Scrap is worth about 10 cents a pound and a large shell can bring in $30-40, a crucial income source for many Lao families. Scrap is sent for smelting across the border to Vietnam, where much of it is ...
The Southeast Asian country has lagged behind Vietnam and Thailand when it comes to tourism but the government hopes new hotels, roads and a train system will put Laos on visitors’ lists. Select an ...
Since these countries are so dominant, it can be difficult for other destinations in the region to shine through. That's what Laos has been struggling with for years. Sandwiched between its better ...
and Cambodia’s ancient temples… Laos is often totally forgotten about while eager travelers traipse through the region. And let me be the one to tell you, you’re making the biggest mistake ...
The initiative is philanthropy-led and will extend beyond traditional Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) to cover conservation of more existing ocean ecosystems. Less than 3 per cent of the region's ...
injecting momentum into the economic and social development of the region. "We are seizing the historic opportunity of the China-Laos Railway to accelerate the domestic and foreign industrial ...