Smiling to fight: Waiting out the pandemic in Laos
In Laos, the impacts of Covid-19 on human mobility are starkest in two aspects: migrant labour and tourism. The ...
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Illegally Harvested Timber Sold ‘Under Cover’ in Attapeu Province in Laos — Radio Free Asia
Businessmen in Laos’s Attapeu province are selling timber hidden for years in the forest after being harvested illegally, mixing ...
Chinese Police Return Three Female Trafficking Victims to Laos — Radio Free Asia
Police in China have returned three Lao female trafficking victims to their native Laos, sources in Laos told RFA. ...
Thailand Court Rejects Appeal for Petition Against Laos’ Pak Beng Dam — Radio Free Asia
A court in Thailand has refused to hear an appeal on a case concerning a large-scale Mekong River mainstream ...
Chinese Investment in Laos Sparks Chinese-Language Learning Boom — Radio Free Asia
A Chinese language education boom is underway in Laos as Beijing’s increasing investments in the Southeast Asian country point ...
Laos’ Pointless Election – The Diplomat
AdvertisementOn Sunday, a general election will take place in Laos, a small, secretive, land-locked country in Southeast Asia. You’re ...
Chinese Company to Begin Exploring Iron Mining in Laos’ Xaysomboun Province — Radio Free Asia
A Chinese company has signed an agreement with central Laos’ Xaysomboun province to begin preliminary studies for iron mining ...
The Laos Invasion of 1971 — Radio Free Asia
In early 1971 President Richard Nixon thought that he’d found a way out of the Vietnam War. High-level U.S. ...
Construction Delays Mean Continued Homelessness for Survivors of Laos’ Worst Dam Disaster — Radio Free Asia
Survivors of a Laos’ worst-ever dam collapse more than two years ago are still waiting in temporary shelters because ...
COVID-19 Cases Surge in Vietnam as Laos Receives More Vaccine From China — Radio Free Asia
Cases of COVID-19 infection continue to climb in Vietnam following a new outbreak of the pandemic on Jan. 28, ...