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Health & Environment

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

CGTN - China terminated the highest-level emergency flood response in Rongjiang County, southwest Guizhou Province at 10 AM on 29 June as the heavy rainfall ended, according to local authorities. Guizhou Province and other bordering provinces in southwest China have been hit by torrential rain since 18 June, resulting in...

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...

Local Authorities Tighten Grip on Gold Mining in Houaphanh Province

Local authorities in Houaphanh’s Xiengkhor district have issued an official order permanently banning the...

Lao Conservation Trust for Wildlife Announces Move to New Location

The Lao Conservation Trust for Wildlife has announced that it may need to release animals back into the wild as part of the process...

Tigerhead Supports Societal Needs by Championing Sports Event

The Lao Brewery Company extended its support to the Oudomxay Half Marathon, which attracted hundreds of runners from across the country, a development that...

103 Military Hospital Completes Complex Brain Surgery

For the past two months, the medical team of the Lao Army has been working in collaboration with experts from the Chinese Liberation Army...

Laos to Bury Tangled Overhead Cables Across the Country

Laos has announced a plan to bury overhead cables in the capital of Vientiane, with plans to extend the project to the rest...

Air Quality in Vientiane Capital Deteriorates Further This Week

According to IQAir, the air quality in Vientiane Capital reached a harmful high this week due to densely concentrated PM2.5 levels. Vientiane Capital reported its...

Vientiane Rescue Speaks Out About Rising Accidents in Post-pandemic Laos

Founder of Vientiane's volunteer emergency service, Sebastien Perret, discusses Vientiane Rescue's operations amid the continued problem of road accidents. Sebastien Perret, Co-Founder of Vientiane...