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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 visa processing for nationals of 75 countries, including Laos. The ruling, issued on 21 August by US District Judge Jeannette Vargas in Manhattan, found that the State Department had exceeded its legal authority by stopping consular...

Laos Welcomes Iran–US Deal as Tensions Ease in Middle East

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Laos has expressed satisfaction over the signing of...
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United States Sets Preliminary 22.46 Percent Duty on Lao Solar Imports

The United States has announced a new preliminary anti-dumping duty of 22.46 percent on...
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Vietnam Licenses Musk’s Satellite Internet Firm Starlink

AFP - Vietnam has granted a license to Elon Musk's Starlink to operate its...
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Laos Advises Citizens to Avoid US Visa Applications Amid Temporary Suspension

The Lao Ministry of Foreign Affairs has advised citizens to exercise caution and temporarily...
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Lao Students in Limbo as US Freezes Visas, Tightens Travel Rules

The Laotian Times/AFP - President Donald Trump's sweeping new travel ban came into effect on 9 June immediately after midnight, barring citizens from a...

Asian Markets Wobble as Trump-Xi Talks Offset by Musk Row

AFP - Asian markets stuttered Friday as optimism from "very positive" talks between United States presidents Donald Trump and China Xi Jinping was wiped...

Trump Slaps New Travel Ban on 12 Countries; Partial Restriction on Laos

By Danny KEMP/AFP - On 4 June, US President Donald Trump signed a new travel ban targeting 12 countries including Afghanistan, Iran, and Yemen,...

At Shangri-La Dialogue, Macron Warns of Superpower Tensions, Calls for New Bloc

The Laotian Times/AFP’s Damon Wake and Francesco Fontemaggi - French President Emmanuel Macron on 30 May speaking at the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore urged...

Musk to Exit US Government Role After Rare Break With Trump

By Danny KEMP/AFP - Billionaire Elon Musk on 28 May announced he was leaving his role in US government, intended to reduce federal spending,...

US Suspends Student Visa Processing as Harvard Protests Cuts

By Gregory WALTON, with Sebastian SMITH in Washington / AFP  On 28 May, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio ordered a suspension of student...
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