Japan Pledges Over US$5 Billion To Mekong Nations

Source: Big News Network You are not an authorised user. Please contact us 03-20504478 immediately so we may assist you.–>VIENTIANE (Laos), July 25 (Bernama)– Japan pledged to provide 500 billion JPY (over US$5 …

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Laos forests feeding Vietnam industry, group says

Source: Big News Network By DENIS D. GRAYAssociated Press BANGKOK (AP) – Despite an export ban, Vietnamese companies are smuggling logs from the once rich forests of Laos to feed a billion-dollar wood industry that turns …

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Ttam Hoping For Better Medal Haul In Indonesia

Source: Big News Network KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 4 (Bernama) — The Table Tennis Association of Malaysia (TTAM) hope to come back from the 26th SEA Games in Indonesia with a better medal haul compared with the Laos SEA Games in …

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Japan to offer Laos 5.2 bil. yen grant aid to improve infrastructure+

Source: Big News Network TOKYO, Aug. 2 (AP) – (Kyodo)-;Japan agreed with Laos on Tuesday to extend up to 5.21 billion yen in grant aid to improve an airport and highway in the Southeast Asian nation. Foreign Minister …

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Asian Institute of Management Visits Vientiane

Source: Big News Network 2 August 2011 – The Philippine Embassy in Laos reported to the Department of Foreign Affairs that representatives from the Asian Institute of Management (AIM) visited Vientiane on July 25 to 26 to …

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Chinese military vows to enhance cooperation with Laos

Source: Big News Network The Chinese People's Liberation Army is willing to strengthen cooperation with the Lao People's Army (LPA) in the fields of national defense and military construction, military attache of …

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EU Supports Laos Hosting ASEM 2012

Source: Big News Network VIENTIANE, Laos, July 29 (Bernama) — The European Union has pledged to help Laos host the 9th Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) in November next year. According to Lao News Agency (KPL) the statement …

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Laos tubing craze ‘destroying town’

Source: Yahoo News The man who claims he accidentally started the tourist craze of tubing in the Laos riverside town of Vang Vieng says its popularity is now hurting the town and its culture.

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Laos forests feeding Vietnam industry, group says

Source: Big News Network Vietnam on a massive scale.Laos has some of the region's last intact tropical forests, but there are widespread reports of rampant logging. It has slapped a ban on the exports …

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