Southeast Asian nations were deadlocked Sunday about how to confront China’s territorial claims in the South China Sea as pressure from Beijing again drove a wedge between countries on the region’s toughest security challenge.
Southeast Asian nations were deadlocked Sunday about how to confront China’s territorial claims in the South China Sea as pressure from Beijing again drove a wedge between countries on the region’s toughest security challenge.
VIENTIANE, Laos — Southeast Asian foreign ministers will gather here in the coming days with their counterparts from the U.S. and China, making the tiny nation the next diplomatic battleground in a rising standoff over the South China Sea.
From Colombia to Kenya, many of the world’s coffee-growing regions are amongst the most idyllic places on Earth. A bucolic tableland in southern Laos, the Bolaven Plateau is no exception.
Members of the National Assembly and the People’s Provincial Assemblies have learnt more about economic issues so they can better support and monitor work being undertaken by the government.
Last month, Singaporean students from the Nanyang Technological University installed a solar panel system at the Ban Hua Hin Primary School in Laos’ Nga district.
More than 500 shops in the current temporary market will be moved to the newly-built That Luang market at the end of next month.
Laos is preparing to establish a Rubber Tree Association and mobilise rubber tree entrepreneurs to join the association. The association will be designed to protect the interests of rubber tree growers.
Once Lao PDR signs a Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA) with the European Union (EU), it will bring a number of benefits to the country, bettering its forest governance and management.