| 单词 | Laos |
| 例句 | In the late 1800s, long before the start of the Cold War, France took control of Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos, ruling the three countries as a colony known as French Indochina. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Countries with higher per capita incomes than North Korea include Sudan, Congo, and Laos. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z During the Vietnam War, John and Marti Peterson spent three perilous years together in neighboring Laos, where John trained and advised a guerrilla army to fight the communist insurgency there. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z My parents worked for a charitable foundation in places like Laos and Peru and Sierra Leone. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z An even more drastic linguistic upheaval must have swept over tropical Southeast Asia to the south of China—in Thailand, Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, and Peninsular Malaysia. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z She then escaped, and in 2009 found her way out of North Korea to South Korea, via China, Laos, and Thailand. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z President Kennedy holds a news conference concerning Laos, 1961 The small country with two million inhabitants was, like Vietnam, considered an important place to halt Communist domination of Southeast Asia. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z From the camps, some Green Berets made unreported incursions into Cambodia and Laos. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z “And now they think that a whole regiment of North Vietnamese regulars are coming through Laos and Cambodia now. ” Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z One of them had written an essay about being a refugee from Laos. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z The time when Kampuchea was a large empire with territories encompassing part of Thailand, Laos, and what is now South Vietnam. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Many of the isolated, heavily defended camps were on hilltops in remote locations near Vietnam’s western border with Cambodia and Laos where Special Forces could keep track of enemy movement. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z He wanted the president to expand ground operations into nearby Laos and Cambodia, and massively increase bombing of North Vietnam. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z When the next generation lugged its backpacks to more exotic places like Uzbekistan and Laos, Guatemala became a done-that, losing its cachet among the Lonely Planet vanguard and opening itself up to the Frommer’s masses. Explorer: Guatemala, Trekking in the Highlands 2011-03-25T18:55:16Z Known historically as the "Land of a Million Elephants", Laos now has only a few hundred left in the wild and not many more than that in captivity, most of which are used in logging. Elephants on parade in Laos as numbers dwindle 2017-02-18T05:00:00Z Less than 1 percent of people in Laos hold such views, which was the lowest of anywhere. Study reveals staggering percentage of planet’s population is anti-Semitic 2014-05-16T04:00:00Z Initial sailings in Laos, Thailand and Myanmar are sold out, but beginning in February 2016, the ship will begin making sailings on the upper Mekong into China for the first time. Cruise and Air Travel News: Mekong Cruises, Caribbean Flights 2015-11-09T05:00:00Z On the right screen, against a lush jungle in Laos, a Hmong man who had lived in America but returned to Laos, sings about the American dream. A Minnesota Exhibit Framed Around Longing for Home 2022-10-22T04:00:00Z Spicy noodles from Shan State, a rural, mountainous region in eastern Myanmar bordering Thailand, Laos and China, may be the best. 36 Hours in Yangon, Myanmar 2014-02-07T15:22:35Z Demonstrations by artisans from Rwanda, Morocco, Laos, Nepal, India and Bolivia, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. At Burke, empowering women, one baby blanket at a time 2013-07-18T13:25:58Z One of the trips the president chose to take in his valedictory year was to Laos, which the Nixon administration devastated in its cross-border pursuit of its Vietnamese enemies. Ben Rhodes: ‘Obama has a serenity that I don't. I get more exercised’ 2018-01-13T05:00:00Z An Asian elephant really is Asian: made of a gong from Thailand, vegetable steamers from Laos and lokta paper from Nepal. Critic’s Notebook: ‘Noah’s Ark,’ at Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles 2014-04-21T21:43:03Z Laos map Laos is popular with bicyclists, kayakers and bikers, too. Laos holiday guide: plan the perfect two-week trip 2015-11-21T05:00:00Z While there is no centralized Lao neighborhood with temples, businesses and restaurants in Los Angeles or Orange County — no Little Laos — there are hubs for Lao food scattered through the area. Once Obscured in the U.S., Lao Cooks Share and Celebrate Their Cuisine 2022-03-08T05:00:00Z The cool thing for us is that when this one’s done, there’s always another one — Middle East, Africa, Cambodia, Laos, Suez, Congo, Lebanon, Algeria. Books of The Times: Tatjana Soli?s ?Lotus Eaters? Offers Lessons From Vietnam 2010-03-29T04:59:00Z Cooperatives from Rwanda, Morocco, Laos, Nepal, India and Bolivia will be among those represented at the market offering goods for sale. At Burke, empowering women, one baby blanket at a time 2013-07-18T13:25:58Z It has thousands of pages, he added, and will soon expand to cover Laos and Myanmar. Blogging Is All About the Experiences 2015-11-02T05:00:00Z Also, I love Taibo ever since I found his “Return to the Same City” in a secondhand book shop in Laos years ago. Review | The weird, the wacky, the underappreciated: A new look at science fiction and fantasy 2019-10-07T04:00:00Z According to displays at the center, the Hmong began fleeing Laos en masse after the Communist Pathet Lao movement took control of the government in 1975, fearing reprisal and persecution. In St. Paul, Great Deals and Ethnic Diversity 2016-07-06T04:00:00Z In 1945 he enlisted in the French Far East Expeditionary Corps and served in Indochina, rising to platoon sergeant in northern Laos. Raoul Coutard, Cinematographer of the French New Wave, Dies at 92 2016-11-09T05:00:00Z In the narrowest part of Vietnam between Laos and the sea, the region is a captivating, almost prehistoric landscape of sweeping valleys and snaking rivers surrounded by jungle-draped limestone peaks. Exploring Spectacular Caves in a Quiet Corner of Vietnam 2019-12-31T05:00:00Z “The few laborers we had with us ran away one by one without even asking for their wages,” Colani later wrote in her 1935 book, “The Megaliths of Upper Laos.” Footsteps: In Laos, the Lady and the Jars 2012-07-13T16:23:26Z I spent over six months in Southeast Asia between scouting, documenting, production and, in my experience, the mood of the current relationship between the two countries is remarkable, especially in Laos. A daughter chases her father’s ghost down the Ho Chi Minh trail 2017-06-17T04:00:00Z The main international gateway to Laos is Luang Prabang, and as no one visits Laos for the first time without soaking up the essence of this city, our two-week itinerary starts here. Laos holiday guide: plan the perfect two-week trip 2015-11-21T05:00:00Z “You just go to the border of Laos and you will see foreigners. But not here.” Thailand’s ‘Gong Highway’ 2014-12-18T05:00:00Z They are also found in Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia and southwestern China. Rare tigers in Thailand spotted for first time in four years 2020-07-29T04:00:00Z Other migrants came to the United States as a consequence of the wars that the U.S. waged in the Philippines, Korea, Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia. 'The Making of Asian America' is a stirring chronicle long overdue 2015-09-03T04:00:00Z The line’s formulas include benjoin tree resin, sourced from Laos and Indonesia, to fortify the hair. Your Summer Beauty Reboot: 13 Ways to Upgrade Your Routine 2016-05-17T04:00:00Z Along the dusty streets of the capital of Laos, you’re more likely to spot a polished Volkswagen bug puttering along than a traffic jam. 36 Hours in Vientiane, Laos 2012-03-22T17:14:57Z “I like goats. I like Laos,” she told me plainly, though she detested the music from the neighboring Viva Vang Vieng bar, the launching point for river tubing trips. In Laos, a Haven for Tubing Offers More Peace, Less Partying 2016-09-28T04:00:00Z You’ll learn something new, including how the Vietnam War was also fought in Laos and devastated the Hmong people. Viet Thanh Nguyen's favorite books of 2017: "The Song Poet" and "The Sellout" 2017-12-15T05:00:00Z It is at the heart of landlocked Laos' ambitions to become the hydropower battery of Southeast Asia, with Thailand the main buyer of the energy. Work restarts at Xayaburi dam in Laos -project leader 2012-08-16T08:52:20Z There I was, 34, splayed out on the back of a fruit cart in a remote corner of Laos in August 2008, after falling down a rain-stricken riverbank. Experience: I broke my back twice 2016-10-14T04:00:00Z “For Hmong folks in America, it’s the closest thing to Laos without having to go to Laos. For older Hmong folks, it’s a chance of reliving the opium cultivation era.” A Minnesota Exhibit Framed Around Longing for Home 2022-10-22T04:00:00Z Lima Site 6 was a runway used by the US to run its secret war in Laos. Laos town known for drunkenness and tourist deaths cleans up its act 2016-05-09T04:00:00Z When you compare all of Southeast Asia with Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, they are very similar. World Chefs: Phan shares food, journey from Vietnam 2012-10-09T09:06:03Z Before setting out on my trip, I obtained “The Megaliths of Upper Laos,” Colani’s great contribution to archaeological literature. Footsteps: In Laos, the Lady and the Jars 2012-07-13T16:23:26Z Around the same time, Thip Athakhanh, 39, the chef of Snackboxe Bistro in Atlanta, was a child in a small town in east-central Alabama, where her family settled after fleeing Laos as refugees. The Lure of H Mart, Where the Shelves Can Seem as Wide as Asia 2021-05-11T04:00:00Z Vietnam, Laos and the Soviet Union are just a few of the places you'll be visiting as you run-and-gun your way. Game On: 'Call of Duty: Black Ops' one of the year's best 2010-11-18T05:16:00Z One mission infiltrating a Soviet weapons facility seemed solid enough, but it was the helicopter mission set in Laos that had E3 buzzing. The Best Games of E3: From New Halo to Epic Mickey Mouse 2010-06-21T21:54:00Z Bizarrely, 117 Hmong refugees from Laos who had relocated to America died unexpectedly in their sleep in the late 1970s, and perplexed researchers posited the existence of Sunds – sudden unexpected nocturnal death syndrome. ‘A dark presence squats on my chest’: the waking nightmare of sleep paralysis 2015-10-11T04:00:00Z Moving south, Pakse opens the door to the dreamy tail of Laos, and the 4,000 islands cradled in the many arms of the Mekong. Laos holiday guide: plan the perfect two-week trip 2015-11-21T05:00:00Z Separately, police in Vietnam earlier this week arrested three men for transporting seven frozen tiger carcasses from Laos to Hanoi, state media reported. Vietnam seizes 125 kg of rhino horns, seven tiger carcasses 2019-07-28T04:00:00Z She’d been raised by her grandmother in Vientiane, the capital of Laos, while her mother worked and her father helped the U.S.-allied Royal Lao Army. In praise of refugee chefs: They came from Syria, but they represent an American ideal 2017-12-06T05:00:00Z When the pandemic hit, Ms. Turk, who resides in New York City and Newport Beach, Calif., was working on plans to re-create “Shoreline” in Laos. Elders and an Artist Bring a Social Sculpture to Life 2020-11-20T05:00:00Z In the 12th century, under King Suryavarman II, the empire reached its apex, stretching into modern-day Myanmar, Laos and Thailand. In Cambodia, Along the Path to Something Profound 2015-05-13T04:00:00Z Hanumanh reopened with the equivalent of a trumpet blast: several new dishes that underscore the bold flavors of Laos and a penchant for not wasting a scrap. Review | Hanumanh serves Laotian dishes and drinks so exciting they make a critic long to be a regular 2020-02-10T05:00:00Z The Kuwaiti government has followed the Saudis in doing deals to grow rice in Southeast Asian countries such as the Philippines, Burma, Laos and Cambodia. Don’t censor the school-lunch blog 2012-06-15T16:15:00Z The article lit Ms. Her up, flooding her with memories of her parents, grandparents and elders recalling the lucrative opium-growing operations in Laos in the years leading up to the Vietnam War. A Minnesota Exhibit Framed Around Longing for Home 2022-10-22T04:00:00Z But the official atmosphere was unwelcoming: The Laos government was hard-line Communist. The Woven Art of Laos 2018-01-31T05:00:00Z As I sit at my loom overlooking the Mekong River in Laos, the gray-blue water and jade-green trees distract me from the melon-colored silk I’ve spent the morning weaving. Forget souvenir shopping; these destinations let you craft your own meaningful memento 2019-10-17T04:00:00Z When the economic zone was marked out, Laos moved its customs posts south, creating a lawless land in between China and Laos where Golden Boten City ruled and policed itself, rather ineffectively. Bungle In The Jungle 2011-07-27T22:00:00Z As the pleasant wait staff will inform you, since Laos is a landlocked nation seafood is not a regular diet staple there. On a sunny day, try Thai, Laotian cuisine on the patio at Savatdee 2012-07-27T16:24:34Z It looked like the perfect piece for the lightly tanned young beauties, who spent the recent holiday season from Brazil to Laos. Special Report: Fashion: Gaultier: From Cheek to Chic 2011-01-27T18:38:23Z Surviving records show that before World War II, she trained with Symbolist painters, and lived, taught, painted and exhibited in China, Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia. ‘Little Dreams in Glass and Metal’ Spotlights Enameling 2015-12-17T05:00:00Z Forty years earlier, on 10 February 1971, their friend Henri Huet, a Frenchman working for Associated