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Stolen Buddha statues returned to Laos
dpa, Published on 15/05/2015
» Two stolen Buddha statues have been returned to Laos authorities following "lengthy negotiations" with their Austrian owner, a news report said Thursday.
Cult car heads to Asean
dpa, Published on 20/03/2015
» NOVA VES POD PLESI - Dan Priban has already travelled halfway around the world driving a stable of bright yellow Trabi automobiles, the spluttering signature cars of defunct East German communism.
UN praises SE Asia flood prevention
dpa, Published on 23/12/2014
» ROME — Ten years on from the devastating tsunami of 2004, Southeast Asian nations have made "impressive" strides in natural-disaster prevention, the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization says.
5 things to watch for at Asean summit
dpa, Published on 11/11/2014
» NAYPYIDAW, Myanmar — The Asean summit that starts here tomorrow will be the last meeting for ASEAN leaders in 2014 and also the last meeting before the chair rotates from Myanmar to Malaysia.
13 trafficked Lao females rescued
dpa, Published on 06/10/2014
» Police rescued 13 Lao women and girls who had been forced into sex slavery, officials confirmed Monday.
Chinese gold miner flees Laos
dpa, Published on 29/07/2014
» VIENTIANE —A Chinese firm suspected of illegally mining gold along the Mekong River in Laos has fled the country, state media reported Tuesday.
Vietnam marks 60 yrs since split
dpa, Published on 18/07/2014
» HANOI — Hundreds of people sang the national anthem at a packed conference hall in Hanoi Friday to mark the 60th anniversary of the Geneva Accords, which ended nearly 100 years of French colonial rule and led to the partition of Vietnam.
Laos to carry out national census
dpa, Published on 12/06/2014
» VIENTIANE - Laos is to hold a nationwide census in March, the fourth to be held since the country went communist in 1975, a media report said Thursday.
$11-billion water conference
dpa, Published on 09/06/2014
» SINGAPORE - An international water summit closed in Singapore with agreements on 14.5 billion Singapore dollars (11.6 billion United States dollars) of projects, tenders, and other investments, organizers said on Monday.
Nine Vietnam War-era bombs cleared
dpa, Published on 04/06/2014
» Vientiane — Bomb clearance teams working on a 220km rail line in southern Laos have found nine unexploded devices along the route, a news report said on Wednesday.