Investing in education and jobs the key to promoting development in Laos - " UN
A new joint report by the United Nations and Laos recommends that authorities in the South-East Asian country invest more in education as well as promote good health and decent jobs to achieve their economic and social development targets.
VN-Laos discuss 2010 co-operation
The Viet Nam-Laos Inter-governmental Committee convened a meeting in the Lao province of Xieng Khouang yesterday to review the results of co-operation in the first half of the year and discuss major tasks for the remainder of 2010.
Foreign exchange rates in Laos
The following are foreign exchange rates against Lao Kip from the state-owned commercial bank BCEL in Laos' capital of Vientiane on Thursday: Currency Buying Selling U.S. dollar 8,221 8,252 Euro 10,656 10,710 Australian dollar 7,239 7,384 Thai baht 255.68 256.96 Source: Xinhua Attention: If you find mistakes in our website, please select the ...
Lao President on Relations with DPRK
Choummaly Saynasone, general secretary of the Central Committee of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party and president of the Lao People's Democratic Republic, met and had a friendly talk at the Presidency on July 26 with a DPRK delegation headed by Foreign Minister Pak Ui Chun on a visit to Laos.
Adam Lewis Schroeder: The loneliness and surprising productivity of the long-distance traveller
In the Fabled East . He is guest editing The Afterword this week. My dad got me travelling.A My mom's dad - Grandpa Lew - opened Woodward's stores across the country through the - 50's and - 60's, and I think that frequency of pulling-up-stakes as a child made her slightly wary of long distances A Whereas my dad's trip from Victoria to Montreal to ...
One man's bomb is another's garden hoe
In Laos, villagers turn American war scrap into inventive tools. Laos: bomb scraps into tools Jerry Redfern a ' Special to GlobalPost / July 28th, 2010 By Karen J. Coates a ' Special to GlobalPost Published: July 28, 2010 11:23 ET in Asia In a small village in rural Xieng Khouang province, Laos, locals make spoons from scrap aluminum, left over in ...
Japan, Laos agree to cooperate on global warming, U.N. reform
Japanese Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada and Laotian Prime Minister Bouasone Bouphavanh agreed Sunday to cooperate on measures to tackle global warming and efforts to reform the United Nations, Japanese officials said.
FAO: Bugs Take a Bite Out of Hunger
Most people try to keep insects out of their kitchens. But many of the creepy-crawlers are edible and quite nutritious.A That is, if you can get past the idea of eating something usually considered a pest.
Unexploded US bombs killed or injured 50,000 in Laos, survey finds
Unexploded bombs dropped on Laos by the US military during the Indochina War have killed or injured around 50,000 people since the mid-1960s, state media reported Thursday.
Russian foreign minister to discuss ties with Laos in Vientiane
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will on Wednesday hold talks in the Laotian capital Vientiane to reactivate relations with the Southeast Asian country.
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