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Environment

Laos Calls for Increased ASEAN Investment in Nature-Based Solutions

Laos is urging ASEAN member states to ramp up investment in Nature-based Solutions (NbS) and Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA), calling them powerful tools for protecting forests, strengthening communities, and tackling climate change head-on. Delivering the message at the 28th Meeting of ASEAN Senior Officials on Forestry in Luang Prabang on 6...

Laos Launches Commercial Operations of Southeast Asia’s Largest Wind Farm

Laos launched its first wind power project on 22 August.   The 600-megawatt Monsoon Wind Power...

Vientiane Authorities Report Over 135 Hectares of Illegal Mining

Vientiane authorities have revealed that illegal mining activities across the capital cover over 135...

World Elephant Day: Laos’ ‘Land of a Million Elephants’ Now Home to Just 500-1,000

On 12 August, the world marks World Elephant Day, a day to raise awareness...

Trash Piles Up on New Vientiane Road Despite Heavy Fines, Warning Sign

Trash continues to appear along the newly built Nong Phaya–Dong Na Thong road in...

Laos Halts Pork Importation from Thailand and Vietnam

The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry has announced the suspension of pork importation from Thailand and Vietnam amid the outbreak of African Swine Fever...

Sidewalk Cleanup Campaign Relaunches in Hanoi, Vietnam

Hanoi authorities want to restore order on sidewalks this month by removing any obstacles on streets, like billboards and sunshades, warning resistant individuals or...

Laos Moves Forward With National Action Plan On Plastic

Laos is developing a National Plastic Action Plan, which outlines actions that need to be undertaken to address the issues associated with the use...

World on ‘Thin Ice’ as UN Climate Report Gives Stark Warning

BERLIN (AP) — Humanity still has a chance, close to the last, to prevent the worst of climate change's future harms, a top United...

Top 10 Largest Spiders in the World- The Biggest is in Laos!

Decorations of realistic spiders or webs hanging from the ceiling make the house feel spookier on Halloween, but the spiders on this list will...

Burning, Logging Rife in Phou Khao Khouay National Park

Tourists visiting the Phou Khao Khouay National Park in Laos have reported witnessing widespread logging and agricultural burning, practices that are damaging the park's...