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Braun talks health, economy and immigration during visit to Indiana Dinosaur Museum
Inside INdiana Business
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August 7, 2025
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Coffee Farmers in Laos Say Agroforestry Requires More Than Mere Advice
Daily Coffee News
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August 6, 2025
Agroforestry is gaining ground as a way to protect coffee crops from extreme weather, but smallholders say they need more than advice — they need a better price. Laos has experienced extreme weather in recent years and agroforestry, an age-old...
Vietnamese soldiers continue gratitude journey in Laos
People's Army Newspaper
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Under the Government’s Project 515 and the directive of the Military Region 4 Command, Steering Committee 515 of Nghe An province has entrusted the team with the noble mission of searching for and bringing back Vietnamese sons who sacrificed their...
Vientiane’s Running Boom: More Than Just Exercise, It’s a Movement
The Laotian Times
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August 1, 2025
In recent years, Vientiane has seen a quiet but steady rise in running culture. Once considered a niche activity, running is now gaining traction across the capital, thanks to city races, charity events, and grassroots groups that are making the...
UHS Inaugurates Phonsavanh Classroom to Advance Health Education
Lao News Agency
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KPL The University of Health Sciences (UHS) officially launched its Phonsavanh Classroom also referred to as the Special Classroom during a ceremony held on August 5. The event brought together key figures including Mr. Bounphang Phoummasith,...
Laos showing interest in small nuclear power plants — Rosatom
TASS
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July 31, 2025
MOSCOW, July 31. /TASS/. Laos took interest in the topic of small-capacity nuclear power plants and the non-energy use of nuclear technologies, CEO of the Russian nuclear corporation Rosatom Alexey Likhachev said in an interview with the Izvestiya...
Laos Kicks Off Fundraising Campaign to Relive Floods Damage Amidst Public Doubts
The Laotian Times
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July 31, 2025
Laos has launched a fundraising campaign to relieve damage caused by Typhoons Wutip and Wipha that wreaked havoc in the country across the first half of 2025. The initiative quickly backfired as residents took to social media, questioning the...
Their husbands were deported to Laos. Now they’re picking up the pieces together
The Public's Radio - Rhode Island
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August 5, 2025
When two Providence men were detained and deported to Laos in May, their wives were left feeling helpless and without a path forward. The two women – Cassie Souvannaxa and Tina Phommachan – didn’t know each other well until this year. That changed...
Laos, Vietnam Open New Drug Rehabilitation Center in Vientiane Province
The Laotian Times
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July 31, 2025
On 30 July, the governments of Laos and Vietnam officially opened a new treatment and rehabilitation center for individuals struggling with addiction to illegal substances in Phonhong District, Vientiane Province. A handover ceremony was held in...
Laos' inflation drops further to 5.3 pct in July
Xinhua News Agency
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VIENTIANE, July 30 (Xinhua) -- Inflation in Laos dropped to 5.3 percent in July, down from 7.2 percent in June, according to the latest report from the Lao Statistics Bureau. The highest price rise was recorded in the housing, water, electricity...
Lao President Reaffirms Commitment to Deepening Ties with Russia Ahead of Official Visit
The Laotian Times
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July 30, 2025
Ahead of his official visit to the Russian Federation from 30 July to 1 August, Lao President Thongloun Sisoulith reaffirmed his commitment to strengthening the longstanding friendship and cooperation between Laos and Russia. In a message...
Contractor with P250,000 capital bags P5-B flood control deals
Cebu Daily News
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August 18, 2025
MANILA, Philippines — One of the Top 15 contractors that bagged the bulk of the country’s flood control projects under the Marcos administration had a paid-up capital equivalent to only a small fraction of the billions of pesos in contracts it had...
Lao-China Health Cooperation Strengthened
Lao News Agency
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KPL On July 29 in Vientiane, Mr. Phayvanh Keopaseuth, Deputy Minister of Health, welcomed Ms. Lu Jiang, Deputy Director of China’s National Agency for Communicable Disease Prevention and Control, along with representatives from both sides. (KPL)...
Lao government, international NGOs lead efforts to strengthen climate resilience in health sector
Eco-Business
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July 29, 2025
The Government of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR), through its Ministry of Health, is strengthening its efforts in addressing the growing impacts of climate change on the country’s health system and communities. “Climate change...
World : Top News Headlines In Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand & Vietnam: Aug 5, 2025
Bernama
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August 5, 2025
INDONESIA 1.POLICE CRACKS DOWN ON 'ONE PIECE' FLAGS AHEAD OF INDEPENDENCE DAY -- JAKARTA GLOBE Indonesian police have begun cracking down on the display of the Jolly Roger pirate flag from the popular anime One Piece as the country prepares to...
Vientiane cuts ministries to cope with debt owed to Beijing
Asia News
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July 28, 2025
Laos plans to merge four ministries and cut public spending in what analysts are calling the largest government shake-up in decades. Foreign debt has reached 94 per cent of GDP, half with China alone, incurred to finance projects under the Belt...
'I thought I had a hangover - it turned out to be a killer infection'
The Mirror
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August 17, 2025
A young British backpacker revealed how her post-party hangover, after a night on the town, turned out to be a deadly infectious disease. Alysha Pyrgotis, 27, said she thought she was going to die after catching typhoid while on a remote...
Laos urges vigilance against dengue as rainfall persists
Daijiworld News
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July 28, 2025
Daijiworld Media Network - Vientiane Vientiane, Jul 28: As heavy rains continue to sweep across Laos, health officials are urging residents to remain vigilant against dengue fever, especially during the ongoing rainy season, when the risk of...
Laos boosts health system against climate change
Lao News Agency
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KPL (KPL/VNA) Laos has launched a project to strengthen its health system by building community capacity to better cope with the health impacts caused by climate change. (KPL/VNA) Laos has launched a project to strengthen its health system by...
Laos urges vigilance as dengue risk rises amid persistent rainfall
Xinhua News Agency
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VIENTIANE, July 27 (Xinhua) -- As persistent rainfall continues across Laos, health authorities urge the public to remain alert and take preventive measures against dengue fever. Although Laos has reported a significant drop in dengue cases,...