But by 2005, Laos had embarked on a very different path. With international support from the Asian Development Bank, the World Bank, and Western government aid agencies, Laos sought to become the …
Xi: Ties with Laos begin new chapter
China and Laos should better align their development strategies and steadily advance the development of the China-Laos Economic Corridor and construction of the China-Laos Railway, President Xi …
How Much Should We Worry About Laos’ Debt?
The question for observers is whether they regard Laos’ public debt as more of a problem than foreign firms taking over more of the country’s formerly state-run assets. (After all, this was the way …
A family protector dies of COVID-19: Sai Shoua Yang, 88, led dozens to safety through jungles of Laos
Sai Shoua Yang (Courtesy of the Yang family) It would become an emblematic role for Sai Shoua Yang, or “Uncle Sai,” a legal officer who presided over multiple Hmong villages in Laos at a young age and …
Laos records over 6,000 crimes in 2020; govt mulls trial of Russian-made Covid-19 vaccine
VIENTIANE, Dec 20 (Xinhua): A total of 6,209 crimes were recorded in Laos in 2020, with drug trafficking being the most frequently occurring crime. According to local daily Vientiane Times, a crime …
1st expressway in Laos inaugurated
VIENTIANE, Dec. 20 (Xinhua) — The Vientiane-Vangvieng section of the China-Laos expressway, the first highway in Laos jointly constructed by the Lao government and China’s Yunnan Construction and …
Laos records over 6,000 crimes in 2020
A total of 6,209 crimes were recorded in Laos in 2020, with drug trafficking being the most frequently occurring crime.
Outback skateboarder travels entire east coast of Australia to fundraise for skatepark in Laos
Broken Hill’s Tom Drury skateboards 3,600km from Melbourne to Cairns with just a backpack “and some tools” to raise money to build skateparks in underdeveloped countries.
2 more COVID-19 patients discharged from hospital in Laos
(Xinhua) — Two more COVID-19 patients recovered and were discharged from hospital in Lao capital Vientiane on Wednesday, according to Lao Ministry of Health. Director General of the Department of …
Joint Statement: Laos
On the eighth anniversary of the enforced disappearance of Lao civil society leader Sombath Somphone, we, the undersigned organizations, reiterate our calls on the government of L …