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Lao workers are still waiting to be paid back wages owed by the former Chinese owner of a cement plant in Luang Prabang.

Li Xiao, the Chinese owner of a motorcycle shop in Bokeo province, had emotionally and physically abused his employees, neighbors say.

Local authorities promise help but say that land suitable for farming is difficult to find in the mountain areas where villagers have been resettled.

The high-speed Lao-China railway has left the farm plots and gardens of villagers in Oudomxay province covered over by soil bulldozed onto their land, ...

The shutdown was imposed after a Chinese worker in the Golden Triangle SEZ was hurt in a motorcycle accident, and tested positive for Covid-19 in China.

Travel by boat is now blocked along a scenic stretch of the Nam Ou River, as dam operators hold back water needed for power generation.

Villagers fear destruction of Vang Vieng's natural beauty, loss of their land, and China's growing reach.

Bridge is part of Lao-China Railway, a key component of China’s Belt and Road Initiative.

Described by Laos as 'a gift,' the station is launched amid concerns over China's growing influence over its weaker neighbor.

Provincial officials say that land suitable for farming is hard to find in the mountainous region where villagers have been sent.

Many Lao citizens see the dominant use of Chinese as a sign of China's growing economic influence in their country.

The dam's operations will affect water flows on the Mekong, negatively impacting communities in both countries, the groups say.

Villagers can earn money on the farms, but must leave after two or three years due to poor health.

They were caught in Laos when the border closed amid coronavirus fears, and had been held for two months in quarantine before being released.

Residents of Bokeo province's Nam Fa village bathe in their river when water levels fall, but emerge with rashes and swelling.

Three Chinese and two Lao men are killed, and another man seriously hurt, when they are trapped by rocks brought down by the explosion.

China's border with Laos meanwhile remains closed to others amid fears the coronavirus may spread to Laos from its more-infected neighbor.

No explanation has been given by Chinese employers who returned home in early 2020 amid coronavirus fears.

The amount originally offered has now shrunk to less than half its value, village sources say.

Waste run-off from construction has polluted rivers and a creek in Vang Vieng, with authorities warning local people not to fish or use water from the streams.

Xayaburi dam, Laos’ first mainstream Mekong hydropower project, churns up trouble for Thai villagers.

Chemical run-off and packing waste pollute Oudomxay province's Beng river, which villagers rely on for bathing and other daily use.

Forced to work overtime for no extra pay, some are also tied and beaten and accused of stealing supplies.

Some have been compensated in amounts too low for their needs, while others have not been paid at all, local sources say.

The move will further hurt downstream communities already hit by a severe drought called the worst in 60 years by the Mekong River Commission.

The trade continues elsewhere in the country, though, with sales reported in Chinese shops in the capital, Vientiane.

The nearest water is now six miles away, and can be brought back only by motorcycle, villagers say.

Rescued females agreed to marry Chinese men, but were treated like property once they arrived in China.

About 3000 Lao women and girls have been trafficked to China in the last decade.

Surveys conducted by company have damaged farmland and caused landslide.