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Laos

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, passing the ball in a game of touch rugby in a country where few people have ever heard of the sport.

SE Asia 6 years ago

Drones, big money and cheap drugs: the Laos route spewing meth into Thailand

Landlocked, secretive and with ungovernable borders, Laos has become a sluice for transporting Made-In-Myanmar meth to the drug hungry markets of Southeast Asia and Australia, where billion-dollar seizures are now being made.

World 6 years ago

The Belt and Road Boat of Hope is to set sail again

The further opening-up of China at a higher level will bring Laos a development environment of high quality.

SE Asia 6 years ago

Gas may bully coal in Vietnam's $7.8 billion power project

Vietnam’s latest plans for $7.8 billion in gas-fired power projects may see the nation become one of the world’s newest liquefied natural gas importers and cut its coal use.

Business 7 years ago

Laos doubles revenue from furniture sales to China

Laos' export value of wood furniture to China was doubled last year.

Art & Culture 7 years ago

Night of Indonesian culture attracts Laos youth

The "From Wonderful Indonesia to Lao Youth" cultural night was attended by around 300 people, including the union’s secretary-general, officials and members.

News 7 years ago

Colorful celebrations mark the end of Buddhist Lent

The three-month Buddhist retreat that began during the rainy season in July and is known as Buddhist Lent ends today with colorful celebrations.

SE Asia 7 years ago

Getting high in Laos' opium-riddled mountains

In a hut on the top of a fog-licked mountain in northern Laos, Vo Pali is getting high.

Sports 7 years ago

Asian Games: Beto strikes to inspire Indonesia's win over Laos

Two goals from Alberto "Beto" Goncalves and one from Ricky Fajrin sealed a crucial 3-0 victory for Indonesia over Laos on Friday to keep its hope of qualifying from the group stage alive.

SE Asia 7 years ago

Hundreds missing in Laos after hydropower dam collapse

Hundreds of people are missing and an unknown number believed dead after the collapse of a hydropower dam under construction in southeast Laos, state media reported Tuesday.

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Laos

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

Drones, big money and cheap drugs: the Laos route spewing meth into Thailand

The Belt and Road Boat of Hope is to set sail again

Gas may bully coal in Vietnam's $7.8 billion power project

Laos doubles revenue from furniture sales to China

Night of Indonesian culture attracts Laos youth

Colorful celebrations mark the end of Buddhist Lent

Getting high in Laos' opium-riddled mountains

Asian Games: Beto strikes to inspire Indonesia's win over Laos

Hundreds missing in Laos after hydropower dam collapse

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