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Endangered Asiatic black bear cubs experience touching grass for the first time at Luang Prabang Wildlife Sanctuary after their rescue. / Photo AFP

Sixteen bear cubs rescued from home in Laos

March 25, 2024
by Neeranuch Kunakorn
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Sixteen undernourished Asiatic black bear cubs have been found in a home in Laos capital Vientiane by a conservation charity, the largest rescue of the year. The clutch of cubs,…

Image from Joseph Akaravong’s Facebook. (The women’s faces were blurred by RFA to protect their privacy.)

Vientiane hotel halts ring-toss game amid digital outcry

February 22, 2024
by Marisa Chimprabha (World)
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A Chinese-owned hotel in Vientiane, the capital of Laos, was forced to terminate its ring-toss game, in which Chinese men took turns tossing hoops at young Lao women to win…

Laos officially launched the Asean chair’s logo and theme of 2024

November 19, 2023
by Marisa Chimprabha (World)
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Lao Ministry of Foreign Affairs has officially launched its Asean chair’s logo, website, and theme for 2024, according to Lao National Radio. Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Saleamxay Kommasith…

Philippine President Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos, Jr, Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, Thailand’s Foreign Minister Don Pramudwinai, Vietnam’s Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, Indonesian President Joko Widodo, Laos Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone, Brunei’s Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, Malaysia’s Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, and East Timor’s Prime Minister Jose Maria de Vasconcelos, known as Taur Matan Ruak, pose during a photo session during opening 42nd ASEAN Summit Labuan Bajo, East Nusa Tenggara province, Indonesia, May 10, 2023. Akbar Nugroho Gumay/Pool via REUTERS

Three more nations accede to ASEAN Treaty of Amity and Cooperation

May 11, 2023
by Kitipat Chuensukjit
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Three more countries will accede to the ASEAN Treaty of Amity and Cooperation (TAC) this year, according to the ASEAN chairman’s statement released this afternoon (Thursday). Saudi Arabia, Spain and…

New rail bridge to be built in Nong Khai for cargo moving between Thailand and China

September 17, 2022
by Kitipat Chuensukjit
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Officials of the Thai, Lao PDR and Chinese governments are considering the building of new railway bridge, running parallel to an existing one, which will carry two different rail gauges,…

ASEAN and Chinese foreign ministers to discuss COVID-19 in Vientiane

February 14, 2020
by Kitipat Chuensukjit
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The current COVID-19 outbreak in China will be discussed at the 6th Lancang-Mekong Cooperation meeting in Vientiane, the capital of the Lao Republic, on February 20th, Thailand’s Foreign Minister Don Pramudwinai…

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