New case for US reparations in Laos

Source: Big News Network By Melody Kemp VIENTIANE – Laos carries the tragic distinction of being the most heavily bombed country in the history of modern warfare. Thirty-five years after the United States wound up its …

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Laos trains midwives to reverse region's worst maternal mortality rate

Source: Big News Network Women in Laos have a one in 33 chance of dying as a result of childbirth.That rate is among the worst in the region, considerably higher than neighbouring Cambodia, where it's one in 48 or Vietnam whe…

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Laos trains midwives to reverse region’s worst maternal mortality rate

Source: Yahoo News Women in Laos have a one in 33 chance of dying as a result of childbirth.

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Hungarian feed company Vitafort carries out $9m of investments in Laos

Source: Big News Network is building three feed mix plants and other investments worth a combined $9 million in Laos, CEO Zoltán Kulik told MTI. The biggest of the plants, built at a cost of $2.2 million, is already op…

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New case for US reparations in Laos

Source: Yahoo News VIENTIANE – Laos carries the tragic distinction of being the most heavily bombed country in the history of modern warfare.

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Thailand proposes high-speed train venture with China

Source: Big News Network Development of the services has been proposed as a joint venture between Thai and Chinese state agencies. The Nong Khai-Bangkok section would also extend from Vientiane in Laos to southern

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Laos and the legacy of Vietnam | Brett Dakin

Source: Big News Network Three million tons of ordnance was dropped on Laos over a nine-year period. Craters still scar the landscape in many areas. Photograph: Mines Advisory Group

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Laos plan to reverse region's worst maternal mortality rates

Source: Big News Network Women in Laos have a one in 33 chance of dying as a result of childbirth.That rate is among the worst in the region, considerably higher than neighbouring Cambodia, where it's one in 48 or Vietnam whe…

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Foreign tourist arrivals on the rise

Source: Big News Network Vitavas urges the Greater Mekong Subregion members – Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia and southern China – to co-operate on tourism more seriously. “Better joint promotion of tourism is a good way …

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Mekong River rises to near-alarm level in Laos

Source: Big News Network Laos – The Mekong River, after sinking to record-breaking lows this year, has risen close to the official alarm level in Laos after weeks of heavy rain, media reports said Thursday.Water levels were m…

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