have furthered enhancement of diplomatic relations and cooperation with the East European country officially opening an embassy in the Asean member country on Wednesday. — Vientiane […]
Deadly Swine Virus in Southwest China Scares Asian Neighbors The fast-spreading virus was found in a “backyard” operation last week in Guanfang village, within about 200 kilometers (124 miles) of China’s border with Myanmar and […]
Xieng Khuang’s old Buddha endures scars of war to entice visitors Local officials notice that when foreign visitors come to Xieng Khuang province many are drawn to the large Buddha at Phiavat temple which suffered […]
“Space data offers instant clues to cause of deadly Laos dam disaster”: Stanford Professor Space data gleaned from satellites has been used to create a hypothesis on the cause of the collapse of the saddle […]
Chinese dams ramp up Lao external debt In its rush to become the “battery” of Southeast Asia, Lao is accpeting more Chinese loans to build dams, ensuring the already debt-strapped country falls ever deeper into […]
World Bank supports improvement of business environment in Laos Lao companies and households will benefit from reforms to the business environment, for instance reducing the number of days needed to start a business, through the […]
Exclusive Report: Bureaucratic Chaos Rife in Hours Before Laos Dam Burst On the night of July 23, water poured over a saddle dam at the Xe Pian Xe Namnoy (PNPC) hydropower project in Champassak, Laos, […]
Vietnam, Laos step up collaboration in forestry law enforcement Representatives from the Vietnam Administration of Forestry (VNFOREST) and the Lao Department of Forestry Inspection (DOFI) sat down in the central province of Ha Tinh on […]
Second life imprisonment for alleged Lao drug kingpin Xaysana Keopimpa Alleged Laotian drug baron Xaysana Keopimpa who has a penchant for sports cars and links with some of Bangkok’s celebrities was today sentenced to life […]
Laos dam collapse: bombshell accusations, few answers (video) Questions, accountability concerns, and controversies continue to swirl around the Laos dam disaster in July that killed more than 40 villagers, as evidenced by a range of […]
Deeper integration boosts prospects for China, Asean Over the past decade, China’s outward investment into Asean has increased steeply from practically zero to about US$122 billion in 2016. In addition to the bigger Asean economies, […]