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Laos Seeks Solutions to Address New United States Tariff Hikes

Laos' exports to the United States are expected to face significant impacts following the recently announced tariff increases, prompting the Lao government to seek urgent solutions. Xaybandith Rasphone, Vice President of the Lao National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LNCCI), stated that new United States tariff measures pose major concerns...

Lao Troops Join Vietnam’s Parade Marking Fall of Saigon

Tran Thi Minh Ha/AFP - On 30 April, the Lao People's Army joined Vietnamese...

Japan Honors Sonexay Siphandone with Order of the Rising Sun

On 29 April, the Japanese government announced that Grand Cordon of the Order of...

Thailand-Cambodia Crime Pact Shouldn’t Undermine Human Rights, Says Right Group

Thailand and Cambodia’s new agreement to combat transnational crime must not come at the...

Vietnam Pledges USD 3 Million Hospital for Laos During State Visit

Vietnamese President Leung Cuong made a donation of a district-level hospital construction project to...

Cambodia’s King Appoints Army Chief Hun Manet as Successor to His Father, Long-Ruling Hun Sen

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodia’s king on Monday formally appointed army chief Hun Manet to succeed his father and long-ruling Prime Minister Hun Sen as...

Ousted Thai PM Thaksin Shinawatra Seen in Video at Cambodian Leader’s Birthday Party

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra attended a birthday party for outgoing Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen in Phnom Penh,...

Top Diplomat From the Philippines Visits Laos

The Secretary for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of the Philippines, Enrique A. Manalo, accompanied by his spouse and delegation, arrived in Vientiane on...

Former PM Thaksin Shinawatra Postpones Return to Thailand

The former Prime Minister of Thailand and billionaire businessman Thaksin Shinawatra's plan to return to the country next week has been scrapped and postponed...

Laos, India to Further Strengthen Cooperation, Sign MOU for Five Projects

The Lao and Indian Ministers of Foreign Affairs have held discussions to strengthen bilateral cooperation during the third dialogue meeting between the two ministries...

Singapore Hangs Man for Drug Trafficking. It Will Hang Woman on Friday — The First in 19 Years

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Singapore executed a man Wednesday for drug trafficking and is set to hang a woman Friday — the first...