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Seven-Year-Old Becomes Laos’ Youngest Internationally Rated Chess Player

Seven-year-old Bounthiengtham “Jayson” Sengphachan has already done something no Lao chess player his age has done before. The young player from Vientiane Chess Academy recently became the youngest Lao player to receive an official FIDE Rapid rating, a ranking based on performance in faster-paced chess games, scoring 1503 after a...

Thailand’s HIV Cases Pass 550,000, Laos Reports Rising Infections Among Young People

Thailand has recorded 557,993 cumulative HIV cases, health authorities say, even as new infections...

Laos, Vietnam Set USD 4 Billion Trade Goal as Economic Ties Grow

Laos and Vietnam are pushing to take their economic partnership to the next level,...

Former MRC Chief Anoulak Kittikhoun Named First Lao Head of Mekong Institute

Former Mekong River Commission (MRC) Chief Executive Officer Anoulak Kittikhoun has been appointed Executive...

Lao Police Arrest Two Nationals in Cross-Border Heroin Investigation

Two Lao nationals have been arrested in Laos as part of a growing cross-border...

Oil Tanker Explosion Kills Two, Injures Four People in Thailand

An oil tanker exploded in the middle of the Mae Klong river in Thailand's Samut Songkhram province on Tuesday, killing two and injuring four...

President of Vietnam Resigns From His Position

After making a personal request to the Central Party Committee on Tuesday, Nguyen Xuan Phuc stepped down from his position as Vietnam's President, as...

Thailand’s 2023 GDP Growth Projection Increased Due to China’s Reopening

Kasikorn Research Center (K-Research) has upwardly revised its growth forecast for the Thai economy in 2023 to 3.7 percent, against the 3.2 percent projected...

Western Companies Aid Myanmar Military Weapon Production, Finds Report

According to a report by the Special Advisory Council for Myanmar (SAC-M), companies from at least 13 countries, including in Europe, Asia and North...

China’s Economy Grew by Only 3% in 2022

China's gross domestic product (GDP) expanded by only 3% in 2022, one of its lowest annual outcomes in decades. The country's GDP hit 121.0207 yuan...

Japan Builds Da Nang Pedestrian Overpass as Gift for Vietnam

Construction of a Japanese-funded pedestrian walkway across a busy street in Da Nang City, Vietnam, began over the weekend. The pedestrian overpass, valued at USD...