Press, was shot down in a helicopter over the Ho Chi Minh trail in Laos. The Vietnam war remembered in pictures ? review 2011-03-15T14:01:20Z Thai chefs today describe an informal partnership with ethnic Hmong refugees from Laos who came to America after the Vietnam War. On the (Rising) Trail of Thai Food in America 2017-10-10T04:00:00Z Woven silk cloth in dazzling or muted colors are an intrinsic part of rural life in Laos, and of upper-class life, too. The Woven Art of Laos 2018-01-31T05:00:00Z Because it wasn’t just the food culture of Laos, but everything about the country, that was unfamiliar to most Americans. Once Obscured in the U.S., Lao Cooks Share and Celebrate Their Cuisine 2022-03-08T05:00:00Z Again, those with deeper pockets can ease their travels in this remote corner with Audley Travel , whose two-week Northern Hills of Vietnam and Laos trip costs from £3,305pp, including flights. Laos holiday guide: plan the perfect two-week trip 2015-11-21T05:00:00Z She invested in some of the worn-down silk farms in northern Laos, and soon had a ready supply. The Woven Art of Laos 2018-01-31T05:00:00Z The government of Laos made no immediate comment. Work restarts at Xayaburi dam in Laos -project leader 2012-08-16T08:52:20Z The United States never declared war against Laos. Review | In Paul Yoon’s ‘Run Me to Earth,’ three orphans struggle to survive in the deadliest place on earth 2020-01-28T05:00:00Z In preparation for its rollout in April, the owner and chef traveled to Laos more than half a dozen times. Review | Laos in Town brings the funk — and the spice — to NoMa 2019-05-29T04:00:00Z FRI Reception, auction, entertainment to benefit project in Laos, 7 p.m. Community calendar: festivals, fairs and more 2013-06-05T21:59:43Z If you were eating the preparation in land-locked Laos, the fish would probably be from the river and revered for its earthiness. Thip Khao review: It’s fiery, it’s Laotian, and it’s welcome 2015-03-17T04:00:00Z He also draws cartoons and runs charities for Burmese schoolchildren in Thailand and a scholarship fund in Laos, details of which are on his Web site. Dark Mysteries, Written From a Bright Beach 2010-09-06T18:23:00Z In Laos, farmers still feed the silkworms with mulberry leaves, producing a fine silk. The Woven Art of Laos 2018-01-31T05:00:00Z “I’m from the far north-east of Laos but I made a plan and came here after the changes,” she told me over an iced Lao coffee in her rustic restaurant. Laos town known for drunkenness and tourist deaths cleans up its act 2016-05-09T04:00:00Z We wafted around the gilded wats and the colonial villas of the ancient Laos capital for a couple of days in a fug of love. Unhappy Valentines: romantic holiday disasters 2017-02-11T05:00:00Z They also say destinations in Bhutan and Laos are beginning to attract interest among luxury hotel groups, as are Seoul, Kuala Lumpur and undeveloped islands in Indonesia and the Philippines. Top Hotels Look to the Next Frontier 2013-06-05T15:50:15Z Graham Uden, who has captured scenes in countries from Oman to Laos, favors several quiet sites in Indonesia, including one in East Java called Balekambang Beach. Asia's Best Beaches 2010-06-28T03:00:00Z “We can really get people to understand what Laos is and really become a unique country.” She taught D.C. to respect Lao food. Now she’s evangelizing in Laos, too. 2016-09-12T04:00:00Z The deal applies to select departures of eight tours, including the seven-day Bangkok to Chiang Mai Express tour, the 14-day Thailand and Laos Adventure and the seven-day Sailing Sri Lanka’s South Coast. Travel deals: Discounted Manhattan hotel stays; business class sale fares to Paris 2018-11-07T05:00:00Z Few compare with Golden Boten City, a project that promised a beehive of economic activity in northern Laos by the Chinese border, but today sits lonely and desolate. Bungle In The Jungle 2011-07-27T22:00:00Z I would like to revisit India for two to three months and also Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Thailand, Burma, South America, Oz and New Zealand. Ask Tom - your travel dilemmas answered 2010-12-29T00:05:00Z In the upcoming eighth book, “Slash and Burn,” Mr. Cotterill tips his hat to those veterans and writes about an American mission to recover the remains of an airman downed in Laos. Dark Mysteries, Written From a Bright Beach 2010-09-06T18:23:00Z “The landscape and culture in Laos are stunning and still haven’t been discovered by tourists compared with other parts of Southeast Asia such as Vietnam, but this hotel will certainly be a lure,” she said. For Fall, Seven Notable New Hotels 2016-09-17T04:00:00Z While traveling in Laos one sweltering April, I learned the true meaning of hot and humid, and my appreciation for ceiling fans was born. Tips for Summer Living 2022-06-02T04:00:00Z But his refusal to immediately pull troops out of Vietnam, coupled with his administration’s illegal incursions into Cambodia and Laos, had earned him a villainous reputation. Watergate: The Scandal That Never Goes Away 2022-02-15T05:00:00Z The United States bombed Laos from 1965 to 1973, leaving the northern part of the country a wreck, a dangerous place with unexploded ordnance that has caused terrible injuries since. The Woven Art of Laos 2018-01-31T05:00:00Z Because of an editing error, an article last Sunday about tubing in Laos referred incorrectly to an Australian backpacker. In Laos, a Haven for Tubing Offers More Peace, Less Partying 2016-09-28T04:00:00Z Born in Malaysia, the son of a Foreign Service officer is a self-described “diplo-brat” who went on to marry a woman from Laos. Review | These seafood restaurants help you bring home a taste of the ocean 2020-07-23T04:00:00Z Lately there’s the conflict and environmental concern over this hydroelectric dam that’s been built in China and Laos, and actually the main buyer is from Thailand. ArtsBeat: Cannes Film Festival: Living (and Filming) in Hotels 2012-05-21T12:00:43Z Green Discovery, Laos’ leading adventure tour operator, opened the two-day mountain assault for adrenalin junkies in a bid to boost the town’s eco-tourism credentials. Laos town known for drunkenness and tourist deaths cleans up its act 2016-05-09T04:00:00Z Air Force dropped an estimated 2 million tons of ordnance onto the tiny, landlocked country, making Laos the most heavily bombed country per capita ever. Review | In Paul Yoon’s ‘Run Me to Earth,’ three orphans struggle to survive in the deadliest place on earth 2020-01-28T05:00:00Z Were Tarzan to dream up an eco-tourism adventure, it would probably look a lot like the Gibbon Experience in northwest Laos. Treehouses on top of the world: Zip-lining to lodgings in Laos 2016-09-15T04:00:00Z "Eventually I said, 'I'll even give you a coloured version for those specific TV outlets in Moldova and Sierra Leone and Laos or wherever,'" said Payne. US TV to screen Alexander Payne's hated colour version of Nebraska 2014-08-06T04:00:00Z FRI-SUN Handwoven silks, textiles, traditional jewelry, baskets, tools and other new and pre-owned tribal art from Laos and Vietnam, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Community calendar: festivals, fairs and more 2013-05-15T23:42:30Z Officials with Laos' office for economic zones decline to comment. Bungle In The Jungle 2011-07-27T22:00:00Z He was about to embark on a 10-day reporting trip down the Mekong River through southwestern China and into Thailand, Laos and Cambodia. Modern Love: Modern Love ? The Trophy Wife 2011-09-01T21:58:18Z On the left screen, a Hmong woman from Laos — a family friend of Ms. Her’s — stands in a green field in northern Minnesota, singing in Hmong about longing for her home country. A Minnesota Exhibit Framed Around Longing for Home 2022-10-22T04:00:00Z It looked like the perfect piece for the lightly tanned young beauties, who spent the recent holiday season in Brazil and Laos. Special Report: Fashion: Gaultier: From Cheek to Chic 2011-01-28T15:00:16Z Sandara grew up in Northern Virginia and now lives in Brooklyn, but much of her “Dislodging the Legacy” addresses Laos’s reported status as the most heavily bombed country in the world. In the galleries: Personal and political perspectives on the past 2021-02-17T05:00:00Z Surprising, too, is the series’ unlikely hero, Siri Paiboun, a cranky and curmudgeonly septuagenarian doctor who is the first and only coroner in Laos. Dark Mysteries, Written From a Bright Beach 2010-09-06T18:23:00Z FRI-SUN Traditional silks and authentic tribal and village arts from artists in Laos and Vietnam, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.Friday-Sunday, Community Datebook calendar 2011-11-23T20:17:04Z “We will not be filling in at our daddy’s firm or taking a gap year in Laos. Some of us are from Laos.” ‘Little Failure’: misery, then mastery for Gary Shteyngart 2014-01-09T21:07:21Z Facing prison time or worse if caught, defectors typically leave through the south of China, traveling across Laos and then Thailand before reaching South Korea. Tracing Freedom to a Pair of Jeans 2021-08-04T04:00:00Z The film was shot in some of the rooms, and on the terrace, of the Mekong hotel, overlooking the perennially swollen Mekong river, which divides Thailand from Laos. Cannes 2012: Mekong Hotel ? review 2012-05-18T12:21:39Z In Laos, the couple could see the potential for showcasing to the world the extraordinary weaving that was used for religious and ritual ceremonies as well as everyday wear. The Woven Art of Laos 2018-01-31T05:00:00Z For its fall issue, Mekong Review expanded its editorial focus beyond mainland Southeast Asia — Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam — to include Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia. Eluding Censors, a Magazine Covers Southeast Asia’s Literary Scene 2017-12-08T05:00:00Z See also: Laos in Town, which was opened in April in the NoMa neighborhood by two Lao-food-loving partners from Bangkok. 10 Reasons Washington Is a Great Restaurant City 2019-10-29T04:00:00Z The family lived among refugees from Cambodia and Laos, where the grandmothers smoked homegrown opium in long pipes near Morris’s wallpapered home as he was busy improvising shows with neighborhood kids in the backyard. Review | Mark Morris bares his soul in a refreshingly raw and inspiring memoir 2019-11-01T04:00:00Z A thorough and affecting account of the American intervention in Laos from 1963 to 1974, which was hidden from the public and prefigured the wars of the past 15 years. 10 New Books We Recommend This Week 2017-02-09T05:00:00Z Laos cleared villages to provide land not only for the concession but also for the nearby rubber plantations and tobacco-processing plants that have lured Chinese investment. Bungle In The Jungle 2011-07-27T22:00:00Z Producer Tucker Martine captures shimmering walls of dragonflies and cicadas across Laos, Thailand and Burma. Need More Nature? Listen to 12 Essential Field Recordings 2020-06-03T04:00:00Z My back was fully recovered and I cautiously agreed to go tubing down the Nam Song river in the thick of the Laos jungle. Experience: I broke my back twice 2016-10-14T04:00:00Z Hotel signs were in Chinese, and Boten's clocks didn't run at Laos' sleepy pace, but were set an hour ahead to China time. Bungle In The Jungle 2011-07-27T22:00:00Z In Laos, there is a wealth of magnificent fiber art. Letters: Seeing Asia in Detail 2011-04-01T18:55:25Z How were Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos as hosts to your production? A daughter chases her father’s ghost down the Ho Chi Minh trail 2017-06-17T04:00:00Z But there is a budding coffee culture, established to combat poverty in this area of southwestern China, bordering Vietnam, Myanmar and Laos. A Pleasing Brew From Yunnan Province 2018-08-06T04:00:00Z The World Wildlife Fund, for example, sponsors sustainable rattan and acacia farming as buffer zones for beleaguered natural preserves along the western border with Laos. Vietnam’s Empty Forests 2019-04-01T04:00:00Z Thailand, Laos’s wealthier neighbor, even invested in culinary diplomacy beginning in the 2000s, lending Thai businesses money to open more restaurants internationally. Once Obscured in the U.S., Lao Cooks Share and Celebrate Their Cuisine 2022-03-08T05:00:00Z A month in the Philippines, three months in Laos, nine months in East Timor, until finally in 2007 our marriage began to crack and then crumble. Melissa Lucashenko: 'If I live to be 100, I’ll never forget the first day I visited my daughter on that ward' 2014-09-22T04:00:00Z In 2003 a developer leased the 21-squarekilometer site from Laos for 99 years, and buildings started going up the next year. Bungle In The Jungle 2011-07-27T22:00:00Z “Laos is the ghost of American military interventions past,” Rhodes says. Ben Rhodes: ‘Obama has a serenity that I don't. I get more exercised’ 2018-01-13T05:00:00Z Landlocked, communist, studded with limestone spires and gilded temples, riddled with caves and home to rare wildlife, Laos has a unique charm for adventurous travellers. Laos holiday guide: plan the perfect two-week trip 2015-11-21T05:00:00Z Tucked down in Laos' deep south, it was a regional capital in French colonial times and many structures survive from its early 20th century heyday. Laos' Sleepy South Comes Alive 2012-04-27T06:40:00Z Mr. Nixon is using the same air power tactics in Laos and Cambodia that his predecessor employed in South Vietnam. Essay: Should We Have War Crime Trials? 