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As borders reopen, labor shortage looms in Laos’ SEZs

As borders reopen, labor shortage looms in Laos’ SEZs

Lao workers are returning to Thailand where they can make more money.

Biden touts 'free and open' Indo-Pacific in summit with ASEAN rulers

Biden touts 'free and open' Indo-Pacific in summit with ASEAN rulers

Economics and hotspots Myanmar and Ukraine on agenda of US-ASEAN Summit final day.

China slams planned US economic framework as Biden hosts SE Asian leaders

China slams planned US economic framework as Biden hosts SE Asian leaders

Indo-Pacific Economic Framework, a centerpiece of US policy, expected to be launched this month

Malaysian FM: ASEAN’s Myanmar envoy welcomes informal talks with NUG, NUCC

Malaysian FM: ASEAN’s Myanmar envoy welcomes informal talks with NUG, NUCC

Saifuddin Abdullah plans to have his first in-person meeting with shadow foreign minister Zin Mar Aung on Saturday.

Lao villagers say they got little warning of dam water release

Nam Ou 4 Dam started increasing its discharge on Monday after heavy rains filled its reservoir.

US-ASEAN summit’s symbolism is its big message, analysts say

US-ASEAN summit’s symbolism is its big message, analysts say

Concrete outcomes may be few, especially on the economic front.

Motorcyclists line up for gas in Laos amid shortages, May 10, 2022.

Long lines for gasoline in Laos as shortage worsens

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Rising global prices and the rapid depreciation of the kip are blamed for the crisis at the pump.

US President Joe Biden and Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida attend the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity with other regional leaders via video link at the Izumi Garden Gallery in Tokyo, May 23, 2022.

Biden unveils US Indo-Pacific economic plan after summits in Japan, South Korea

2022-05-23

More countries join the president's Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity.

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Only a few thousand tigers survive in Asia in 2022

Only a few thousand tigers survive in Asia in 2022

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Long lines for gas as Laos struggles with growing fuel crisis

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Giant China, tiny Laos link up with launch of high-speed train

Giant China, tiny Laos link up with launch of high-speed train
Struggling businesses ready to welcome tourists again as Laos reopens

Struggling businesses ready to welcome tourists again as Laos reopens

The opening of the Lao border will boost the country’s economy, but Chinese restrictions still sting.

A currency exchange business in Vientiane, Laos, May 6, 2022.

Lao central bank blames depreciating kip on currency converter manipulation

Import export imbalance with Thailand, and low foreign currency reserves are the real causes, experts say.

A bird flies near the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) secretariat building in Jakarta, April 23, 2021.

ASEAN foreign ministers to meet in Washington before summit with US

This November 2021 file photo shows a Lao National Television mobile news van covering an event in Vientiane.

Laos’ ‘circle of cronies’ keeps a tight lid on country’s news outlets, report says

Destroyed Russian tanks in the Sumy region of Ukraine, March 7, 2022.

Russian arms sales to Southeast Asia have tanked, report finds

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Laos and its dams: Southeast Asia’s battery, built by China

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Lao officials take their cut

Lao officials take their cut

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