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An isolated murder, a brutal attempted killing and a murky disappearance: Laotian activists have been caught up in a series of alarming recent incidents...
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Laos opened a new $6 billion rail link with China to much fanfare this month, but analysts warn the party could be short-lived.
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A new $6 billion Chinese-built railway line opens in Laos this week, bringing hopes of an economic boost to the reclusive nation.
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Scientists have discovered another clue to the origins of the virus that causes Covid-19, with bats living in caves in Laos found to be...
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Elderly residents and small children clung to inflatable tyres as soldiers and police used rope lines to get them to safety from rising floodwater...
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Environmentalists have criticised Laos for pressing ahead with plans for another “destructive dam” on the Mekong River, a waterway already strangled by hydropower schemes....
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China’s efforts to control the deadly outbreak of a new coronavirus “are working”, Beijing’s top diplomat said Thursday, attributing an easing in new cases...
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The once-mighty Mekong river has been reduced to a thin, grubby neck of water in stretches of northern Thailand — record lows blamed on...
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A multi-billion dollar hydro-electric power plant on the Mekong river in Laos was officially switched on Tuesday, as drone images of dried-up downstream areas...
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At least 13 Chinese tourists were killed and dozens injured when their bus skidded off the road and plunged 30 metres into a ravine...