Every year around 40 Lao people fall victim to unexploded ordnance (UXO) left since the end of Indochina war (1964-1973).“During the war, the United States operated more than 580,000 bomber flights dropping nearly 3 million tons of bombs (about 270 mi…
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The Department of Forestry (DOF), Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry held a national consultation workshop on May 18 among key stakeholders working to safeguard the nation’s protected areas with the finalization of the updated Decree on Protected Are…
Prime Minister Phankham Viphavanh received in Vientiane on May 17 a courtesy call from the Chairman of the National Assembly of Vietnam Vuong Dinh Hue who was on a working visit to Laos between May 15-17 to strengthen the great friendship, special soli…
Chairman of the National Assembly of Vietnam Vuong Dinh Hue paid a working visit to Champassak Province on May 17 where he was warmly welcomed by Champassak Governor Vilayvong Boutdakham. While meeting with the provincial governor, the Vietnamese NA P…
Experts say North Korea is likely to dismiss almost all international anti-virus help, at least for now, despite its first acknowledged outbreak of suspected COVID-19 cases surging across the country.The country is scrambling to deal with rapidly risin…
COVID-19 cases are increasing in the United States and could get even worse over the coming months, federal health officials warned Wednesday in urging areas hardest hit to consider reissuing calls for indoor masking.Increasing numbers of COVID-19 infe…
Japan says it will begin welcoming tour groups as a means of returning to full-fledged tourism.The government’s tourism agency announced Tuesday that small groups from Australia, Singapore, Thailand and the United States will be allowed to enter Japan …
North Korea has mobilized its military to help stop the spread of COVID-19, state media said, as nearly 270,000 more people came down with fever in a single day.Six people had died, state media added, bringing the official death toll to 56. Over 1,483,…