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Laos

Asia & Pacific 3 years ago

Long queues for petrol stations as fuel crisis hits Laos

Some parts of the reclusive communist nation have been suffering shortages for weeks, according to s...

Lifestyle 3 years ago

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Laos opens scenic railway built on a mountain of Chinese debt

Laos opened a new $6 billion rail link with China to much fanfare this month, but the party could be...

Lifestyle 3 years ago

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'Game changer': Laos opens Chinese-built railway line

The 414-kilometre (260-mile) route took five years to construct under China's trillion-dollar Be...

Asia & Pacific 3 years ago

Laos hopes for economic boost from Chinese-built railway

The 414-kilometre (260-mile) route, due to open on December 3, took five years to construct under Ch...

Science & Tech 3 years ago

Bats with Covid-like viruses found in Laos: study

The virus has killed millions since it emerged in China in late 2019, and controversy continues to s...

SE Asia 4 years ago

UN urges Laos to free government critics

Mary Lawlor, the UN's special rapporteur on human rights defenders, said they had not had a fair...

SE Asia 5 years ago

Cambodia and Laos happy as Thailand reopens 37 border checkpoints

Thailand will reopen checkpoints on the border with all neighboring states to resume cross-border ca...

SE Asia 5 years ago

Thailand virus cases rocket to 600 as crisis fears grow

Thailand's confirmed coronavirus cases rose by a third to nearly 600, as fears of a full-blown c...

SE Asia 6 years ago

Seven dead tigers found in car in Vietnam

Nguyen Huu Hue, who is believed to have smuggled animals in from neighbouring Laos for years, was ar...

SE Asia 6 years ago

Rice terraces and 'turtle shell' scrums: barefoot rugby in Vietnam

Barefoot and muddied, a group of youngsters sprint across a makeshift pitch in rural Vietnam, passin...