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More Than 160 Dead in Nepal-Tibet Flash Floods, Hundreds Still Missing

At least 165 people have died and hundreds remain missing after a massive flash flood and mudslide struck the Nepal-China border, destroying homes, roads and bridges and disrupting a major crossing between the two countries. The disaster hit Nepal’s Rasuwa and nearby districts on 26 August, with floodwaters and debris...

Laos Steps Up Anti-Corruption Reforms, Deepens Cooperation With Vietnam

Laos is ramping up efforts to strengthen transparency and public accountability, rolling out a...

US Court Strikes Down 75-Country Visa Pause, but Ruling Does Not Lift Laos Travel Ban

A US federal judge has struck down a Trump administration policy that paused immigrant...

Japanese Arrivals to Laos Jump 36 Percent Amid Renewed Tokyo Tourism Push

Laos welcomed 23,133 Japanese tourists in the first six months of 2026, a 36...

Prime Minister Calls for Tighter Oversight of Boten SEZ Amid Development Challenges

Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone has called for stronger management of the Boten Special Economic...

Oxfam Warns of Trillionaire Emergence as Wealth Soars Amid Global Poverty

The wealth of the world's five richest individuals has soared by an alarming 114 percent since 2020. With Oxfam predicting the emergence of the...

Chinese Aerobatic Team Begins Adaptive Flight Training in Laos

CCTV+ -- The Red Falcon Air Demonstration Team of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force started its adaptive flight training in Laos on Monday...

Myanmar Military, Ethnic Alliance Reach Cease-Fire Agreement

BEIJING (AP) — Myanmar’s military has reached a cease-fire agreement with an alliance of ethnic minority guerrilla groups it has been battling in the country’s northeast,...

Thailand Set to Recognize ‘Wai’ Greeting as Official National Symbol

Thailand is set to officially recognize the iconic "wai" gesture—"nop" in Lao—as a fundamental part of its national identity, the Thai National Identity Committee...

Malaysian Drug Lord Apprehended in Laos Faces Prosecution in Thailand

Malaysian drug lord Ong Gim Wah, previously apprehended in Laos, now faces impending legal action in Thailand for his criminal activities in the country....

South Korea Implements Level 4 Travel Alert, Bans Nationals from Golden Triangle

South Korea has imposed a Level 4 travel alert, the highest in its four-tier advisory system, prohibiting its nationals from traveling to the notorious...