Laos prepares to host Abe at summit
Lao Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith. Source: Kremlin
Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is planning a visit to Laos in September for Asean summits.
Abe welcomed Thongloun’s...
Moody’s assigns first-time issuer rating of B3 to Laos
American credit rating agency Moody’s has given a B3 rating with a positive outlook to the Government of Laos, citing the country’s high economic...
ADB extends $2M assistance to combat coronavirus
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has shelled out $2 million in fresh funds to support efforts in combating the spread of the 2019 novel...
Asean fails to reprimand China
Relax: Rodrigo Duterte was in diplomatic mode. Will be make a convivial host next year? Source: YouTube
The Asean summit in Laos has to let...
ASEAN, US to launch maritime drill, fight “wrongdoings”
THE Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has joined forces with the United States in holding maritime exercises which were aimed at preventing other...
Smugglers take root in Laos
Thai border police say they have seized 400kg of compressed cannabis from Laos in Na Yoong district in a shipment that was suspected to...
Obama addresses US sins
A B-52D indiscriminately trying to bomb communists. Source: Wikimedia
Barack Obama became the first sitting US president to visit Laos when he arrived last week...
Obama to be first US president to visit Laos
President Barack Obama will be the first US head of state to visit Laos when he attends an Asean summit in the landlocked country...
Another Chinese worker killed in Laos
The state’s grip on rural Laos is weak. Source: Wikimedia
A Chinese national has been killed and three were wounded in what has been called...
Kerry aims to woo Cambodia away from China
Kerry is in the region to prepare for the US-Asean summit in Sunnylands, California, next month. Source: Wikimedia
US Secretary of State John Kerry is...
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