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Vientiane Wastewater Treatment Plant Project Nears 90 Percent Completion
The Laotian Times
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August 28, 2025
The Vientiane Wastewater Treatment Plant project has reached 89.57 percent overall completion, marking a significant milestone in the city’s efforts to address urban water pollution. Located in Khammngoy village, Xaysetha district, the facility is...
PM Oli meets with Lao PDR President in Tianjin
The Rising Nepal
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Tianjin (China), Sept 1: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, who is in Tianjin of China to attend the SCO Summit 2025, held a bilateral meeting with the President of the Lao People's Democratic Republic Thongloun Sisoulith this morning on the sidelines...
Cuba President Begins Trip to China, Laos, Vietnam
The Laotian Times
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September 1, 2025
AFP – On 30 August, Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel announced that he had begun a tour of Asia, which will take him to China, Laos, and Vietnam, his main commercial ally on the continent. Diaz-Canel’s trip comes as Cuba, which counts 10.9...
Lao Cai strengthens coordinated patrols to ensure border security
People's Army Newspaper
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Based on the rotational mechanism for organizing joint patrols, both sides have established a joint patrol command, with each forming nine land patrol teams. They have also deployed two liaison groups comprising four officers (two from each side)...
World : Top News Headlines In Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand And Vietnam: Sept 1, 2025
Bernama
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September 1, 2025
INDONESIA 1. NASDEM SUSPENDS LAWMAKERS AHMAD SAHRONI AND NAFA URBACH OVER PUBLIC BACKLASH -- JAKARTA GLOBE Indonesia’s Nasdem Party suspended lawmakers Ahmad Sahroni and Nafa Urbach from its parliamentary faction after remarks deemed offensive to...
Lao ambassador congratulates Vietnam’s Defence Ministry on 80th National Day
VietnamPlus
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August 27, 2025
Hanoi (VNA) – Sen. Lieut. Gen. Hoang Xuan Chien, Deputy Minister of National Defence, on August 27 hosted Lao Ambassador to Vietnam Khamphao Ernthavanh, who visited the ministry’s headquarters in Hanoi to extend greetings on the 80th anniversary...
Lao diplomats congratulate Vietnam on 80th National Day
VietnamPlus
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August 27, 2025
Brussels (VNA) – Lao Ambassador to Belgium Kingphokeo Phommahaxay, accompanied by his spouse and embassy officials, on August 26 visited the Vietnamese Embassy in Brussels to extend congratulations on the occasion of the 80th National Day of...
Laos' inflation declines to 5 pct in August
Xinhua News Agency
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VIENTIANE, Aug. 27 (Xinhua) -- Inflation in Laos eased to 5 percent in August, down from 5.3 percent in the previous month, according to the Lao Ministry of Finance. According to the ministry's report on Wednesday, the highest price rise was...
China Hosts SCO Summit to Boost Trade, Cooperation and Multilateralism
teleSUR
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August 31, 2025
Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov, Tajik President Emomali Rahmon, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan, Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev pose for a family...
50 Years Later: The Vietnam War’s Enduring Effect on the Tiger Trade
The Good Men Project - California
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August 31, 2025
By Rob Pickles War’s impact often ripples far beyond the battlefield — setting off a chain of consequences that shape landscapes, cultures, and economies in ways no one could predict. As we mark the 50th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War,...
China's massive renewable energy production now reshapes global energy dynamics: report
Global Times
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China’s rapid electrification and surge in solar and wind generation are set to reduce fossil fuel use, according to Ember’s report released on September 9, 2025. Source: screenshot of Ember’s report China’s rapid expansion of renewable energy use...
Lao Brewery and PepsiCo Sign 15-Year Deal to Boost Growth in Laos
The Laotian Times
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August 26, 2025
Lao Brewery Co., Ltd. (LBC) and global food and beverage company PepsiCo have signed a new 15-year strategic partnership to strengthen their long-term cooperation in the Lao market. The agreement builds on more than 50 years of collaboration...
Farm Fresh optimistic on profit growth with expansion in Asean markets
The Malaysian Star
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September 9, 2025
KUALA LUMPUR: Johor-based dairy product specialist Farm Fresh Bhd remains optimistic about its profit growth next year, supported by steady progress in both local and overseas projects. Group chief financial officer (CFO) Mohd Khairul Mat Hassan...
Cuba president begins trip to China, Laos and Vietnam
Inquirer
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August 31, 2025
HAVANA — Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel said Saturday he has begun a tour of Asia that will take him to China, Laos and Vietnam, his main commercial ally on the continent. Diaz-Canel’s trip comes as Cuba, which counts 10.9 million inhabitants,...
Nepal suffers trade deficit with 127 of its 164 trading partners
The Rising Nepal
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By A Staff Reporter,Kathmandu, Aug. 31: Nepal conducted foreign trade with more than 164 countries across the world in the last fiscal year 2024/25. Nepal suffers deficits with most of these countries. According to trade statistics of the...
Laos cuts its interest rate by 0.5% to support the struggling economy
The Malaysian Star
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August 25, 2025
VIENTIANE (Laotian Times): The Bank of Laos has lowered its base interest rate by 0.5 per cent, a move aimed at giving businesses and households some breathing room as the country navigates both domestic and international economic challenges. The...
Lao Post Halts Parcel Shipments to the United States
The Laotian Times
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August 25, 2025
Lao Post Co., Ltd. has announced the temporary suspension of all parcel shipments to the United States, effective immediately. The decision comes in response to recent changes in U.S. trade policy that are expected to impact international mail and...
Special mechanisms for obtaining evidence
Global Arbitration Review
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September 9, 2025
Introduction Every seasoned arbitration practitioner will have been in a situation where a particularly useful class of documents was in the possession of a third party or the client was unable to secure evidence from a potentially helpful witness...
Southeast Asia’s economic corridors, building resilience amidst global and regional friction
Value Chain Asia
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August 30, 2025
Southeast Asia is subtly growing as an important part of global commerce as emerging risks shake the region. But as the recent brief border skirmish between Thailand and Cambodia revealed, regional connectivity also faces challenges from within....
Trump suddenly at risk of losing a ‘pillar’ of his trade strategy and having to refund a big chunk of $159 billion from tariff revenues
Fortune
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President Donald Trump has audaciously claimed virtually unlimited power to bypass Congress and impose sweeping taxes on foreign products. Now a federal appeals court has thrown a roadblock in his path. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal...