17 May 2012, 9:58 pm
The year 2011 was not a remarkable year for Lao tourism because the total number of tourists increased by only 8 per cent over 2010, according to the latest report from the Ministry of Information, Cu ........ Read More »
17 May 2012, 3:22 am
The sun is setting over the scruffy outdoor stadium as Kilakone Siphonexay, the fastest man in Laos, lies on the home-made, wooden weights bench, raises both arms and grips the scaffolding pole above.... Read More »
17 May 2012, 2:20 am
The government of Laos has taken the unique step of stating its ambition to graduate from the UN list of Least Developed Countries (LDC) by 2020.... Read More »
14 May 2012, 6:44 pm
National memorial and wreath-laying ceremonies are being held in Washington, D.C., Arlington National Cemetery, and the U.S. Congress, to honor Lao and Hmong veterans of the “U.S. Secret Army” in Laos, their American clandestine advisors, and their ...... Read More »
13 May 2012, 9:13 am
Long one of the poorest countries in Southeast Asia, Laos has moved in recent years to capitalize on the region’s robust economic growth and increased integration by recasting itself as a “corridor country” able to facilitate cross-border trade across its land-locked territory.... Read More »
10 May 2012, 1:56 pm
Laos has postponed construction of a controversial dam on the Mekong, an official said Thursday, dismissing fears that the work was going ahead despite growing regional opposition.... Read More »
10 May 2012, 3:52 am
BEIJING (Reuters) - Laos on Thursday handed over the suspected leader of a drug gang accused of killing 13 members of Chinese boat crews on a lawless stretch of the Mekong River, an incident that caused Beijing to send gunboat patrols to the region downstream from its borders. Naw Kham, a Burmese ma... Read More »
10 May 2012, 1:04 am
Laos has suspended construction on the controversial Xayaburi dam on the Mekong River following an uproar from neighboring Cambodia and environmental groups, a senior Lao government official said on Wednesday.... Read More »
9 May 2012, 11:57 pm
LUANG PRABANG, Laos (AFP) - Ask Sang Phet what he thinks of golf, and the answer is a dismissive snort. "Golf? I like football and boxing," he says, leaning against his simple village home. "But golf? No."... Read More »
8 May 2012, 12:39 am
It's 7:00 am in Luang Prabang and beneath a jagged line of mountain peaks, high-ranking communist party officials are among a small but powerful crowd gathered silently at the first tee.... Read More »
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