VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN): Electricite du Laos (EDL), the country's power corporation, is seeking to capitalise on the excess amount of electricity generated during the rainy season and is ... ( read original story ...)
Laos records new death from dengue fever
Lao Ministry of Health reported 61 more confirmed cases of dengue fever and one new death from the disease. A total of 6,531 people has been diagnosed with dengue fever and 12 deaths were recorded, ... ( read original story ...)
Absolute Hotel Services expands to Laos
Vientiane is the capital and largest city of Laos and also a transit point for leisure visitors to other destinations in the country and a key government and corporate destination ... ( read original story ...)
Israel is winning on the world stage, but losing the plot at home
Last week's signing ceremony on the south lawn of the White House was the celebration Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wanted -- and the distraction he needed from mounting problems at home. ( read original story ...)
Tourism inside Israel – we meet again
The closing of the skies due to the COVID-19 pandemic afforded Israelis an opportunity to explore the alternatives to the famous Israeli wanderlust abroad. ( read original story ...)
Destructive ‘super-termites’ discovered in Israel for the first time
The termite "destroys railroad tracks, telephone poles…and underground electricity lines causing power outages,” said Dr. Gilad Ben Tzvi. ( read original story ...)
Palestinians relinquish Arab League chair over ‘rushed’ normalization with Israel
The Palestinian Authority on Tuesday announced it will relinquish its role as temporary chair of the current session of the Arab League. ( read original story ...)
First direct commercial flight from Israel lands in Bahrain
The first known direct commercial flight between Israel and Bahrain landed Wednesday in the island kingdom, just a week after it signed a deal alongside the United Arab Emirates to normalize relations ... ( read original story ...)
Tajikistan: Secret Chinese base becomes slightly less secret
Chinese presence in Tajikistan. The presence of a Chinese military outpost in Tajikistan is a secret so open at this point that even Tajik officials are makin ... ( read original story ...)
China’s Gambit in Tajikistan: Partner or Overlord?
The scenario raises a number of questions. What are China’s goals in the region? Do they really believe that Tajikistan belongs to them? Is their penetration into Pamiri territory along their borders ... ( read original story ...)