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Kokang Fighters Launch Deadly Attacks in Myanmar’s Shan State

Militants attacked police stations, military posts and civilian buildings in the restive Kokang region near Myanmar’s border with China.

Lao Authorities Arrest Woman for Criticizing Flood Relief Efforts

A woman in Laos was arrested last week on charges of defaming the country after she posted criticism on Facebook of the slow government response to severe ...

Lao Families Resist Development Project

At least 140 families are refusing to sell land to make way for a massive special economic zone that would forever alter their way of life.

Lao Flood Victims Seek Shelter as Death Toll Rises

Flooding after a dam collapse left at least 26 people dead, 131 missing and 3,060 homeless.

Lao Officials Arrest Red Panda Traffickers

Laos is a major hub for wildlife trafficking.

Lao Teens Beat Poverty as Novice Monks

By joining Buddhist temples, they hope to reboot their lives with an academic and spiritual education.

Lao Villagers Confront Police in Land Dispute

Work crews began clearing land to build a hospital and medical school, but villagers demanded fair compensation before the land is cleared.

Lao Villagers Brace for Resettlement Amid Signs Of New Mekong Dam Project

A massive hydropower dam could displace thousands as Laos rushes headlong to realize its ambition to become a power-generating hub for Southeast Asia.

Laos Warns Young Travelers About Exploitation in Thailand

Reports suggest that more than 200,000 Lao citizens work as illegal migrants in Thailand.

Laos’ Plain of Jars Recreated in Virtual Reality

Archeologists have trouble accessing the site, which is strewn with Vietnam War-era bombs and landmines.

Large Crowd Gathers for Food Aid During Coronavirus Outbreak in Laos

Laos has extended a nationwide lockdown until May 3.

Large Fire at Sacred Tibetan Monastery

The Jokhang Monastery is a UNESCO world heritage site with a history of more than a thousand years.

Large-Scale Pig Farms Taking Over in China

Family farms are being pushed out of China’s pork production business as corporations invest billions in large-scale farming.

Last Words: Language of China's Emperors in Peril

After decades of cultural integration and government-led efforts to sideline minority languages, Manchu is now on the verge of extinction.

Lawmakers May Lift Yangon Motorcycle Ban

Rules against motorcycle use in Myanmar’s commercial center already are widely ignored.

Leaked Video Shows China’s Ailing Nobel Laureate in Hospital

Liu Xiaobo was sent to the hospital from prison last month due to late-stage liver cancer.

Leftover Cloth Sews Profit for Cambodian Women

The cloth is shipped to China and Thailand to make mops for cleaning.

Lessons in Loathing at North Korea's Museum to 'U.S. Atrocity'

Exhibits at North Korea's Sinchon Museum portray U.S. troops committing a litany of atrocities. Regime propaganda insists U.S. troops massacred more than ...

Lessons in Loyalty as North Korea Celebrates Children’s Day

To celebrate Korean Children's Union Day, students throw mock grenades, crawl under a frame and throw themselves over a fence -- all with an imitation AK47 ...

Lessons in Loyalty at North Korea's Top School

Originally set up by North Korea's founder Kim Il Sung to educate the orphans of those killed in the fight against Japanese colonial rule, Mangyongdae ...

Lessons in Respect at China’s Confucius Kindergartens

After coming to power in 1949, the Communist Party denounced Confucianism and its proponents became a target during the Cultural Revolution of the 1960s and ...

Lethwei Packs a Punch in Myanmar

Myanmar's brutal national kick boxing style is gaining in popularity, bringing its fearsome no-holds-barred technique of bare knuckles and head-butts to a ...

LGBT Parents Challenge Stereotypes in China

An LGBT family with children is an exception rather than the rule for a country where raising a child can be a costly affair – let alone one born via surrogacy ...

Living off a Garbage Dump: Voices From Phnom Penh’s Dangkor District

About an hour drive from Cambodia’s capital, people survive off of an unmanaged dump site city officials promise will be cleaned up.

Lockdown in Dharamsala as Tibetan Man Becomes First Suspected Coronavirus Death

Dharamsala is home to the Tibetan government in exile. The spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism, the Dalai Lama, also makes his home in Dharamsala.

Long Isolated, Suu Kyi Now Achieves Power

Her National League for Democracy party has won Myanmar’s landmark national elections in a landslide.

Low Mekong Water Levels as Lao Dam Begins Operations

Environmentalists and human rights activists have criticized the multi-billion dollar Xayaburi hydro-electric power project in Laos. They warn of serious ...

Low Price for Rice Means Little Profit for Cambodia’s Farmers

Officials say a surplus of rice in Thailand has pushed down the price in the regional market.

Made in Khmerica: US Cambodians Deported to a Foreign Home

Cambodia’s 'Khmericans' -- ex-convicts deported from the US back to their ancestral homeland -- stand out from the crowd with American accents and tattoos. But ...

Major Dust Storm Engulfs Northern China

Authorities have canceled dozens of flights and are urging children and the elderly to stay indoors.