Laos

Lao assembly rejects SEZ bill

Lawmakers say the draft law wasn’t specific enough about how zones would be governed.

China, Laos and Vietnam have set aside norms on power transfer and kept elders in charge.

ASEAN would be more effective and show more unity on crises with greater continuity between one year and the next.

The workers say they were held against their will at the Chinese-run Kosai Casino.

Few events have affected states’ security and prosperity more than a pandemic.

The Philippines is not taking part in the Aman Youyi military drills between China and 5 ASEAN nations.

2023-11-30

10 families evicted in September were given new land elsewhere but no compensation.

2023-11-28

Authorities say the program will crack down on scams, but others say dissent is the target.

After they lost their homes to the Lao-China Railway, the families were told to move into new resettlement villages

Prior violations of party ethics in Luang Namtha province have been met with mere warnings.

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