Laos: Tackling a hidden epidemic (AlertNet)

Source: Yahoo News Source: IRIN In the car park of a local bar in Vientiane, capital of Laos, Nakhornphet Pasomsouk is watching his team of peer educators interact with young men arriving to have a drink with their friends on a Friday night.

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GDEX eyes first-mover advantage in Laos (Business Times (Malaysia))

Source: Yahoo News LOCAL air express firm GD Express Carrier Bhd (GDEX) (0078) hopes to gain a first-mover advantage in Laos express delivery industry by pairing with national postal company Entreprise Des Postes Lao (EPL).

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Dialogue tackles barriers for Vietnamese firms in Laos (Vietnam Net)

Source: Yahoo News VietNamNet Bridge – A dialogue aimed at removing obstacles for Vietnamese businesses and Vietnam-Laos joint ventures operating in Laos was organised in Vientiane on April 3.

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Laos native tries to merge best of 2 worlds (Rocky Mount Telegram)

Source: Yahoo News GREENSBORO, N.C. — Touger Vang spent little time in his native Laos before his family fled to Thailand.

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Loving Laos (The Star)

Source: Yahoo News Deep in the outskirts of Laos, the tiny backpacker town of Vang Vien is an amazing place for making new friends and adventure.

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Laos Rejects Criticism Over Hmong (Radio Free Asia)

Source: Yahoo News A Lao official rejects concerns over minority Hmong asylum-seekers who are sent back to Laos.

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Vietnam – Laos border experts convenes (Nhân Dân)

Source: Yahoo News Nhan Dan/VNA – Vietnam and Laos convened a meeting of round four on upgrading the border marker system, in Luang Prabang, Laos, from March 26-29, in a friendly and mutual understanding spirit.

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Groups Help Woman Become First Hmong Ph.D. in United States

Source: Big News Network Washington — Mai Na Lee was 12 and never had been to school when she came with her Hmong parents and four brothers to America from Laos in 1980, after a one-year stay in a refugee camp in Thailand. T…

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Asia Foundation Opens First Shelter for Women, Children in Laos

Source: Big News Network The first long-term shelter in Laos serves as a sanctuary for women and girls in desperate need of assistance and a safe place to stay while they rebuild their lives. (The Asia Foundation)

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Vietnam, Laos agree to labour cooperation (Vietnam Net)

Source: Yahoo News VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s Ministry of Labour, War Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA) and its Lao counterpart have signed an agreement on sending Vietnamese experts to work in Laos.

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