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Southeast Asian foreign ministers and top diplomats from key partners including the United States and China were gathering in the Laotian capital on Thursday for the start of three days of talks ...
News Laos » Vientiane Capital » Politics: Ishiba to avoid ‘Asian NATO’ pitch during ASEAN summits
On his first overseas visit after taking office, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba arrived here on the morning of Oct. 10 to attend a series of meetings with ASEAN.
News Laos » Vientiane Capital » Politics: Please don't rush: slow changes in Laos 50 years after communist victory
The usually sleepy Laotian capital Vientiane has an uncharacteristic buzz, bedecked with flags and T-shirt vendors ahead of commemorations of 50 years of communist rule Tuesday, but for many young ...
News Laos » Vientiane Capital » Politics: Outspoken Laos lawmaker’s election exit sparks rare dissent
In Laos, the candidates for the National Assembly are pre-selected by the ruling communist party - Copyright AFP STR In Laos, the candidates for the National Assembly ...
News Laos » Vientiane Capital » Politics: Visiting Vientiane, the world’s youngest Communist capital
Aditta Kittikhoun has learned to anticipate the question. No, not Thailand, but it’s next to Thailand. No, not China, but it’s next to China. No, not Vietnam, but it’s next to Vietnam. Kittikhoun, who ...
News Laos » Vientiane Capital » Politics: Russia delivers humanitarian food aid to Laos — embassy
Ambassador Vladimir Kalinin confirmed Russia's readiness to continue charitable projects in the Lao PDR, such as the reconstruction of the Russian-Lao friendship hospital Mittaphab and the ...
News Laos » Vientiane Capital » Politics: Outspoken Laos lawmaker's election exit sparks rare dissent
When one of the few lawmakers willing to call out corruption in single-party Laos was left off the candidate list ahead of this weekend's heavily managed election, a rare wave of dissent erupted.