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Unity amid instability a ‘challenge’ for ASEAN in 2024

Asia & Pacific 2 years ago

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Unity amid instability a ‘challenge’ for ASEAN in 2024

Analysts have said that factors like elections in the US and Indonesia, as well as doubts over Laos’ ability to lead consensus-driven ASEAN, would likely complicate efforts to navigate the region’s most urgent issues.

Laos’ ASEAN chairmanship

Editorial 2 years ago

Laos’ ASEAN chairmanship

Laos helms the regional bloc this year under the theme "Enhancing Connectivity and Resilience", through which ASEAN aims to tackle more complicated challenges within Southeast Asia and the wider Asia-Pacific while carving out a bigger niche on the global stage.

Laos: Belt and Road poster child – or problem child?

Asia & Pacific 2 years ago

Laos: Belt and Road poster child – or problem child?

Few nations have been transformed as radically by China’s Belt and Road Initiative, or BRI, as Laos. The US$5.9 billion China-Laos railway has pushed the small, Southeast Asian country closer to its dream of being land-linked, not land-locked.

Denisovans could have lived in the warm tropics of southeast Asia: study

Science & Tech 4 years ago

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Denisovans could have lived in the warm tropics of southeast Asia: study

Researchers believe the discovery proves that Denisovans -- a now-extinct branch of humanity -- lived in the warm tropics of southeast Asia.

Long queues for petrol stations as fuel crisis hits Laos

Asia & Pacific 4 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 state media, but on Monday pumps in the capital began to run dry.

Laos opens scenic railway built on a mountain of Chinese debt

Lifestyle 4 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 short-lived as the government grapples with a potential debt crisis.

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

Lifestyle 4 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 Belt and Road Initiative.

Laos hopes for economic boost from Chinese-built railway

Asia & Pacific 4 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 China's trillion-dollar Belt and Road Initiative, which funds infrastructure projects aimed at increasing Beijing's clout globally.

Bats with Covid-like viruses found in Laos: study

Science & Tech 4 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 swirl around where it came from.

UN urges Laos to free government critics

SE Asia 5 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 trial and called for their release.

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