Laos is heavily indebted to and economically dependent on China. Could Vietnam and Thailand offer a way out of its conundrum?
Wisconsin Public Radio During the Vietnam War, the American military secretly recruited fighters in Laos to aid in a fight against
Israel working 'around the clock' to bring them to Thailand for treatment; five reportedly sustained moderate to serious wounds when driver apparently fell asleep behind the wheel The post 13 Israeli tourists injured,
As the Lunar New Year (Tet) 2025 is coming, the Embassy of Vietnam in Phnom Penh on January 23 and 24 welcomed delegations from the Cambodian Veterans’ Association (CVA), the General Commissariat of the National Police of Cambodia,
Laos and Vietnam recently launched a cross-border QR code payment system that has the potential to boost trade and tourism.
VIENTIANE: The 600MW Monsoon Wind Power Project, under construction in Xekong and Attapeu provinces, is expected to be connected to the Vietnamese electricity grid next month to facilitate power export planned for the second quarter of this year.
VIENTIANE: The Monsoon-Thanh My 500kV transmission line project's section in the Vietnamese territory was successfully energised on January 23 evening, according to the Vietnam Electricity (EVN)’s Power Project Management Board 2 (EVNPMB2).
This image shows a section of the Vietnamese portion of the Monsoon-Thanh My 500kV transmission line, which runs from Laos to Vietnam. Photo: Vietnam News Agency The Vietnamese section of the Monsoon-Thanh My 500kV transmission line that links Laos to ...
Deputy Director of the Lao National Academy of Politics and Public Administration (NAPPA) Daosavanh Kheuamixay has praised Vietnam's impressive socio-economic achievements under the leadership of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) over nearly four decades of doi moi (renewal) since 1986.
Vietnam’s outstanding socio-economic progress in 2024, highlighted by the robust economic growth of 7.09% and sustained social stability, has earned high praise from Lao Ambassador to Australia Sinchai Manivanh.
Large swaths of land in Southeast Asia are littered with unexploded bombs dropped by American forces during the Vietnam War.
Laos' government hopes new hotels, roads and a train system will put the country on visitors’ lists. Read more at straitstimes.com.