2021-10-21T04:00:00Z Tourists began trickling into this former British colony, bordered by China, India, Thailand, Bangladesh and Laos, in the late 1970s when the going was far rougher than it is today. Visiting Myanmar: It’s Complicated 2012-08-03T16:32:39Z Mr. Oliver went abroad to report on conflicts in Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam; the Middle East peace talks in 1977; and the Civil War in El Salvador. Don Oliver, NBC Correspondent, Dies at 76 2013-06-02T22:54:42Z Laos had been eyeing the Myanmar tourist traffic and started touting its special economic zones to investors. Bungle In The Jungle 2011-07-27T22:00:00Z As for Walnut Grove, some 70 Hmong families — natives of Laos — are now living in and around the town, drawn by one Hmong girl’s devotion to the television show. Perspective | Yes, ‘Little House on the Prairie’ is racially insensitive — but we should still read it 2018-03-12T04:00:00Z “One day, we stopped at this lay-by in northern Laos and set up a two-man tent together. That was when everyone else realised that we were together.” How we met: 'I actually thought he fancied someone else' 2020-07-20T04:00:00Z Found only here and in the neighboring jungle of Laos, it is seldom spotted by tourists, but the guides, with their keen eye for wildlife, report frequent sightings. Deep in Vietnam, Exploring a Colossal Cave 2014-10-31T04:00:00Z Even if Laos was an authoritarian state, it was still the land of the Mekong, with palm trees lining the riverbanks, freshwater dolphins swimming between islets and fishermen casting nets over the side of skiffs. Along the Mekong River, a Timeless Place Where Time Marches On 2017-04-04T04:00:00Z Yunnan shares borders with Tibet, Vietnam, Myanmar and Laos; northern Thailand is not too far, either. Flavors Cross Borders at Little Tong Noodle Shop 2017-07-11T04:00:00Z Nixon and Kissinger expanded the war in Southeast Asia, leaving Laos a cratered wreck, Cambodia a charnel house, Americans at each other’s throats and Vietnam with an armistice that yielded neither peace nor honor. How Do You Explain Henry Kissinger? 2020-04-28T04:00:00Z Born in Havana, Ms. Valdés spent the first few years of her life in Laos, where her father was serving as the Cuban ambassador. A New Leader, at Last, to Bring Cuban Ballet Into the Future 2019-05-15T04:00:00Z Before he died — brutally, from malaria — in Laos at 35, he wrote to his sister-in-law about his passions. In Cambodia, Along the Path to Something Profound 2015-05-13T04:00:00Z The Kennedy Subcommittee estimates that civilian casualties in Laos, which has a population of only three million, are now exceeding 30,000 a year, including more than 10,000 dead. Essay: Should We Have War Crime Trials? 2021-10-21T04:00:00Z “There’s no point in trying to draw comparisons with Laos and Cambodia because they’re not rich with resources,” Mr. Miller said. Luxury in Myanmar: 'A Long-Term Investment' 2016-09-05T04:00:00Z The area is near the borders of China, Laos and Thailand. Moderate earthquake shakes eastern Myanmar and is felt in northern Thailand 2023-11-16T05:00:00Z The Associated Press in 2015 uncovered the plight of thousands of migrant workers from Myanmar, Cambodia and Laos who were abused while employed on Thai vessels whose catch often ended up in the United States. Labor abuse on fishing vessels widespread, with China topping list of offenders, report says 2023-11-14T05:00:00Z Crossing that river border, we learn, is only the start of the danger: the pathway requires traversing the length of China, crossing Vietnam and Laos, before real safety is achieved by entering Thailand. Review: In 'Beyond Utopia,' the weight of North Korean oppression on its citizenry is undeniable 2023-11-03T04:00:00Z State media reported that Zhang Youxia and He Weidong, ranked number two and three in the military, separately held bilateral meetings with the defence ministers from Laos, Mongolia and Vietnam on Saturday. China kickstarts Xiangshan Forum in absence of defence minister 2023-10-29T04:00:00Z In August, China, Thailand, Laos and Myanmar agreed to set up a joint police operations center to tackle cyber scams in the region. China crackdown on cyber scams in Southeast Asia nets thousands but leaves networks intact 2023-10-22T04:00:00Z Now, from Sri Lanka and the Maldives to Laos and Kenya, countries are struggling with BRI debt. Belt and Road Initiative: Is China's trillion-dollar gamble to transform the world working? 2023-10-16T04:00:00Z Read the first story about the shadowy Chinese firms that own chunks of Cambodia and the second story on Life in Laos: A country on the brink. China's roads win hearts in South Asia - but at a cost 2023-10-14T04:00:00Z State Department on Wednesday called on China to provide information regarding the whereabouts and condition of Lu Siwei, a Chinese human rights lawyer whose family has said he was sent back to China from Laos. US seeks details on whereabouts of human rights lawyer from China 2023-10-12T04:00:00Z Jo is the holder of a newly minted degree in English literature from one of the top universities in Laos. ‘I feel hopeless': Living in a country on the brink 2023-10-08T04:00:00Z Zhang was working in Thailand and on a visa run to Laos when he met the man who lured him to the scam compound in Myanmar. China crackdown on cyber scams in Southeast Asia nets thousands but leaves networks intact 2023-10-22T04:00:00Z She said five people were hospitalized — one from China, one from Laos and three Thais — and that several were in critical condition. Suspect in Bangkok mall shooting that killed 2 used a modified mock gun, police say 2023-10-03T04:00:00Z She followed that with a trip to Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam and Laos. Pandemic ‘revenge travel’ is still on the forecast for 2024 2023-10-02T04:00:00Z Lu Siwei was arrested in Laos on July 28 as he tried to travel to the United States to reunite with his wife and daughter, according to rights groups. US seeks details on whereabouts of human rights lawyer from China 2023-10-12T04:00:00Z His aspirations are low, but they reflect a hushed disenchantment spreading among his peers; the result of a severe and sustained economic downturn that has ravaged Laos for the past two years. ‘I feel hopeless': Living in a country on the brink 2023-10-08T04:00:00Z The schemes based in countries like Myanmar, Laos and Cambodia are run by Chinese bosses hand-in-hand with local elites. China crackdown on cyber scams in Southeast Asia nets thousands but leaves networks intact 2023-10-22T04:00:00Z Human skull and shinbone fossils found in a Laos cave suggest modern humans arrived in mainland Southeast Asia up to 36,000 years earlier than thought. Science News Briefs from around the World: October 2023 2023-10-01T04:00:00Z In July, a Chinese human rights lawyer fled to Laos. Chinese Activist Camps Out at Airport in Taiwan in Bid for Asylum 2023-09-28T04:00:00Z But those were between two countries, such as Thailand and Laos. Climate change and the shift to cleaner energy push Southeast Asia to finally start sharing power 2023-09-26T04:00:00Z "Every person in this generation doesn't believe in the government. They want to leave Laos, they don't believe anything the government says," he tells the BBC. ‘I feel hopeless': Living in a country on the brink 2023-10-08T04:00:00Z Chen said he is aware of the risks, but preferred Taiwan over escaping to Thailand or Laos, other countries that Chinese dissidents often flee to. A Chinese dissident in transit at a Taiwan airport pleads for help in seeking asylum 2023-09-22T04:00:00Z In an interview with Taiwan broadcaster TBVS, Chen said he took the opportunity to transit in Taiwan because it’s a “democratic and free country” and that it was safer than going through Thailand or Laos. A Chinese dissident in transit at a Taiwan airport pleads for help in seeking asylum 2023-09-22T04:00:00Z Air Force dabbled in weather-control warfare over Vietnam and Laos; in a highly classified effort called Operation Popeye, several aircraft flew daily missions to spray lead and silver iodide powder into monsoon clouds. It’s Time to Engineer the Sky 2023-09-20T04:00:00Z Experts describe imports by Singapore of hydroelectric-generated power from Laos via transmissions through Thailand and Malaysia as a “pathfinder” project, marking the first time that four countries in the region have agreed to trade electricity. Climate change and the shift to cleaner energy push Southeast Asia to finally start sharing power 2023-09-26T04:00:00Z All of this has added to Laos' ballooning debt, which is now ninth highest globally as a share of its GDP, according to the International Monetary Fund. ‘I feel hopeless': Living in a country on the brink 2023-10-08T04:00:00Z He fled China in late July, crossing into Vietnam and then into Laos. Laos deports human rights lawyer who was fleeing state pressure back to China 2023-09-15T04:00:00Z A recent Associated Press analysis of a dozen countries most indebted to China, including Pakistan, Kenya, Zambia, Laos and Mongolia, found paying back that debt is consuming an ever-greater amount of tax revenue. Biden aims to use G20 summit and Vietnam visit to highlight US as trustworthy alternative to China 2023-09-07T04:00:00Z Indonesia, chair of the 10-member ASEAN, is expected to symbolically hand over the chair to Laos on Thursday, though it will maintain the role until the end of the year. World leaders talk trade, security in ASEAN-led summit 2023-09-07T04:00:00Z The report documented the first known use of cluster munitions in Myanmar last year, as well as use in Azerbaijan, Iraq, Laos, Lebanon, Syria and Yemen. Cluster bomb use surges amid Ukraine war 2023-09-05T04:00:00Z Around half of that is owed to China, and Laos is now having to borrow more from lenders in the country just to stay afloat. ‘I feel hopeless': Living in a country on the brink 2023-10-08T04:00:00Z Lu was charged with entering Laos on a fake visa, Lu’s attorney Pholsena said, citing documents she received from Laotian prosecutors. Laos deports human rights lawyer who was fleeing state pressure back to China 2023-09-15T04:00:00Z The report says civilians accounted for 95% of cluster munition casualties that were recorded last year, totaling some 1,172 in eight countries: Azerbaijan, Iraq, Laos, Lebanon, Myanmar, Syria, Ukraine, and Yemen. The US sent cluster munitions to Ukraine but activists still seek to bolster a treaty banning them 2023-09-05T04:00:00Z Laos, the Philippines and Thailand were also cited among the main countries of destination or transit for victims of false recruitment. Thai police say man kills his family after online scam leaves them in massive debt 2023-08-30T04:00:00Z Laos, the Philippines and Thailand were also cited among the main countries of destination or transit for tens of thousands of people. UN warns hundreds of thousands in Southeast Asia roped into online scams 2023-08-29T04:00:00Z "Laos is so heavily indebted to China that they're negotiating position is compromised," he said. ‘I feel hopeless': Living in a country on the brink 2023-10-08T04:00:00Z A group of U.N. experts called on Laos to release Lu. Laos deports human rights lawyer who was fleeing state pressure back to China 2023-09-15T04:00:00Z He left China last month, crossing over into Laos. He Fled China’s Repression. But China’s Long Arm Got Him in Another Country. 2023-08-26T04:00:00Z Lu had valid visas for the US and Laos, Fu said, sending The AP pictures of Lu’s passport to verify his claims. A rights lawyer who was fleeing China has been arrested in neighboring Laos 2023-07-28T04:00:00Z Isaan Thai food, from the northeast of that country and, lately, finally gaining in favor here, rates spicier and more aggressive; many people there hail from Laos, Panyathong says. Behind Seattle’s best burger lies more greatness: exemplary Lao food 2023-07-26T04:00:00Z But Mr Menon emphasised that Laos has repeatedly rejected other international lenders in favour of Beijing, perhaps because of a belief within the government that China "will not let another socialist country fail". ‘I feel hopeless': Living in a country on the brink 2023-10-08T04:00:00Z Cambodia, Myanmar, Bhutan and Laos are also likely to see large proportionate losses, amounting to 7%-13% of their gross domestic product, the report said. Asia-Pacific needs disaster warning systems to counter rising climate change risks, report says 2023-07-25T04:00:00Z Cambodia, Myanmar, Bhutan and Laos are also likely to see large proportionate losses, amounting to 7%-13% of their GDPs, it said. Asia-Pacific needs disaster warning systems to counter rising climate change risks, report says 2023-07-25T04:00:00Z Fu said he had contacted the U.S. embassy in Laos to lobby the Laotian government for Lu’s release. A rights lawyer who was fleeing China has been arrested in neighboring Laos 2023-07-28T04:00:00Z Civilians, including children in Syria, Yemen, Afghanistan, Lebanon, the Balkans and Laos, continue to suffer from incidents involving remnants of cluster munitions. U.S. Expected to Provide Cluster Munitions to Ukraine, Official Says 2023-07-06T04:00:00Z This has raised concerns over Beijing's growing sway over Laos. ‘I feel hopeless': Living in a country on the brink 2023-10-08T04:00:00Z Thailand, Laos, Bangladesh and India all saw record temperatures of up to 45C in April. Beijing heatwave: China capital records hottest June day in 60 years 2023-06-22T04:00:00Z A source with knowledge of the meeting said Laos was the only country to send its top diplomat aside from Myanmar and host Thailand, while others sent junior representation. Explainer: Why are Thailand's talks with Myanmar causing a regional stir? 2023-06-19T04:00:00Z The papers also revealed the secret U.S. bombing in Cambodia and Laos and that casualty figures were higher than reported. Daniel Ellsberg, who leaked 'Pentagon Papers,' dies at 92 2023-06-16T04:00:00Z Inside a cave in Laos, scientists have dated a pair of modern human bones to between 68,000 and 86,000 years ago. Ancient humans traveled half the world to Asia before main migration out of Africa 2023-06-13T04:00:00Z When asked if Laos is at risk of becoming a vassal state, Mr Menon said "that ship has sailed". ‘I feel hopeless': Living in a country on the brink 2023-10-08T04:00:00Z Traffickers ship the drugs out through the borders of Laos, Cambodia and Thailand, an area known as the Golden Triangle. Drug traffickers smuggling crystal meth past South East Asia security - UN 2023-06-02T04:00:00Z “Traffickers have continued to ship large volumes through Laos and northern Thailand, but at the same time they have pushed significant supply through central Myanmar to the Andaman Sea, where it seems few were looking.” UN anti-drug agency warns there is no let-up in methamphetamine trade from Asia’s Golden Triangle 2023-06-01T04:00:00Z In the months since Boramy’s release, the team, working with the Joint Environmental Monitoring Programme of the Mekong River Commission, has tagged nearly 300 more fish from 27 species in Cambodia and Laos. World’s largest freshwater fish draws attention