Laos

  • Mar 20, 2013
  • 2 min read

Laos abductions to sour western donor ties

The US State Department condemned Vientiane yesterday for obstructing an investigation into the...

Laos
  • Nov 6, 2012
  • 2 min read

Renewed Laos dam work will divide Mekong countries

Laos announced yesterday that work by Thai contractors on the 3.5-billion dollar Xayaburi dam...

Laos
  • Nov 5, 2012
  • 2 min read

Laos ASEM summit showcases Asia hopes for EU

Some 49 countries meet in Vientiane today for the 9th ASEM.

Laos
  • Oct 31, 2012
  • 7 min read

Laos to seek to balance and diversify ties through WTO

The WTO's General Council on October 26 approved Laos's application for membership, 15 years...

Laos
  • Sep 24, 2012
  • 2 min read

China to fill Mekong security vacuum

An ethnic-Shan drug lord, Naw Kham, has pleaded guilty for the murder of 13 Chinese sailors in...

Myanmar
  • Sep 11, 2012
  • 6 min read

Weaker ASEAN players test unity on multiple fronts

Construction of the controversial Xayaburi dam project in Laos, despite strong protestations from...

Myanmar
  • Sep 10, 2012
  • 2 min read

China strategy focusses on Laos and ASEAN periphery

China's Defense Minister Liang Guanglie pledged to increase military aid to Laos, during...

China
  • Jul 29, 2011
  • 6 min read

Political change in Vietnam, Laos fosters wider shifts

Vietnam and Laos have been close political allies since 1975 and have nearly identical political...

Laos