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Health & Environment

Green Reporting Training Enhances Digital Literacy of Lao Journalists

Journalists, civil society actors, and youth from across Laos are strengthening their digital reporting skills on environmental issues through the Green Action through Media, Mass Organizations, and Civil Society in Laos (GAMCIL) project. The training, themed “Green Issue Reporting,” is taking place in Vientiane Capital from 30 June to...

China’s Rapid Response to the Flood-Hit Southwest Guizhou

CGTN - China terminated the highest-level emergency flood response in Rongjiang County, southwest Guizhou...

Two Lao Nationals Detained in Thailand with Wildlife Carcasses in Trafficking Crackdown

Thai officials have arrested two Lao nationals caught trafficking over 100 kilograms of wildlife...

Officials Defend Tree Maintenance Amid Controversy Over Vientiane Transit Expansion

Duangta Boualavong, Deputy Head of the Department of Economics of Wood Processing Technology, has...

Thailand Classifies Cannabis Flowers as Controlled Substance for Medical Use Only

On 24 June, the Thai Ministry of Public Health officially announced a new regulation...

American Secret War Veteran Works Toward a Better Future for Laos

Col. Mike Burton makes his first visit back to Laos nearly 50 years after he was deployed to serve in the American Secret War,...

Laos Reports Over 30,000 Dengue Cases in 2022

The Lao Ministry of Health issued a report on Wednesday stating that the number of dengue cases this year has surpassed 30,000. An official report...

United States Provides Pediatric Pfizer Vaccines to Protect Children from COVID-19

The United States Government has recently provided 201,600 doses of pediatric Pfizer COVID-19 to Laos through the COVAX Facility. The United States Government handed over...

A New Campaign Sheds Light on the Threats of Wild Meat Consumption

An innovative new campaign launched by WWF puts the spotlight on two serious threats – risks to public health and risks to nature –...

United Nations Says There is No Credible Way to Avoid Climate Change

According to a bleak new UN study, there is "no credible pathway" to keep the global rise in temperature below the critical 1.5°C threshold. Emission...

Cambodia, Vietnam Pave the Way for ASEAN Comeback in Covid Recovery

A Covid-19 recovery index published by Nikkei Asia places Cambodia and Vietnam in 4th and 8th position respectively in a list that features 121...