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Remembering enforced disappearance victims in Asia

Remembering enforced disappearance victims in Asia

Tibetans, Uyghurs and Burmese are among the many victims of enforced disappearances in Asia.

Family celebrates as Lao man who lost contact while working in Malaysia returns home

Family celebrates as Lao man who lost contact while working in Malaysia returns home

Relatives feared he had died, but a rubber plantation co-worker and the Lao embassy put them back in touch.

Observers question US commitment to Southeast Asia as Biden to skip regional summit

Observers question US commitment to Southeast Asia as Biden to skip regional summit

The American president instead may go to Vietnam, a most useful ally to counter China in Southeast Asia.

Trafficked Lao teen says new rules include beatings if caught texting

Trafficked Lao teen says new rules include beatings if caught texting

Youths trapped in cyberscam compound warn of worsening conditions

Chinese company releases 50 Lao villagers accused of illegal gold mining

Villagers search for gold, mostly at night, amid widespread poverty.

Chinese mining firm demands ransom to free Lao gold diggers

Chinese mining firm demands ransom to free Lao gold diggers

The detentions have sparked an outcry on social media.

Vietnam's President Nguyen Phu Trong, greets the media after being re-elected as the Communist Party's general secretary for a third term in Hanoi, Vietnam, Feb. 1, 2021.

Vietnam wants it all in balancing its ties with the US and China

2023-09-09

Hanoi has worked to keep Beijing on side as Biden visit elevates U.S.-Vietnam relations.

Motorcyclists line up for gas in Laos amid shortages, May 10, 2022. Authorities are watching social media channels for criticism of the government’s handling of the economy and warning users to change their tone.

In Laos, critics of the government risk social media shutdown

2023-09-06

Residents are fearful, but say that criticism and expressing opinions can help in governing.

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A new big brother for Laos?

A new big brother for Laos?

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Mekong River island inhabitants to be relocated to make way for resort, golf course

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Giant China, tiny Laos link up with launch of high-speed train

Giant China, tiny Laos link up with launch of high-speed train
Thai lawmakers elect Srettha Thavisin to serve as prime minister

Thai lawmakers elect Srettha Thavisin to serve as prime minister

New government launches as ex-PM Thaksin returns to Thailand after 15 years of self-exile.

Railway staff participate in a maintenance drill near the Luang Prabang station of the Laos-China Railway in Luang Prabang, Laos, April 17, 2023.

To cope with surging inflation, Laos raises minimum wage by about 25%

But many say the hike, which doesn’t apply to government workers, still isn’t enough.

The Blue Shield casino operated by the Kings Romans Group stands in the Golden Triangle special economic zone on the banks of the Mekong River in 2016.

New airport, Mekong port in Laos could divert revenue to China, officials say

Some of the new Lao workers will be employed in South Korea’s agricultural sector. In this photo, migrant workers work inside a greenhouse at a farm in Pocheon, South Korea in 2021.

Laos to send another 2,000 workers to South Korean factories or higher-paying jobs

Lao authorities have arrested two Chinese nationals [shown] on allegations they hired underage Lao girls to perform live-stream dances on social media. Blurring in the photo is from source.

Laos arrests Chinese nationals for underage TikTok operation

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Has Laos ensnared China in a 'creditor trap?'

Has Laos ensnared China in a 'creditor trap?'

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Only a few thousand tigers survive in Asia in 2022

Only a few thousand tigers survive in Asia in 2022