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Major Quake Strikes Off Southern Philippines

AFP - A powerful magnitude-7.4 earthquake struck off the southern Philippines on 10 October, triggering tsunami warnings in the Asian nation as well as neighbouring Indonesia and Palau. The quake hit about 20 kilometers from Manay in the Mindanao region at 9:43 am, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said. "Destructive...

Lao, North Korean Leaders Hold Historic Talks in State Visit to Pyongyang

Lao President Thongloun Sisoulith paid an official state visit to the Democratic People’s Republic...

Lao President Set to Visit North Korea for Party Anniversary, Date Unconfirmed

Lao President Thongloun Sisoulith is expected to make an official visit to North Korea...

Rescuers Say no More Signs of Life in Rubble of Collapsed Indonesian School

UPDATED on 2 October at 6:26 PM AFP - Rescuers detected "no more signs of...

US Government Enters Shutdown as Congress Fails to Reach Funding Deal

By Frankie TAGGART/AFP - The US government began shutting down after midnight Wednesday as...

Methamphetamines Found in Parcels Shipped from Germany to Laos

Customs officials in Thailand have intercepted 23 kilograms of crystal methamphetamines mailed from Germany to Laos. The haul, worth about USD 1.5 million, was discovered...

First Tourists Arrive in Laos After Reopening

A Korean school group has become the first group of tourists to arrive in Laos since the country's reopening this year. Vientiane Times reports that...

Aung San Suu Kyi Sentenced to Four Years Imprisonment

Myanmar's deposed civilian leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, has been sentenced to four additional years in prison. In the latest of a series of trials,...

Lao and Vietnamese PMs Launch ‘Laos – Vietnam Friendship and Solidarity Year’

  Lao Prime Minister Phankham Viphavanh and his counterpart Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh have together launched the Laos - Vietnam Solidarity and Friendship...

Laos Confirms 1,020 New Cases of Covid-19 and Ten Deaths

Laos has recorded 1,020 cases of Covid-19 across the country today, with ten new deaths. The National Taskforce for Covid-19 Prevention and Control reported that...

Bus Connection Launched Between Morning Market and Vientiane Railway Station

The Vientiane City 2 Bus Service has announced it will provide a bus connection to Vientiane Railway Station. The new service, Line 28, will run...