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Split Laos dam swamps villages
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China begins to weave rail web
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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...
Virtual Plain of Jars to be created
Drone video of the Plain of Jars. Source: YouTube A team of Australian archaeologists has announced plans to recreate Laos' mysterious Plain of Jars in...
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...
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...
Duterte kept away from Obama, Ban
President Rodrigo Duterte got on well with US Secretary of State John Kerry. Source: Wikimedia Outspoken Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has been spared an awkward dinner...
Duterte’s mouth derails summit
China’s armed forces are unlikely to be sweating over the threat of coordinated Asean action. Source: Wikimedia As the region's leaders come together in Laos...
Japan demands Asean unity
Senkaku in the East China Sea is concentrating minds in Tokyo, Beijing and Taipei. Source: Flickr Jakarta has a huge responsibility to maintain unity and...
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