to delicate ecosystem 2023-05-30T04:00:00Z The newly dated bones come from a massive, sloping cave named Tam Pà Ling, high in the verdant mountains of northern Laos. Ancient humans traveled half the world to Asia before main migration out of Africa 2023-06-13T04:00:00Z A sparsely populated, landlocked country of 7.5 million people, Laos is one of the region's poorest and least developed nations. ‘I feel hopeless': Living in a country on the brink 2023-10-08T04:00:00Z "Traffickers have continued to ship large volumes through Laos and northern Thailand, but at the same time they have pushed significant supply through central Myanmar to the Andaman Sea, where it seems few were looking." Drug traffickers smuggling crystal meth past South East Asia security - UN 2023-06-02T04:00:00Z The case of Laos also illustrates the difficulties of blocking the ingredients needed to produce the drugs from reaching the illegal labs. UN anti-drug agency warns there is no let-up in methamphetamine trade from Asia’s Golden Triangle 2023-06-01T04:00:00Z Cambodia’s environment ministry in December 2022 nominated 180 kilometers of the Mekong stretching south from its border with Laos as a World Heritage Site. World’s largest freshwater fish draws attention to delicate ecosystem 2023-05-30T04:00:00Z Kissinger additionally was accused of orchestrating the expansion of the conflict into Laos and Cambodia, enabling the rise of the genocidal Khmer Rouge regime that killed an estimated 2 million Cambodians. Former US diplomat Henry Kissinger celebrates 100th birthday, still active in global affairs 2023-05-27T04:00:00Z Laos has built dozens of foreign-financed dams to transform itself into the "battery of South East Asia" as a major exporter of electricity to the region. ‘I feel hopeless': Living in a country on the brink 2023-10-08T04:00:00Z Starting in southeastern China, the river meanders through Myanmar, Laos, Thailand and Cambodia, interrupted by many dams. Re-imagining rice, a crop that feeds the world 2023-05-21T04:00:00Z Laos, it says, is becoming an increasingly important route for chemicals reportedly used in drug production in Myanmar, entering the country through Vietnam, Thailand, and China. UN anti-drug agency warns there is no let-up in methamphetamine trade from Asia’s Golden Triangle 2023-06-01T04:00:00Z Laos, also Siamese territory, became part of French Indochina after a brief military conflict between Siam and France in 1893. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z But archaeological sites in Thailand, Burma, and Laos prove that many chose to make upland regions their homes as well. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z It's this "sense of discouragement among Lao youth… that needs urgent attention," says Catherine Phuong, the deputy resident representative at the UN Development Programme in Laos. ‘I feel hopeless': Living in a country on the brink 2023-10-08T04:00:00Z Laos recorded an all-time high of 110 F, while Thailand reached an unprecedented 114 F. Yet Another Massive Heat Wave Was All But Impossible without Human-Caused Warming 2023-05-18T04:00:00Z Among the disclosures was that China issued a $3.5 billion loan to build a railway system in Laos, which would take nearly a quarter of country’s annual output to pay off. China’s loans pushing world’s poorest countries to brink of collapse 2023-05-18T04:00:00Z Following its defeat in 1954 at the Battle of Dien Bien Phu, France granted independence to Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z Here, hundreds of stone tools dating to 74,000 BCE were discovered that resemble those of roughly the same age found in Africa, Laos, and Australia. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z "We're especially concerned in Laos that with the debt situation we are seeing reduced investment in the social sector, including health and education," she told the BBC. ‘I feel hopeless': Living in a country on the brink 2023-10-08T04:00:00Z In Thailand and Laos, extreme heat is much rarer. Yet Another Massive Heat Wave Was All But Impossible without Human-Caused Warming 2023-05-18T04:00:00Z Laos’s capital, Vientiane, reached 108.5 degrees on Saturday, the hottest temperature on record. Cyclone Mocha Moves Toward Myanmar and Bangladesh, Bringing Flood Threats 2023-05-12T04:00:00Z Subsequent communist revolutions gave rise to governments that still exist in China, Vietnam, North Korea, Cuba, and Laos. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z Cambodia has emerged as a hotspot for cybercrime rings but networks, which civil society groups say are often linked to Chinese criminal gangs, have since expanded to countries such as Myanmar and Laos. Southeast Asian leaders pledge crackdown on human traffickers online scams 2023-05-10T04:00:00Z Last week, Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi said her government is working to help Indonesian workers who have been duped into participating in online scams in Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam, Laos and the Philippines. ASEAN leaders to agree to cooperate in fighting cyber scams 2023-05-10T04:00:00Z Much of Asia also suffered extreme heat last month, including Thailand, Vietnam, Laos, Myanmar, Bangladesh and parts of China. Heat Waves Fueled by Climate Change Topple Records around the Globe 2023-05-08T04:00:00Z Indonesia’s Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi told a news conference on Friday that the government is also working to help Indonesian victims of online scams in Myanmar, Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam, Laos and the Philippines. 20 Indonesian trafficking victims freed in Myanmar 2023-05-06T04:00:00Z China will hold a rare joint military exercise with its landlocked neighbour Laos this month as Beijing tries to bolster security ties with regional allies to counter an expanding U.S. presence in Southeast Asia. India and Pakistan trade blame for frosty ties after SCO meeting 2023-05-05T04:00:00Z Experts say the trafficked captives are held in large compounds in converted casinos in Cambodia, and in special economic zones in Myanmar and Laos. Southeast Asian leaders pledge crackdown on human traffickers online scams 2023-05-10T04:00:00Z The drill marks a step up from previous "Peace Train" joint humanitarian medical rescue exercises between Chinese and Laotian militaries in Laos. Chinese troops to hold rare joint military exercise in Laos 2023-05-05T04:00:00Z There is little room for political opposition or dissenting voices in Communist-ruled Laos, one of Asia's poorest countries. Laos activist Anousa Luangsuphom killed in 'brazen' public shooting 2023-05-03T04:00:00Z Conservatives feared they might support a communist takeover in Thailand, as had just happened in neighbouring Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam. Thailand: Southeast Asia's 'weed wonderland' 2023-04-29T04:00:00Z Some KMT operatives smuggled opium sap grown in Myanmar’s Shan state — the heart of the narcotic-rich Golden Triangle where the porous borders of Thailand, Myanmar and Laos meet. Thais welcome Chinese tourists to a onetime refuge for regime’s foes 2023-04-28T04:00:00Z In the early 1960s in Vietnam, he helped train local counterinsurgency units in South Vietnam and Laos that proved loyal but insufficient against the North Vietnamese. Billy Waugh, veteran who tracked Carlos the Jackal for CIA, dies at 93 2023-04-07T04:00:00Z In February, China's defence ministry sent a working group to Laos, Vietnam and Brunei for talks on regional security issues, with a focus on "bilateral defence cooperation mechanisms." Chinese troops to hold rare joint military exercise in Laos 2023-05-05T04:00:00Z A well-known critic of the Laos government has been shot dead in a late-night attack in the capital. Laos activist Anousa Luangsuphom killed in 'brazen' public shooting 2023-05-03T04:00:00Z Both countries say the exercises, in northeast Thailand near the border with Laos, were defensive in nature. China, Singapore plan military drills as Beijing forges defence ties 2023-04-24T04:00:00Z Vietnam and Laos have yet to approve the surveys. Exclusive: China out of UN's wildlife survey for pandemic controls 2023-04-13T04:00:00Z The writer is a retired diplomat who served in Thailand, Laos and Vietnam. Opinion | Readers critique The Post: Try harder on images for birds in D.C. area 2023-04-07T04:00:00Z In November, Chinese President Xi Jinping told Laotian President Thongloun Sisoulith on a visit to Beijing that the two countries must ensure efforts to "build a shared future between China and Laos." Chinese troops to hold rare joint military exercise in Laos 2023-05-05T04:00:00Z Having journeyed for a year through China and then into neighbouring Laos, then Thailand, she reached a South Korean embassy. The daughter who fled North Korea to find her mother 2023-04-06T04:00:00Z Satellite data showed that many of fire hot spots were located in Myanmar, followed by Laos. Thailand's extreme air pollution: 'I feel sorry for my daughter' 2023-03-30T04:00:00Z China’s central bank is extending the separate, emergency loans at fairly high interest rates to Laos, Pakistan, Nigeria, Suriname and other financially distressed countries. After Doling Out Huge Loans, China Is Now Bailing Out Countries 2023-03-27T04:00:00Z In the process, atrocious conflicts would be launched in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia as the contagion of war spread. Ex-military officer: DOD budget shows vast power of the military-industrial-congressional complex 2023-03-22T04:00:00Z The following year, he joined the Foreign Office and served in diplomatic posts in Vientiane, Laos; Paris; Pretoria, South Africa, and Bogotá. Philip Ziegler, biographer of Britain’s powerful and pivotal, dies at 93 2023-03-01T05:00:00Z She rode a bus over the mountains and into Laos, where she took shelter in a church, before making it to the South Korean embassy. The daughter who fled North Korea to find her mother 2023-04-06T04:00:00Z But a slew of other countries, from Laos and Afghanistan to Venezuela and Argentina, have seen their finances deteriorate in the past year. Yellen, in India for G20, urges faster fixes for debt crises 2023-02-23T05:00:00Z Secret War in Laos, and who despite not speaking English worked hard to support his family after moving to America. Family: Man shot by police couldn’t hear, speak English 2023-02-18T05:00:00Z The region, where the borders of Myanmar, Thailand, and Laos meet - the so-called "Golden Triangle" - has historically been a major source of opium and heroin production. Opium production in Myanmar surges to nine-year high 2023-01-26T05:00:00Z The eastern Shan State, which borders China, Thailand and Laos, saw the biggest increase in cultivation, at 39%. Myanmar opium cultivation surging under military rule - UN report 2023-01-26T05:00:00Z "After travelling for months through China and Laos, I felt as though I was an orphan, being sent off to live in a foreign country," she says. The daughter who fled North Korea to find her mother 2023-04-06T04:00:00Z The so-called Golden Triangle area, where the borders of Myanmar, Laos and Thailand meet, has historically been a major production area for opium and hosted many of the labs that converted it to heroin. Report: Myanmar opium cultivation surges 33% amid violence 2023-01-25T05:00:00Z In Laos, they reported that the CIA had spent about $70 million to fund guerrilla fighters as part of a “secret war” against communist forces. James Lowenstein dies at 95; his Senate reports challenged Vietnam War claims 2023-01-11T05:00:00Z OCCIDENTAL, Calif. — It’s not a sound that Carter Laos had heard before, but he knew exactly what was happening as he leaped from bed in fear early Thursday. At least 2 dead as fierce rains and winds again batter California 2023-01-04T05:00:00Z Less than half of those from Mexico, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Japan are naturalized, compared with at least 80 percent from Cambodia, Iran, Laos, Poland and Vietnam. Number of New U.S. Citizens Hits Highest Mark in 15 Years 2023-01-02T05:00:00Z Because of the clandestine nature of the conflict in Laos, few Americans knew about how Hmong people had helped the United States as allies during the war. Oakland’s Next Mayor Highlights Political Rise of Hmong Americans 2022-12-28T05:00:00Z He would tell them his parents were refugees from Laos, a Southeast Asian country east of Thailand and west of Vietnam. Defining ‘Asian American’ is complicated. Who gets left behind? 