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Laos named best tourist destination
dpa, Published on 07/05/2013
» Laos has been named world's best tourist destination for 2013 by the European Council on Tourism and Trade, local media reports said Tuesday.
End in sight for 'cheap' Asia labour
dpa, Published on 29/04/2013
» China's affluent cities of Guangzhou and Shenzhen will raise their minimum wages by 19% in the manufacturing heartland of Guangdong province on Wednesday, to coincide with international Labour Day.
Asean agenda: security, economy
dpa, Published on 23/04/2013
» Security and economic issues will be top of the agenda when leaders of the Association of South-East Asian Nations (Asean) meet in Brunei this week, a diplomatic source said Tuesday.
'No obstacle' to Laos-China rail link
dpa, Published on 11/04/2013
» There are "no obstacles" to Laos' planned high-speed rail link from China, the country's transport minister was quoted as saying Thursday, days after the Asian Development Bank called the project "unaffordable" for the developing country.
Mekong study predicts crop shifts
dpa, Published on 09/04/2013
» A climate-change study on the Lower Mekong Basin says Laos' and Vietnam's central highlands can anticipate declines in production of robusta coffee and forecasts the cash crop will become more suitable for northeastern Thailand.
Laos resolves Vietnam border dispute
dpa, Published on 02/04/2013
» Laos and Vietnam are to complete the demarcation of their 2,000-kilometre border by June, state media reported Tuesday.
Agarwood collectors slain in Vietnam
dpa, Published on 28/03/2013
» Five Vietnamese men were fatally shot in a forest on the border with Laos while collecting valuable fragrant wood, Vietnamese authorities said Thursday.
Laos, N. Korea sign software deal
dpa, Published on 15/03/2013
» Laos signed an agreement with North Korea to develop software technology, Lao state media reported Friday.
Property prices soar in Lao capital
dpa, Published on 07/02/2013
» Property prices in Vientiane rose up to 15% last year, bolstered by foreign-funded development projects and growing confidence in the economy, state media said Thursday.
Laos-Thailand freight rail link by 2015
dpa, Published on 04/02/2013
» The 3.5km railway link from Vientiane to the Thai border will be able to handle freight by 2015, news reports in Laos said Monday.