Vietnam, Laos work to speed up border marker planting (Nhân Dân)

Source: Yahoo News Vietnam and Laos have agreed on a number of measures to speed up the planting of markers along their shared borderline, and build a plan for the task in 2010 at the fifth joint session of border experts from the two nations from June 28 to July 3.

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Bangkok Post : Laos to host practice run in October (Bangkok Post – Thailand’s English news)

Source: Yahoo News Laos will host a boxing tournament in October to test all facilities before they host the 25th SEA Games in December.

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Ex-Vietnam coach Riedl takes over Laos U23s (tribalfootball.com)

Source: Yahoo News Former Vietnam national team coach Alfred Riedl has taken over the Laos U23 team. read more

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Dirty water, poor hygiene costing Laos (AP via Yahoo! Finance)

Source: Yahoo News Laos is losing nearly $200 million a year, or 5.6 percent of its gross domestic product, due to poor sanitation and the resulting disease outbreaks that come from dirty water and a lack of toilets, the World Bank said Thursday.

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High cost of bad sanitation leaves Laos millions poorer (Sydney Morning Herald)

Source: Yahoo News LAOS is losing nearly $250 million a year, or 5.6 per cent of its gross domestic product, due to poor sanitation and the resulting disease that come from dirty water and a lack of toilets.

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Anniversary of DPRK-Laos Diplomatic Ties Marked (Korean Central News Agency)

Source: Yahoo News Pyongyang, June 30 (KCNA) — A meeting and a reception were arranged in Vientiane on June 24 to mark the 35th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the DPRK and Laos.

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Suspended trio return to fire up national team for Laos Games (The Malay Mail)

Source: Yahoo News THE national shooting team’s medal prospects for the forthcoming Laos Sea Games received a huge boost with the return of experienced trio — Bibiana Ng Pie Chin, Siti Nur Masitah and Joseline Cheah.

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