2022-12-19T05:00:00Z The Arkansas Democrat later sent Mr. Lowenstein and Moose on missions to Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, South Korea, Greece and the Philippines, with headline-making reports usually following in their wake. James Lowenstein dies at 95; his Senate reports challenged Vietnam War claims 2023-01-11T05:00:00Z My wife was like, ‘You better not go out there,’” Laos said, “and I said, ‘Someone has to go out there and pull this out.’” At least 2 dead as fierce rains and winds again batter California 2023-01-04T05:00:00Z Representatives from Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam also attended the meeting. Thailand hosts informal meeting on Myanmar political crisis 2022-12-22T05:00:00Z Like Ms. Thao’s parents, Mr. Moua landed in a refugee camp in Thailand after fleeing the war in Laos nearly 50 years ago. Oakland’s Next Mayor Highlights Political Rise of Hmong Americans 2022-12-28T05:00:00Z Representatives from Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam also attended, said the source, who could not be named because the person was not authorised to speak to the media. Myanmar junta minister attend talks hosted by Thailand, key ASEAN players absent 2022-12-22T05:00:00Z Of seven new dams planned in Laos, at least four are co-financed by Chinese companies, according to Mekong Dam Monitor data. How dams built by China starve the Mekong River Delta of vital sediment 2022-12-15T05:00:00Z “This was bad, and what’s coming is supposed to be worse,” Laos said. At least 2 dead as fierce rains and winds again batter California 2023-01-04T05:00:00Z "Since his disappearance the enthusiasm for civil society has lessened. Civil society in Laos is no longer active - it's definitely had a sobering effect on young people," she said. Sombath Somphone: The activist who disappeared at a police checkpoint 2022-12-14T05:00:00Z While Hmong immigrants have come to the United States from various nations, most came as refugees from Laos during the post-Vietnam era. Oakland’s Next Mayor Highlights Political Rise of Hmong Americans 2022-12-28T05:00:00Z Singapore is imposing sanctions on Russia, while Laos, Thailand and Vietnam abstained in a United Nations vote in October to condemn Russia's annexation of Ukrainian regions. EU seeks firm words on Russia at first summit with ASEAN 2022-12-14T05:00:00Z "In the past three or four years there has been a wake-up call about sediment," said the head of the commission, Anoulak Kittikhoun of Laos. How dams built by China starve the Mekong River Delta of vital sediment 2022-12-15T05:00:00Z A U.S. official had compared Ukraine's challenge to attempts to disarm unexploded ordnance in Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos following the American war of the 1960s and 70s in Southeast Asia. Canada to provide C$15 million for Ukraine demining 2022-12-06T05:00:00Z Yet upon arrival in Thailand their handlers took them on a long journey by road, eventually crossing a river into neighbouring Laos. The Kenyans lured to become unwitting 'love' fraudsters 2022-11-25T05:00:00Z "In particular we know that the climate crisis presents a real threat to the communities who depend on the Mekong River. In Thailand, in Vietnam, Laos." US VP Harris announces $20 mln new clean energy funding for Mekong region 2022-11-20T05:00:00Z It hearkens back to the ill-conceived Vietnam War, yet also touches upon U.S. wars in Cambodia, Laos, Iraq and Afghanistan. War: ‘Will people ever learn?’ 2022-11-16T05:00:00Z Another 11 dams have gone up since 1995 on the main river itself in China – including five mega-dams each standing more than 100 metres tall – while China has helped to build two in Laos. How dams built by China starve the Mekong River Delta of vital sediment 2022-12-15T05:00:00Z “The debt crisis is intensifying,” the United Nations Development Program warned last month, as it identified 54 countries with severe debt problems, including Somalia, Argentina and Laos. Divided over Ukraine war, G-20 summit struggles on economic agenda 2022-11-13T05:00:00Z Neighboring Cambodia and Laos are leading the effort to increase the wild populations with regular release programs, said Platt, who has spent years working on crocodile conservation. Thai crocodile farmers want trade restrictions relaxed 2022-11-12T05:00:00Z The youngest fragments were from bats sampled in Yunnan and Laos. Chances of Finding COVID-Causing Virus Ancestor ‘Almost Nil,’ Virologists Say 2022-11-11T05:00:00Z Second, China has effectively destroyed Asean unity by picking off smaller states, such as Laos and Cambodia, which are now so dependent on Beijing's largesse they are more or less client states. The US wants to play in China's backyard 2022-11-10T05:00:00Z After discarding images obscured by cloud cover or pollution, the team was left with 1,500 depicting the turbidity around two dams in China and two in Laos. How dams built by China starve the Mekong River Delta of vital sediment 2022-12-15T05:00:00Z General Assembly resolution condemning Russian aggression, with Vietnam and Laos abstaining. Ukraine boosts Southeast Asia ties with peace accord 2022-11-09T05:00:00Z Thailand’s release of 50 crocodiles between 2006 and 2019 is relatively small compared to Laos, where around 70 crocodiles were released this year alone. Thai crocodile farmers want trade restrictions relaxed 2022-11-12T05:00:00Z Two of Cambodia’s neighbors that were also in the socialist bloc, Vietnam and Laos, abstained. Cambodia to send deminers to help train Ukrainians 2022-11-02T04:00:00Z Experts said the raids were mostly for show and that many workers were bused to new facilities in less visible areas of Cambodia or to neighboring Laos and Myanmar. 'I was a slave': Up to 100,000 held captive by Chinese cybercriminals in Cambodia 2022-11-01T04:00:00Z Vietnam and China are among the last five communist-ruled states in the world, along with Cuba, Laos and North Korea. China's Xi greets Vietmanese ally with ceremony, call for defiance 2022-10-31T04:00:00Z Vaccinated travelers may enter Laos without testing requirements. Asia is slowly reopening to travelers. Here’s where you can go. When he arrived in Thailand in 1967, on his assigned mission by the Redemptorists, he was first dispatched to the far northeastern part of the country and to Laos. Bangkok’s Priest to the Poor Finds His Fit Among Fellow Outcasts 2022-10-14T04:00:00Z Tukta and her family live in Uthai Sawan, a rural community in one of the country’s poorest regions, not far from the Laos border. ‘I love you, mommy’: 4-year-old Thai day care victim mourned 2022-10-08T04:00:00Z The U.S. said Ching specializes in the transportation of rhino horn, ivory, and pangolins — also known as scaly anteaters — from Africa, using routes through Malaysia and Laos to consumers in Vietnam and China. Malaysian wildlife traffickers hit with US sanctions 2022-10-07T04:00:00Z Thailand abuts the so-called Golden Triangle, a lawless border zone of Thailand, Laos and Myanmar, where many of the world’s synthetic drugs are churned out by warlords and kingpins, mostly in Myanmar. Gunman Kills Dozens, Including Children, in Rampage at Thai Child Care Center 2022-10-06T04:00:00Z Apart from Cambodia, scammers are also known to have set up bases in Laos and Myanmar near the Thai border. 21 more Malaysian scam victims return from Cambodia, Laos 2022-10-06T04:00:00Z Returning to Bangkok in 1971, after war came to Laos, he was reassigned to Klong Toey, almost as far out of sight as if he had been in the distant highlands. Bangkok’s Priest to the Poor Finds His Fit Among Fellow Outcasts 2022-10-14T04:00:00Z Scientists have found very similar viruses in horseshoe bats living in remote caves in Laos, southern China, and other parts of southeast Asia. Five things about covid we still don’t understand at our peril 2022-09-26T04:00:00Z Douglas pointed out that the truck was stopped near the Kings Roman Casino, which is located in a special economic zone of Laos that operates virtually autonomously of national law. Police in Laos seize meth pills in one of biggest busts 2022-09-24T04:00:00Z In the meantime, countries like Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Laos — among many — have seen their currencies weaken against the dollar, adding to the costs for dollar-denominated imports of oil and other goods. Inflation, unrest challenge Bangladesh’s ‘miracle economy’ 2022-09-22T04:00:00Z In a statement late Wednesday, Malaysia's foreign ministry said it had received 301 reports of people trapped by the job scam networks in Cambodia, as well as in Laos, Myanmar, and Thailand. Malaysia brings home 15 victims of Cambodian cybercrime racket 2022-09-22T04:00:00Z Malaysia’s government has pledged to rescue Malaysians caught in what is said to be “modern slavery” in the region, including in Laos, Thailand, Myanmar and Cambodia. Malaysian dad pleads help for scam victims after son died 2022-09-21T04:00:00Z Inflation has also risen sharply in Laos and in Pakistan, two other countries with economies imperiled by rising debt burdens and weaker growth. Asian lender ADB cuts forecasts to reflect weakening outlook 2022-09-20T04:00:00Z Such zones are found in the neighboring countries of Laos, Myanmar and Cambodia, all of which have loose law enforcement and have struggled with organized crime. Police in Laos seize meth pills in one of biggest busts 2022-09-24T04:00:00Z China shares a border with more than 10 countries including Russia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Laos and Vietnam. China plans easier border entry rules for some foreign tourists 2022-09-19T04:00:00Z It engages troops from several ex-Soviet nations, China, India, Laos, Mongolia, Nicaragua and Syria. Putin attends joint military drills with China, others 2022-09-06T04:00:00Z Moscow says the war games also involve military contingents and observers from Algeria, Laos, Mongolia, Nicaragua, Syria and six former Soviet republics. Smiling Putin inspects big Far East military drills 2022-09-06T04:00:00Z The drills will be conducted at seven firing ranges in far eastern Russia and will engage troops from several ex-Soviet nations, China, India, Laos, Mongolia, Nicaragua and Syria. Russia to hold sweeping joint war games with China, others 2022-08-29T04:00:00Z And in unapologetically authoritarian systems like those in Vietnam, Laos and Myanmar, there is little pretence that the courts are independent of political pressure. Najib Razak: The verdict that sent Malaysia's untouchable ex-PM to prison 2022-08-26T04:00:00Z In 2021, the Cluster Munition Coalition documented incidents in Laos and Lebanon in which groups of children were injured or killed from playing with remnants of cluster munitions. Cluster munitions have killed nearly 700 in Ukraine, a study reports. 2022-08-25T04:00:00Z Page was wounded four times as a war correspondent covering conflicts in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia during the 1960s and ’70s. Storied Vietnam War photographer Tim Page dies, inspired 'Apocalypse Now' character 2022-08-25T04:00:00Z ICE does not detail the level of sanctions imposed on each, but notes that the sanctions on Sierra Leone and Laos used to be stiffer but have been trimmed. New bill would punish China for refusing to take back deportees 2022-08-25T04:00:00Z Page was wounded four times as a war reporter covering conflicts in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia during the 1960s and ’70s. Vietnam War photographer Tim Page dies in Australia at 78 2022-08-24T04:00:00Z Both were killed in 1971 when the helicopter they were in was shot down in Laos. Tim Page, storied Vietnam War photographer, dies at 78 2022-08-24T04:00:00Z He went well beyond Europe, into the Middle East, India and Nepal, ending his journey in Laos as the Indochina war was just beginning. Tim Page, Gonzo Photographer of Vietnam War, Is Dead at 78 2022-08-24T04:00:00Z In 1970, it was decided — “by vainglorious minds, smaller than mine,” Tim wrote — to reopen a long abandoned Marine firebase in the heart of the A Shau Valley, near the border with Laos. Perspective | Sometimes, familiar faces show up in some unfamiliar places 2022-08-17T04:00:00Z Chanthakoummane, 41, the son of immigrants from Laos, has acknowledged he was in the model home but said he only went inside to get a drink of water. Texas to execute man for slaying of Dallas real estate agent 2022-08-16T04:00:00Z He left Britain in 1962, traveling through Europe, the Middle East and then Asia where he began photographing a civil war in Laos. Vietnam War photographer Tim Page dies in Australia at 78 2022-08-24T04:00:00Z Agency for International Development in Laos and taking pictures on the side when his photos of an attempted Laotian coup were published. Tim Page, storied Vietnam War photographer, dies at 78 2022-08-24T04:00:00Z He found work as a stringer for United Press International and won a job with photographs of an attempted coup in Laos in 1965. Tim Page, Gonzo Photographer of Vietnam War, Is Dead at 78 2022-08-24T04:00:00Z The Falcon Strike exercise will be held at the Udorn Royal Thai Air Force Base in northern Thailand near the border with Laos. China sending fighter jets to Thailand for joint exercises 2022-08-12T04:00:00Z In addition, veterans who served during the war in Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Guam, American Samoa and Johnston Atoll will also be considered to have been exposed to the chemical. Veterans health bill marks a personal victory for Biden 2022-08-09T04:00:00Z Cambodia currently holds the rotating chairmanship of ASEAN, which also includes the Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, Laos, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam and Brunei in addition to Myanmar. Myanmar violence, Ukraine war loom over ASEAN meetings 2022-08-01T04:00:00Z Also, veterans who served in Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Guam, American Samoa and Johnston Atoll will be presumed to have been exposed to Agent Orange. EXPLAINER: How health care for vets became fight in Congress 2022-08-01T04:00:00Z Examples of how all this near real-time monitoring via Ferm is now being used are pilot schemes in Vietnam and Laos that are trying to tackle illegal logging. The space tech helping to tackle deforestation Shooting laser beams at trees to tackle deforestation 2022-07-31T04:00:00Z In recent decades, they disappeared from Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam. In much of Asia, tiger populations are rebounding 2022-07-29T04:00:00Z Maldives and Laos are other examples of countries in the region that are facing onerous debt situations. IMF says Sri Lanka needs to talk with China about debt restructuring 2022-07-27T04:00:00Z Tigers may now be gone for good in Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam, Miquelle said. Why monarch butterflies, now endangered, are on the ‘edge of collapse’ 2022-07-21T04:00:00Z In the past decade, tiger populations have increased in Nepal, northern China and perhaps in India, while tigers have disappeared entirely from Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam, said Miquelle. Beloved monarch butterflies now listed as endangered 2022-07-21T04:00:00Z Myanmar is one of several countries in Asia, also including Sri Lanka and Laos, whose economies are imperiled by soaring prices and weaker currencies. Myanmar’s economy fragile as fighting, inflation hit poor 2022-07-21T04:00:00Z China has loaned Laos huge amounts of money in recent years to fund big projects like a hydropower plant and a railway. Sri Lanka crisis is a warning to other Asian nations 2022-07-17T04:00:00Z From Egypt to Laos, countries that traditionally depend on their supplies for wheat have suffered soaring costs for staples like bread. The World Economy Is Imperiled by a Force Hiding in Plain Sight 2022-07-16T04:00:00Z The bat virus at the center of Dr. Eloit’s experiments came to light on an expedition to limestone caves in northern Laos in the summer of 2020. Bat Virus Studies Raise Questions About Laboratory Tinkering 2022-07-15T04:00:00Z Laos and Vietnam abstained in the U.N. vote on the Ukrainian war. EU, Southeast Asia to hold first full summit amid security fears 2022-07-15T04:00:00Z And it would extend Agent Orange presumptions to veterans who served in Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Guam and American Samoa. Burn pits legislation nears finish line with House approval 2022-07-13T04:00:00Z Like Sri Lanka and Laos, Pakistan also faces low foreign currency reserves, which have almost halved since August last year. Sri Lanka crisis is a warning to other Asian nations 2022-07-17T04:00:00Z But he has plenty of locales on his bucket list, including Laos and the Aleutian Islands in Alaska. Siberia or Japan? Expert Google Maps Players Can Tell at a Glimpse. 