VIENTIANE: Laos to ask Thailand to lift corn import ban
The Lao government will ask Thailand to lift its ban on the import of Lao sweetcorn after learning Lao growers are facing hardship, according to a senior official from the Ministry of Industry and Commerce.
Lao party chief meets senior CPC official on strengthening ties
The traditional friendship and comprehensive cooperation between China and Laos will unceasingly move forward, said the Lao party chief here on Thursday.
Off the beaten path in regal, colonial Laos
Like beautiful people, beautiful towns are always adored. While Laos as a whole is a poor Communist country, Luang Prabang glides along in a golden bubble of coolness, propelled by quaint French colonial ...
Unique Hmong culture alive in Laos
BAN LONG LAO, Laos -- The houses are made of reddish teak. The children play in the muddy streets.
What to know if you go to Luang Prabang, Laos
Fly into the small Luang Prabang Airport from Hanoi, Bangkok or Siem Reap . No direct flights from the United States.
Laos: Bird flu spread in Sayaboury 'under control'
News and Resources about Avian Flu November 15, 2008 Laos: Bird flu spread in Sayaboury "under control" Via Balita, a Filipino news source: Bird flu spread in Sayaboury under control .
Vietnam PM says rice export policy working
Vietnam's rice export policy has been effective, ensuring national food security, taking into account the effects of high inflation on farmers, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung told a regional meeting in Hanoi ...
VIENTIANE: Railway to link Laos to Thailand and Vietnam
A Malaysian-based company plans to invest US$3 billion to construct a railway through Savannakhet province to link with railways in Thailand and Vietnam .
Laos-DPRK Friendship School Appears
A function of naming a senior middle school in Laos Laos-DPRK Friendship School took place in a district of Vientiane City on Oct.
Human trafficking on the rise in Mekong countries
Human trafficking in the six Mekong countries is expected to increase due to growing migration within the sub-region, the Laos newspaper Vientiane Times reported on Thursday, citing the Anti-human Trafficking ...
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