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Asia stocks fall on China factory data
Asian stocks dropped on Monday, after their best month since May 2009, as industrial companies declined following data signalling a contraction in Chinese manufacturing. Keep reading ...
‘We’re not independent enough’ – ASEAN rights body
It’s now six years old, but few know what the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) does. It has been called toothless, though its creation was seen as a step forward given the principle of non-interference in the 10-member Association of South-east Asian Nations ...
Laos exports 50,000 workers last fiscal year
Laos exported as many as 50,712 workers in the fiscal year that ended in September, including 27,176 females, official statistics show. Most of the workers obtained jobs in Thailand, while just over 50 people found employment in Japan, according to statistics from the Ministry of Labour ...
Chinese leader to pay state visit to Vietnam
Chinese President Xi Jinping will pay a State visit to Vietnam from 5-6 November at the invitation of Vietnam’s General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and President Truong Tan Sang, the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced. Keep reading ...
ASEAN seeking solution to post-war unexploded bombs
An expert working group’s third conference on humanitarian mine action within the framework of the ASEAN Defence Ministers Meeting Plus (ADMM+) was held in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue on 29 October. The event, organised by the Institute for International Relations under the Vietnamese Ministry ...
Lao Government to negotiate for lower interest-rate rail loan
The Lao Government has entrusted a committee in charge to negotiate with China to lower the interest rate of a loan Laos intends to borrow from China to develop the planned Laos-China rail project. Minister of Public Works and Transport Dr Bounchanh Sinthavong told the recent ...
Side effects: AEC ‘could open drugs floodgates’
Police seized more than 54 kilograms of heroin and methamphetamine in the border province of Stung Treng in June – one of the biggest drug busts in the country’s history. Analysts caution that large drug busts like this will only become more common as Cambodia ...
Laos, Republic of Korea enjoy stronger ties, cooperation
Laos and the Republic of Korea have enjoyed growing bilateral relations and cooperation over the past two decades since they established diplomatic ties on 25 October 1995. Officials of both sides hailed the diplomatic and cooperation achievements at a ceremony this week at the Lao Embassy ...
Ground broken for new Lao hospital with Thai support
Bokeo provincial authorities held a groundbreaking ceremony on 27 October for a new hospital including inpatient as well as maternal and child healthcare facilities in Huayxai-neua village,Huayxai district. Actual construction work on the new hospital building commenced in June and it is expected to be completed in ...
Laos, Thailand move forward with bilateral cooperation
Laos and Thailand have made progress in their cooperation on border demarcation as well as collaboration in economic, health and social development efforts. This was the conclusion of the 20th Lao-Thai Joint Commission meeting held in Chiang Rai, Thailand, earlier this week, co-chaired by Laos’ Deputy ...