2022-07-07T04:00:00Z To test that idea, the scientists are working to obtain more samples from bats in Laos and neighboring countries. Bat Virus Studies Raise Questions About Laboratory Tinkering 2022-07-15T04:00:00Z Tiny, landlocked Laos was one of the fastest growing economies until the pandemic hit. Sri Lanka’s crisis rings alarm for other troubled economies 2022-07-05T04:00:00Z Yet in other countries, such as Cambodia and Laos, the industry is basically starting from zero. Will electric motorbike sales take-off across Asia? 2022-06-26T04:00:00Z Laos' currency, the kip, has been plunging and is down by more than a third against the US dollar this year. Sri Lanka crisis is a warning to other Asian nations 2022-07-17T04:00:00Z Cambodian fisheries officials are now planning an international workshop that will seek to involve experts from Vietnam, Laos and Thailand to discuss how to better protect the surviving freshwater fish in the area, Hogan said. World’s heaviest freshwater fish, a 661-pound stingray, caught in Cambodia 2022-06-21T04:00:00Z And, it would extend Agent Orange presumptions to veterans who served in Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Guam and American Samoa. Senate set to enhance benefits for vets exposed to burn pits 2022-06-16T04:00:00Z Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia and Vietnam, and by representatives of the foreign ministers of Laos, the Philippines and Thailand, India’s External Affairs Ministry said. India, ASEAN seek to boost ties amid U.S.-China rivalry 2022-06-16T04:00:00Z The two-day meeting marks the 30th anniversary of India’s dialogue relations with the 10-member regional bloc that includes Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Myanmar and Vietnam. India, ASEAN seek to boost ties amid US-China rivalry 2022-06-16T04:00:00Z Laos, which is already heavily in debt, is struggling to repay those loans or or pay for imports like fuel. Sri Lanka crisis is a warning to other Asian nations 2022-07-17T04:00:00Z Since 2016, a number of Thai dissidents have been abducted and killed in Cambodia and Laos. Opinion | My attacker has been jailed. But who was pulling the strings? 2022-06-09T04:00:00Z Sherman is also making stops in South Korea, Laos and Vietnam. US official meets Marcos in Philippines in diplomatic push 2022-06-08T04:00:00Z Subsequent books focused on the Rwandan genocide, turmoil in the Balkans, the legacy of the Vietnam War in Laos and the cycle of violence in the Gaza Strip. Dervla Murphy, intrepid author of travel books, dies at 90 2022-06-07T04:00:00Z Her parents were children when they fled Laos with their families after the Vietnam War. Megan Khang plays for her parents and their sacrifice at the U.S. Women’s Open 2022-06-03T04:00:00Z A tooth found inside of a mountain cave in Laos has solved one of the biggest scientific mysteries of the Denisovans, a branch of ancient humans that disappeared roughly 50,000 years ago. Tooth of an Ancient Girl Fills Gap in Human Family Tree 2022-05-17T04:00:00Z Laos was "a soft target for traffickers", Douglas said. Asia's synthetic drug trade booms, with record meth seizures 2022-05-30T04:00:00Z Their customer base grew and diversified as they added scarves, bags and jewelry made in Afghanistan, Laos and the United States. They Served. Now, Inspired by What They Saw, They Sell. 2022-05-30T04:00:00Z The Bach Long suspension bridge, which translates as "White Dragon", is in Son La province, northwest of the capital, Hanoi, and bordering Laos. 'Don't look down': Vietnam glass-bottomed bridge targets thrill-seekers 2022-05-30T04:00:00Z The Golden Triangle area, where the borders of Myanmar, Laos and Thailand meet, was historically a major production area for opium and hosted many of the labs that converted it to heroin. 1B meth pills: East, SE Asia drug industry hits ominous peak 2022-05-29T04:00:00Z Scientists have been searching in northeastern Laos for decades for prehistoric human remains. Tooth found in Laos sheds light on Denisovans, enigmatic group of extinct humans 2022-05-19T04:00:00Z More than 90% of the tablet seizures occurred in Thailand, Laos, Myanmar and Cambodia, where it is used both recreationally and by workers. Asia's synthetic drug trade booms, with record meth seizures 2022-05-30T04:00:00Z Some proceeds from sales have gone toward funding girls’ education in Afghanistan, land mine removal in Laos and services for disabled veterans in Washington State. They Served. Now, Inspired by What They Saw, They Sell. 2022-05-30T04:00:00Z A molar recovered from a cave in northeastern Laos in 2018 closely resembles the few known examples of molars of the mysterious extinct human species known as Denisovans, close cousins of the Neanderthals. News at a glance: A COVID-19 drug nixed, a Chinese database investigated, and a new energy research leader confirmed 2022-05-18T04:00:00Z It would also expand the presumption of exposure to the toxic herbicide for veterans who deployed to Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Guam and American Samoa. Lawmakers reach deal to help veterans exposed to burn pits 2022-05-18T04:00:00Z In 2018, a child living in the village of Long Gua Pa in northeastern Laos approached a team of archaeologists, eager to show them a cave full of bones. This unusual tooth is the first fossil evidence of Denisovans in Southeast Asia 2022-05-17T04:00:00Z President Joe Biden started the summit, bringing together Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam, by hosting a dinner for the leaders at the White House on Thursday. U.S. tells Southeast Asian leaders it will be in region for 'generations' 2022-05-13T04:00:00Z One virus from a colony in limestone caves in Laos was 96.8% similar in sequence to the human virus—perhaps a decade removed. On the hunt for new viruses, this bat-trapping scientist hopes to prevent future pandemics 2022-04-13T04:00:00Z In the 1950s with the Korean War, as well as in the 1960s and 1970s in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia, war, fought by the U.S. and its allies was a significantly Asian phenomenon. Ukraine in perspective: Is war in Europe shocking and unusual? Hardly 2022-04-11T04:00:00Z The United States tried that in Vietnam, and Cambodia, and Laos, and it just didn’t add up. Opinion | Putin’s indiscriminate bombing isn’t just savage. It’s bad strategy. 2022-04-05T04:00:00Z The archaeologists who were led to the cave in 2018 had been excavating early modern human sites in Laos’s lush Annamite Mountains for 15 years. This unusual tooth is the first fossil evidence of Denisovans in Southeast Asia 2022-05-17T04:00:00Z By alluding to their resistance against the communist government in Laos, Thao-Urabe led the elders to see a link between their own experiences and the George Floyd protests. Asian Americans are having ‘the talk’ about racism for the first time — with their parents 2022-04-05T04:00:00Z The World Wildlife Fund described an astonishing 224 newly documented species in a region encompassing parts of Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand and Myanmar. Science News Briefs from around the World: April 2022 2022-04-04T04:00:00Z Of the 10 members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations only three — Brunei, Laos and Myanmar — have clung to stringent restrictions on international arrivals. Asia Welcomes Travelers, but Japan Says, Not Yet 2022-04-02T04:00:00Z By 1965, he was running bombing missions from Thailand to North Vietnam and Laos. Charles G. Boyd, Air Force General and Former POW, Dies at 83 2022-04-01T04:00:00Z Similar stone vessels have previously been found in Laos and Indonesia. Assam: 'Mysterious' giant stone jars found in India 2022-03-31T04:00:00Z In Southeast Asia, Myanmar has quickly outstripped the dismal records of its autocratic neighbors, including Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos, said Phil Robertson, the deputy Asia director for Human Rights Watch. Myanmar Junta’s Political Prisoners Since Coup Now Number 10,000 2022-03-31T04:00:00Z More than two million tons of bombs fell on Laos alone. Would Putin Strike NATO Supply Lines to Ukraine? History Suggests No. 2022-03-28T04:00:00Z The past experiences of an Iraqi man in Baghdad, a woman in Laos, a Bosnian Muslim — along with the ongoing bloodshed in Ukraine — illuminate the endless cycle of civilian carnage in war. Perspective | Five books that illuminate the agony and uncertainty of civilians caught in wars 2022-03-18T04:00:00Z India, Pakistan, Vietnam, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Laos and Mongolia also sat out the vote on a United Nations' resolution to demand the end of Russia's military operations in Ukraine. War in Ukraine: How Asian economies are divided over Russia sanctions 2022-03-10T05:00:00Z Maybe Vietnam’s neighbors, such as Cambodia and Laos, might also fall, like dominoes in a line. myWorld: The Growth of Our Country 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z And when the Japanese overran French Indochina—Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos—in July 1941, Roosevelt cut off oil shipments to Japan. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z The aquatic mammal was found dead Tuesday on a riverbank in Stung Treng province near the border with Laos, Cambodia’s Fisheries Conservation Department announced on its Facebook page. Last freshwater dolphin in northeastern Cambodia dies 2022-02-16T05:00:00Z Between 1964 and 1975, 3 to 4 million people died in Vietnam, nearly 1 million in the “killing fields” of Cambodia and 1 million in Laos. Perspective | Five books that illuminate the agony and uncertainty of civilians caught in wars 2022-03-18T04:00:00Z Cambodia borders Thailand, Laos, and Vietnam, and opens toward the South China Sea, where Washington and Beijing have issued conflicting territorial claims. Prime minister grooms West Point-educated son to take over in Cambodia 2022-02-07T05:00:00Z Long lines of trucks arriving from Vietnam, Myanmar and Laos are now backed up on China’s border crossings. A Side-Effect of China’s Strict Virus Policy: Abandoned Fruit 2022-02-05T05:00:00Z He also authorized bombings in neighboring Laos and Cambodia to destroy Vietcong hiding places. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Keomanivong is a member of the “Free Lao” movement, an informal group set up to promote human rights and democracy in Laos, comprised mainly of Lao migrant workers and activists in Thailand. Human rights groups urge Thailand not to deport Lao activist 2022-02-01T05:00:00Z Many books have been written about Vietnam, but it’s the rare one that shines a light on Laos. Perspective | Five books that illuminate the agony and uncertainty of civilians caught in wars 2022-03-18T04:00:00Z “Production in Shan is off the charts, and Laos is now a favored gateway for traffickers,” Douglas said in an email. Laos makes big meth bust as UN warns of security breakdown 2022-01-29T05:00:00Z Thai exporters who usually ship their fruit through Vietnam and Laos, which share crossings with China, have been frustrated with government leaders for not helping them manage their losses. A Side-Effect of China’s Strict Virus Policy: Abandoned Fruit 2022-02-05T05:00:00Z Later, the French added Laos, Cambodia, and northern Vietnam to the territory. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z “This person is clearly a recognised refugee. Being sent back to Laos would be a violation to human rights in the most severe kind,” Phil Robertson, Human Rights Watch’s Deputy Asia Director, told Reuters. Human rights groups urge Thailand not to deport Lao activist 2022-02-01T05:00:00Z The conservation group’s report, released Wednesday, highlights the need to protect the rich biodiversity and habitats in the region, which includes Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand and Myanmar. Report: Ghostly monkey among 224 new Mekong region species 2022-01-25T05:00:00Z In 2020, Laos avoided bankruptcy only by selling part of its energy grid to China to help fund a railway linking the two countries. Colombo Port City: A new Dubai or a Chinese enclave? 2022-01-16T05:00:00Z The new route links southern China’s Yunnan province to Vientiane, capital of impoverished, landlocked Laos several miles upriver across from Nong Khai. U.S.-China rivalry plays out in remote Thai town 2022-01-13T05:00:00Z Today, there are only five Communist countries—China, North Korea, Vietnam, and Laos in Asia and Cuba in the Caribbean. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Thailand’s foreign ministry did not immediately respond to a request for comment on whether Keomanivong’s deportation had been sought by Laos. Human rights groups urge Thailand not to deport Lao activist 2022-02-01T05:00:00Z There are also dozens of newly identified reptiles, frogs and newts, fish and 155 plant species, including the only known succulent bamboo species, found in Laos. Report: Ghostly monkey among 224 new Mekong region species 2022-01-25T05:00:00Z She remembers trying a version from Laos that included chile peppers. Miso paste packs a major umami punch. Here’s how to use it. 2021-11-05T04:00:00Z Bangkok is a non-NATO treaty ally with Washington and was used to launch U.S. aerial bombing raids and ground assaults against communist nationalists in Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos during the Vietnam War. U.S.