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Over 100 tigers killed and trafficked each year - report
AFP, Published on 16/11/2016
» HANOI - With fewer than 4,000 left in the wild, tigers are on a precipice -- yet more than 100 of the big cats are still killed and illegally trafficked each year, according to fresh analysis published Wednesday.
Lao footballers suspended in match-fixing probe
AFP, Published on 07/11/2016
» KUALA LUMPUR - The Asian Football Confederation said on Monday it had provisionally suspended four Lao national-team members as it investigates suspected manipulation of "multiple matches" going back years.
Japan, India to ink controversial nuclear deal this week: reports
AFP, Published on 06/11/2016
» TOKYO - Japan and India are set to sign a controversial civil nuclear deal this week, reports said on Sunday, as the two Asian allies look to boost economic and security ties to counter an assertive China.
Laos' Plain of Jars recreated in virtual reality
AFP, Published on 19/10/2016
» SYDNEY - Australian archaeologists announced plans Wednesday to recreate Laos' mysterious Plain of Jars as a three-dimensional virtual reality experience, that could one day see museum visitors walk through remote dig sites.
Two children drown after Laos bridge collapse
AFP, Published on 01/10/2016
» Two children died and three are missing after more than 50 students fell off a collapsed suspension bridge in northern Laos on their way to school, state-run media reported Saturday.
Pentagon: US-Philippines alliance 'ironclad'
AFP, Published on 30/09/2016
» SAN DIEGO - US Defence Secretary Ashton Carter said Thursday that America's alliance with the Philippines was "ironclad," despite that country's president vowing a day earlier to end joint military exercises.
Duterte vows to end all joint US-Philippines military drills
AFP, Published on 29/09/2016
» HANOI - Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte said Wednesday he will soon end joint military exercises with the United States, a move that could further dampen relations with Manila's longtime ally after the controversial leader branded Barack Obama a "son of a bitch".
Philippines at UN tells world not to interfere
AFP, Published on 25/09/2016
» UNITED NATIONS - The Philippines' foreign secretary on Saturday pushed back against criticism of President Rodrigo Duterte's drug war, telling the United Nations not to interfere.
Chinese men jailed in Cambodia for major drug haul
AFP, Published on 20/09/2016
» PHNOM PENH - A Cambodian court sentenced two Chinese nationals and a local man to life in prison on Tuesday for trafficking 55 kilograms (121 pounds) of methamphetamine and heroin, one of the country's biggest drug seizures.
Duterte orders US troops out: 'I snubbed Obama'
AFP, Published on 13/09/2016
» MANILA - Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte insisted Monday that he snubbed US leader Barack Obama and not the other way around on the eve of their scheduled summit in Laos last week.