-China rivalry plays out in remote Thai town 2022-01-13T05:00:00Z Lee’s parents emigrated from Laos to Minnesota, which has the largest concentration of Hmong in the U.S. Sunni Lee reveals she's received 'so much hate' over relationship with USC football player 2022-01-07T05:00:00Z Several Thai democracy activists who sought refuge in Laos have disappeared, including two later found dead by the Mekong River in 2018, their bodies filled with concrete. Human rights groups urge Thailand not to deport Lao activist 2022-02-01T05:00:00Z She accompanied her husband, Robert Myers, on postings to Spain, Laos and Northern Ireland. Community deaths 2021-12-14T05:00:00Z Djibouti, Laos, Zambia and Kyrgyzstan have debts to China equivalent to at least 20% of their annual GDP. China: Is it burdening poor countries with unsustainable debt? 2022-01-05T05:00:00Z Many members of the Hmong community moved to the Twin Cities as refugees from Southeast Asia, mostly from Laos. The Most Memorable Sports Moments of 2021, According to Us 2021-12-31T05:00:00Z We were in a poor village in an isolated valley in Laos; there were no paddles with which to shock his chest or adrenaline to shoot into it. Appreciation: Joan Didion’s indelible study of grief gave me the tools to save myself 2021-12-27T05:00:00Z Laos said this week it would reopen for tourists on Jan. 1. Despite COVID-19, China expects 1 mln passenger trips on new Laos rail link 2021-12-16T05:00:00Z Two of Cambodia’s neighbors, Laos and Vietnam, have not yet confirmed any omicron cases, while a third, Thailand, has nine confirmed cases, all from foreign arrivals, and five suspected cases. Cambodian back from Ghana is country’s 1st omicron case 2021-12-15T05:00:00Z This month, Laos completed its first high-speed railway, a $6 billion project backed by China. Blinken, in Indonesia, Stresses Soft Power to Counter China 2021-12-14T05:00:00Z China, Laos, Vietnam and North Korea were colored red and labeled "closed." The curious case of a map and a disappearing Taiwan minister at U.S. democracy summit 2021-12-12T05:00:00Z Female ordination is not available in the Tibetan tradition nor in Cambodia, Laos or Myanmar. In Buddhism, women blaze a path but strive for gender equity 2021-12-09T05:00:00Z Economists have warned the project, launched in 2015, could make it hard for Laos, one of Asia's poorest nations, to repay external debt, much of it owed to China. Despite COVID-19, China expects 1 mln passenger trips on new Laos rail link 2021-12-16T05:00:00Z Insikt Group said it had also detected activity in Cambodia and Laos believed linked to Beijing’s Belt and Road Initiative to build ports, railways and other facilities across Asia, Africa and the Pacific. Report: Chinese hackers targeted Southeast Asian nations 2021-12-08T05:00:00Z The region is split between countries that are friendlier with China, like Cambodia and Laos, and others that are more hard-line, such as Vietnam. Blinken, in Indonesia, Stresses Soft Power to Counter China 2021-12-14T05:00:00Z A train is ready on the station during the handover ceremony of the high-speed rail project linking the Chinese southwestern city of Kunming with Vientiane, in Vientiane, Laos, December 3, 2021. China and Laos open $6 billion high-speed rail link 2021-12-03T05:00:00Z She went on to create the Sakyadhita International Association of Buddhist Women and an education project for women that runs schools in Bangladesh, Laos and the Himalayas. In Buddhism, women blaze a path but strive for gender equity 2021-12-09T05:00:00Z Laos has been one of the world’s fastest-growing economies over the past decade but still is among the poorest. Laos opens railway to China as debt to Beijing rises 2021-12-03T05:00:00Z Laos state news agency KPL on Thursday said the project was part of the government's strategy to convert Laos "from a landlocked country to a land-linked one". Laos gives Buddhist blessings to its new high-speed rail line 2021-12-02T05:00:00Z But foreign experts say the potential benefits to Laos beyond serving as a channel for Chinese trade are unclear and the cost appears dangerously high. Laos-China railway to launch as debt to Beijing mounts 2021-12-01T05:00:00Z Economists have warned that the rail project could make it difficult for communist Laos, one of Asia's poorest nations, to repay external debt, much of it owed to China. China and Laos open $6 billion high-speed rail link 2021-12-03T05:00:00Z Chau's arrest warrant is no doubt sending shockwaves through organised crime in Hong Kong and Macau, but also Cambodia, Laos and the Philippines. China's Wenzhou issues arrest warrant for Macau junket mogul Chau 2021-11-27T05:00:00Z But it leaves a debt that foreign experts warn Laos, a country of 7 million people wedged between China, Vietnam and Thailand, might struggle to repay. Laos opens railway to China as debt to Beijing rises 2021-12-03T05:00:00Z With a population of 7 million and gross domestic product of just $18 billion in 2019, communist Laos is one of Asia's poorest nations. Laos gives Buddhist blessings to its new high-speed rail line 2021-12-02T05:00:00Z With only 21 stations in Laos, the line is designed to serve Chinese needs to reach foreign ports quickly, Morris said. Laos-China railway to launch as debt to Beijing mounts 2021-12-01T05:00:00Z Lee - whose parents immigrated to the US from Laos - comes from St Paul, Minnesota. US Olympian Sunisa Lee 'pepper sprayed in racist attack' 2021-11-11T05:00:00Z A report into the summit shows the UK government purchased "carbon offsets" to support five global projects which reduced emissions in India, Vietnam, Laos and Thailand. How green was the COP26 climate summit? 2021-11-11T05:00:00Z The government plans to allow workers from neighbouring Myanmar, Cambodia and Laos to re-enter the country beginning next month and fill up shortages in big exporting industries such as food and rubber production. Thailand offers COVID-19 vaccines to migrant workers 2021-11-10T05:00:00Z Chinese companies are full or part owners of another big dam already built in Cambodia and 18 more in neighboring Laos. China’s global infrastructure program goes green—but could still devastate ecosystems 2021-11-03T04:00:00Z He said a railway to serve mostly rural Laos would have more stations to connect farmers to markets. Laos-China railway to launch as debt to Beijing mounts 2021-12-01T05:00:00Z Laos retains the death penalty for drug trafficking and production, but is not believed to have executed anyone in decades. Police searched a beer truck and found some $200 million worth of drugs, in Asia’s largest-ever meth bust 2021-10-29T04:00:00Z Other viruses found in Laos bear a much closer similarity in some of their genes, and scientists expect that further investigation will uncover even more closely related coronaviruses in bats. Origin of Virus May Remain Murky, U.S. Intelligence Agencies Say 2021-10-29T04:00:00Z In the wild, the animals are found in Vietnam and Laos. Rare white-cheeked gibbon born in Polish zoo 2021-10-29T04:00:00Z In Laos, BRI threatens a refuge for endangered species of cats, deer, gibbons, and bears. China’s global infrastructure program goes green—but could still devastate ecosystems 2021-11-03T04:00:00Z That is the equivalent of nearly a fifth of Laos’s economic output last year. Laos-China railway to launch as debt to Beijing mounts 2021-12-01T05:00:00Z Laos is a poor, sparsely inhabited landlocked country with a reputation for corruption that can facilitate smuggling. Laos reports seizing huge amount of methamphetamine 2021-10-28T04:00:00Z There has been a significant increase in Golden Triangle drug supply in recent months due to unrest in Myanmar's Shan state, which borders China, Laos and Thailand, Mr Douglas told the BBC. Laos makes Southeast Asia's largest ever drug bust 2021-10-28T04:00:00Z Authorities in Laos did not immediately respond to Reuters request for comment. Laos police seize record drugs haul in Golden Triangle 2021-10-28T04:00:00Z Powell first saw combat in Vietnam in 1963 as an adviser to a South Vietnamese infantry battalion patrolling the border with Laos. Colin L. Powell, former secretary of state and military leader, dies at 84 2021-10-18T04:00:00Z Laos ranks among poor countries deemed to be at “high debt risk.” Laos-China railway to launch as debt to Beijing mounts 2021-12-01T05:00:00Z Workers in Laos gather bat dung for fertilizer, labor that may place them in proximity to bats in the caves. How the hunt for this deadly virus shaped the search for coronavirus’s origins 2021-10-14T04:00:00Z Strict Covid and security measures on China's Yunnan border with Myanmar "appear to be at least partly why trafficking has increased east into Laos and south into Thailand" to avoid losses, he added. Laos makes Southeast Asia's largest ever drug bust 2021-10-28T04:00:00Z The Golden Triangle - an area of northeast Myanmar that meets parts of Thailand and Laos - has a long history of being a major drug-producing area. Laos police seize record drugs haul in Golden Triangle 2021-10-28T04:00:00Z In the summer of 2020, half a year into the coronavirus pandemic, scientists traveled into the forests of northern Laos to catch bats that might harbor close cousins of the pathogen. Newly discovered bat viruses give hints to COVID’s origins 2021-10-14T04:00:00Z “Laos has put itself in a position where if the railway doesn’t make a profit, then it’s got real debt issues,” said Grant Raymond, a Southeast Asian expert at Australian National University. Laos-China railway to launch as debt to Beijing mounts 2021-12-01T05:00:00Z The virus found in Laos had similarities to the pandemic strain but lacked the furin cleavage site. Opinion | To prevent the next pandemic, we must find the source of covid-19. China’s stonewalling is unacceptable. 2021-10-11T04:00:00Z It recently announced plans to expand into Laos and Cambodia. Reliance Retail to open 7-Eleven outlets in India 2021-10-07T04:00:00Z Douglas said the spike in volume of drugs seized in Laos was due to a shifting of smuggling routes inside Myanmar, as a result of unrest in border areas since a coup in February. Laos police seize record drugs haul in Golden Triangle 2021-10-28T04:00:00Z These bat viruses, along with more than a dozen others discovered in recent months in Laos, Cambodia, China and Thailand, may also help researchers better anticipate future pandemics. Newly discovered bat viruses give hints to COVID’s origins 2021-10-14T04:00:00Z Laos has been one of the world’s fastest-growing economies over the past decade but still is one of its poorest. Laos-China railway to launch as debt to Beijing mounts 2021-12-01T05:00:00Z If the pandemic strain came from bats in Laos or elsewhere in Southeast Asia, why did the outbreak start in Wuhan alone, and not anywhere else? Opinion | To prevent the next pandemic, we must find the source of covid-19. China’s stonewalling is unacceptable. 2021-10-11T04:00:00Z Latchford’s infatuation with Khmer artwork coincided with a hot market for antiquities looted from Cambodia and neighboring Thailand and Laos. Global hunt for looted cultural treasures leads to offshore trusts 2021-10-05T04:00:00Z But by and large, dishes from Laos, Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines and other Southeast Asian countries were not as ubiquitous in the Seattle-area food scene. Southeast Asian food has spread throughout the Seattle area in recent years. Here are some of the best places to try 2021-09-30T04:00:00Z They traveled to northern Laos, about 150 miles from the mine where Chinese researchers had found RaTG13. Newly discovered bat viruses give hints to COVID’s origins 2021-10-14T04:00:00Z Environmentalists say construction damaged natural habitats and threatens endangered species in Laos, which already is a center for wildlife trafficking. Laos-China railway to launch as debt to Beijing mounts 2021-12-01T05:00:00Z Another three bat species, found recently in caves in northern Laos, yielded viruses with up to 96.8 percent similarity to the pandemic strain. Opinion | To prevent the next pandemic, we must find the source of covid-19. China’s stonewalling is unacceptable. 2021-10-11T04:00:00Z Now, however, the discovery of three coronaviruses in bats living in limestone caves in Laos adds substantial weight to existing evidence that the virus was not engineered, Holmes says. Close cousins of SARS-CoV-2 found in a cave in Laos yield new clues about pandemic’s origins 2021-09-29T04:00:00Z In the scramble to capture the Chinese business, Laos is taking on some pretty big rivals. Little Laos makes big play in cryptocurrency, raising environmental fears 2021-09-29T04:00:00Z But in the three viruses from Laos, as many as 16 were identical — the closest match to date. Newly discovered bat viruses give hints to COVID’s origins 2021-10-14T04:00:00Z Laos represents a new market for China’s railway technology. Laos-China railway to launch as debt to Beijing mounts 2021-12-01T05:00:00Z A twisting railway running between China and the neighbouring country of Laos is often touted as a prime example of China's off-the-books lending. China: Big spender or loan shark? 2021-09-29T04:00:00Z For the study, a team of researchers from the National University of Laos working with colleagues from the Pasteur Institute, which has a branch in Laos, sampled 645 bats from four different sites. Close cousins of SARS-CoV-2 found in a cave in Laos yield new clues about pandemic’s origins 2021-09-29T04:00:00Z That’s not a pitch Laos can make: The weather is usually hot and the country’s jungle-clad mountains do not receive snow. Little Laos makes big play in cryptocurrency, raising environmental fears 2021-09-29T04:00:00Z In a separate study, he and colleagues took blood samples from people in Laos who collect bat guano for a living. Newly discovered bat viruses give hints to COVID’s origins 2021-10-14T04:00:00Z Laos also is turning to its giant neighbor to help develop other industries, including delivering power from hydroelectric dams to neighboring countries, one of the country’s biggest exports. Laos-China railway to launch as debt to Beijing mounts 2021-12-01T05:00:00Z Laos is one of the poorest countries in the region and couldn't afford even a fraction of the cost. China: Big spender or loan shark? 2021-09-29T04:00:00Z The intriguing harvest from Laos makes it even stranger that a similar but vastly larger hunt for SARS-CoV-2 relatives in neighboring China, also reported this month, came up empty. Close cousins of SARS-CoV-2 found in a cave in Laos yield new clues about pandemic’s origins 2021-09-29T04:00:00Z As a result of 73 hydroelectric plants already in operation, electricity is Laos’ main export — 30% of the country’s total — valued at $6 billion last year. Little Laos makes big play in cryptocurrency, raising environmental fears 2021-09-29T04:00:00Z “I think the main landscape corresponds to north Vietnam, north Laos and south China,” Eloit said. Newly discovered bat viruses give hints to COVID’s origins 2021-10-14T04:00:00Z Under an agreement signed in March, the national power distribution grid and export system will be run by a joint venture between the Laos utility and state-owned China Southern Power Grid Ltd. Laos-China railway to launch as debt to Beijing mounts 2021-12-01T05:00:00Z However, Laos had to take out a $480m loan with a Chinese bank to fund its small part of the equity. China: Big spender or loan shark? 2021-09-29T04:00:00Z To make the discovery, Marc Eloit, a virologist at the Pasteur Institute in Paris and his colleagues in France and Laos, took saliva, faeces and urine samples from 645 bats in caves in northern Laos. Closest Known Relatives of Virus Behind COVID-19 Found in Laos 2021-09-28T04:00:00Z Laos also offers inexpensive real estate, a low-cost workforce, loose regulatory enforcement and special economic zones with financial sweeteners for outside investors. Little Laos makes big play in cryptocurrency, raising environmental fears 2021-09-29T04:00:00Z He scored eight against the Maldives and Laos and six against Lebanon. Ronaldo breaks international goal record 2021-09-01T04:00:00Z By contrast, Cambodia, Laos and Indonesia, have managed to keep vaccination rates higher by relying on supplies from Beijing. Vietnam urges WHO to send more COVID-19 shots as cases surge despite lockdown 2021-08-25T04:00:00Z One of Laos' few sources of profit, the proceeds of its potash mines, were used to back the massive loan. China: Big spender or loan shark? 2021-09-29T04:00:00Z The Laos study offers insight into the origins of the pandemic, but there are still missing links, say researchers. Closest Known Relatives of Virus Behind COVID-19 Found in Laos 2021-09-28T04:00:00Z For Vientiane to turn a profit, foreign computer experts would need to arrive in Laos to build, operate, repair, clean, and test crypto databases inside large warehouses linked to hydroelectric stations. Little Laos makes big play in cryptocurrency, raising environmental fears 2021-09-29T04:00:00Z In April 1975, the United States recognized its moral responsibility and evacuated about 130,000 Vietnamese people, and then accepted hundreds of thousands more from Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia in subsequent decades. Opinion | I Can’t Forget the Lessons of Vietnam. Neither Should You. 2021-08-19T04:00:00Z It was 1975, the tumultuous backdrop was Southeast Asia, and Washington largely opened America’s doors, letting in some 300,000 refugees from Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia over the next four years. 50 Years After Vietnam, Thousands Flee Another Lost American War 2021-08-21T04:00:00Z The imbalanced deal has led international creditors to downgrade Laos' credit rating to "junk" status. China: Big spender or loan shark? 2021-09-29T04:00:00Z The years following the installation of communist governments in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia saw one of the largest migrations of the 20th century. Perspective | With Afghanistan’s fall, the U.S. confronts a moral necessity it faced before 2021-08-16T04:00:00Z The government’s Bank of Laos will issue regulations about cryptocurrency use, even as the country remains on dependent on U.S. aid, Chinese loans, Thai investment, and other foreign sources to fuel its economy. Little Laos makes big play in cryptocurrency, raising environmental fears 2021-09-29T04:00:00Z “According to our previous experience, most of the heroin come from the Golden Triangle, or the Golden Crescent … which includes Thailand, Laos or Burma,” said Chan Kong-ming, superintendent of the Narcotics Bureau. Hong Kong police seize meth, heroin worth $25 million 2021-08-19T04:00:00Z In September, Saephan will harvest the little white ears of corn, bringing home to her family, including a handful of grandchildren, not just a taste but a continued connection to Laos. Southeast Asian immigrants grow crops in Seattle’s P-Patches to produce familiar flavors for their families 2021-08-15T04:00:00Z In September 2020, on the brink of bankruptcy, Laos sold a major asset to China, handing over part of its energy grid for $600m in order to seek debt relief from Chinese creditors. China: Big spender or loan shark? 2021-09-29T04:00:00Z They included lost livelihoods linked to a rail project in Laos. Human rights claims undermine China's investment abroad, report finds 2021-08-10T04:00:00Z Despite still officially presenting itself as a hammer-and-sickle Communist regime, Laos has welcomed international capitalists from East and West seeking to exploit its natural resources. Little Laos makes big play in cryptocurrency, raising environmental fears 2021-09-29T04:00:00Z Cambodia’s long-standing dictator Hun Sen abolished his political rivals, Laos remains a one-party communist state and Vietnam, despite all its economic advancements, has stifled freedoms. Chased and jailed: No rest and much danger for Asia's young revolutionaries 2021-08-05T04:00:00Z Like many in the state’s Hmong community of more than 66,000, Lee’s parents fled Laos as children for refugee camps in Thailand before landing in St. Paul. In Minnesota’s Hmong community, Sunisa Lee’s Tokyo gold ‘means everything’ 2021-07-30T04:00:00Z The Laos railway is far from the only risky project that Chinese state banks have funded - and yet, AidData says China remains the financier of first resort for many low and middle income countries. China: Big spender or loan shark? 2021-09-29T04:00:00Z Xiong spent four years on the run in the Laos jungle before making his way to the United States, where many in his community were put on public assistance and taught English. With Biles Out, Sunisa Lee Seizes the Moment and Captures Gold 2021-07-29T04:00:00Z While Laos expects crypto miners will harness the Mekong River and its tributaries for fast cash, U.S. concerns focus on the proliferation of hydroelectric dams and its follow-on environmental impacts. Little Laos makes big play in cryptocurrency, raising environmental fears 2021-09-29T04:00:00Z During the Vietnam War, the Central Intelligence Agency recruited the Hmong to fight in a covert operation in Laos known as the “Secret War.” Opinion | Sunisa Lee didn’t owe the U.S. gold. Her victory is a gift, especially to her Hmong community. 2021-07-29T04:00:00Z Her said that’s because the Hmong were oppressed in every other country where they have lived, including Laos and China, and sought opportunity in America. ‘Happy tears’: Lee’s gold sparks joy at home in Minnesota 2021-07-29T04:00:00Z Lee's parents emigrated from Laos to Minnesota, which has the largest concentration of Hmong in the U.S. American gymnast Sunisa Lee takes Olympic gold 2021-07-29T04:00:00Z Meager funding of healthcare, at just 1.6% of India’s GDP, is less, proportionately, than what Laos or Ethiopia spends. Pandemic leaves Indians mired in massive medical debts 2021-07-25T04:00:00Z The Mekong begins in Tibet’s glaciers, crosses China, and meanders from Laos’ northern border south into Cambodia. Little Laos makes big play in cryptocurrency, raising environmental fears 2021-09-29T04:00:00Z Those of us who stayed in Laos were forced to work on collective farms or interned in reeducation camps. Opinion | Sunisa Lee didn’t owe the U.S. gold. Her victory is a gift, especially to her Hmong community. 2021-07-29T04:00:00Z Many Hmong, who fought for the U.S. in Laos during the Vietnam War, resettled in Minnesota. ‘Happy tears’: Lee’s gold sparks joy at home in Minnesota 2021-07-29T04:00:00Z “There are increasing numbers of powerful Chinese businessmen ensconced in Laos who have loose relations with Beijing. Some have become crime bosses in the region.” Shadowy Chinese casino magnate eyes a business empire in Laos 2021-07-20T04:00:00Z Regardless of which one eventually sticks, said Hawj, the Minnesota legislator, who immigrated to the U.S. from Laos as a child refugee after the Vietnam War, he’s glad “Asian carp” is on its way out. Worries over racism, waterways inspire push to rename fish 2021-07-14T04:00:00Z Laos needs just a small share of the electricity it generates because of the modest needs of its scattered population of only 7 million people. Little Laos makes big play in cryptocurrency, raising environmental fears 2021-09-29T04:00:00Z The Trump administration stopped issuing some visas to Laotians and people who applied to visas from Laos as part of a broader immigration crackdown. Opinion | Sunisa Lee didn’t owe the U.S. gold. Her victory is a gift, especially to her Hmong community. 2021-07-29T04:00:00Z Ambassador Kyaw Moe Tun, who speaks for the country's elected civilian government, voted in support of the resolution, while Brunei, Cambodia, Laos and Thailand abstained. Singapore says ASEAN aims to speed up plan to end Myanmar crisis 2021-07-07T04:00:00Z To the consternation of many in the region, China’s government and corporate sector have emerged as by far the biggest foreign investors in tiny Laos. Shadowy Chinese casino magnate eyes a business empire in Laos 2021-07-20T04:00:00Z The arrest of a suspect led to the identification of the person who hired him, who fled to Laos, said Wichai Chaimongkol, secretary-general of the Office of the Narcotics Control Board. Thailand seizes 315 kilograms of heroin bound for Australia 2021-07-06T04:00:00Z It also borders Vietnam, Myanmar and Laos, countries where malaria is endemic. W.H.O. Says China Has Eliminated Malaria 2021-06-30T04:00:00Z Hmong people fought for the U.S. during the Vietnam War after being recruited by the CIA in Laos to fend off communist forces. Police shoot, kill California man near marijuana farms evacuated by fire 2021-06-30T04:00:00Z It's thought that they started their journey last spring from Xishuangbanna National Nature Reserve in the southwest of the country, near the border with Myanmar and Laos. Elephants' 500km-trek across China baffles scientists 2021-06-22T04:00:00Z The railway links southern China at the Laotian border town of Boten, runs vertically across northern Laos, and reaches the capital Vientiane on the Mekong River where it forms part of the Laos-Thailand border. Shadowy Chinese casino magnate eyes a business empire in Laos 2021-07-20T04:00:00Z The Golden Triangle area, where the borders of Myanmar, Laos and Thailand meet, was a major production area for opium and hosted many of the labs that converted it to heroin. Thailand seizes 315 kilograms of heroin bound for Australia 2021-07-06T04:00:00Z Myanmar, whose U.N. ambassador supports the ousted democratic government, voted “yes” along with Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Vietnam and the Philippines while Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Brunei abstained. UN assembly condemns Myanmar coup, calls for arms embargo 2021-06-18T04:00:00Z Even as excerpts from the Pentagon Papers were making headlines, the United States was illegally bombing Laos and Cambodia, waging a war that Congress had not authorized and about which the American people knew little. Opinion | Secrets That Were No Secret, Lessons That Were Not Learned 2021-06-11T04:00:00Z He volunteered with Legacies of War, a nonprofit organization that works to remove unexploded American bombs dropped in Laos during the Vietnam War. Community deaths 2021-06-03T04:00:00Z Mr. Obama noted that the U.S. military campaign at the time made Laos on a per capita basis “the most heavily bombed country in history.” Shadowy Chinese casino magnate eyes a business empire in Laos 2021-07-20T04:00:00Z Heroin and other drugs are often smuggled through Laos to Thailand, where much of it is transshipped to overseas destinations such as Australia. Thailand seizes 315 kilograms of heroin bound for Australia 2021-07-06T04:00:00Z Lee is a refugee from Laos, who settled in Spokane, Wash., in 1985 at 16 years old. ‘This could have been me’ The proposed bills would expand care and benefits to Vietnam-era veterans who were exposed to Agent Orange in Laos, Cambodia, Thailand and elsewhere. Bills touted by Jon Stewart may help millions of veterans get care for toxic exposure 2021-05-26T04:00:00Z In the “Secret War,” the U.S. military fought communist forces in Laos while waging parallel battles in neighboring Vietnam. Elaborate phone tree links Laotian immigrants to COVID info, each other 2021-05-24T04:00:00Z Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam also experienced surges, after keeping the virus at bay for months. Not even Singapore’s rules could keep the coronavirus at bay 2021-05-21T04:00:00Z More than 2.5 million are from neighboring countries, including Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar. China, in global campaign, vaccinates its people in Thailand 2021-05-20T04:00:00Z In 1976, local churches began welcoming the Hmong, refugees from Laos who had aided the American war effort there before fleeing when the United States left Vietnam. A ‘Community for All’? Not So Fast, This Wisconsin County Says. 2021-05-18T04:00:00Z The U.S. military deployed or tested Agent Orange and similar chemicals in Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, the Korean demilitarized zone and Laos between the early 1960s and 1971. French court dismisses landmark case against the U.S. makers of Agent Orange 2021-05-10T04:00:00Z American bombers dropped tens of millions of litres of Agent Orange defoliant in Vietnam and Laos to deprive North Vietnamese fighters of camouflage and food between 1962 and 1971. Agent Orange: French court rejects lawsuit against chemical companies 2021-05-10T04:00:00Z |
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