New case for US reparations in Laos By Melody Kemp VIENTIANE - Laos carries the tragic distinction of being the most heavily bombed country in the history of modern warfare.

Vientiane, Laos - The Mekong River, after sinking to record-breaking lows this year, has risen close to the official alarm level in Laos after weeks of heavy rain, media reports said Thursday.

Dot VN, Inc. , an innovative Internet and Telecommunications Company and the exclusive online global domain name registrar for the Country of Vietnam, announced today that it attended a two day meeting ending August 21, 2010 with the Vietnam Internet Network Information Center and the Laotian National Internet Committee to discuss the ...

" Rather than build up Routes 8 and 12 as a trade route competing with Route 9, Thailand, Laos and Vietnam should jointly develop Routes 8 and 12 as an eco-tourism routes linking the three countries, suggests the Thai ambassador to Laos.

Vientiane, Laos - Lao police have arrested a Thai national for allegedly shooting two foreigners "for no particular reason," media reports said Wednesday.Lao police caught Palan Soukalam, 29, on August 25 as he was attempting to swim across the Mekong River back to Thailand, the Vientiane Times reported.

A Chinese-built 100-megawatt hydropower plant has opened ahead of schedule in Laos' Vientiane province and is to satisfy rising demand for electricity, media reports said Tuesday.

In Laos, a UK charity is working to care for victims of munitions left after the Vietnam war.

The State Bank of Viet Nam has approved Standard Chartered Bank's plan to raise its charter capital to VND3 trillion from VND1 trillion .

Eleven universities in Cambodia, Laos and Viet Nam signed an agreement yesterday during a University Presidents' Conference in HCM City to develop a collaborative network in the region.

Last update 21:18, Friday, 27/08/2010 The Party and State recognised their responsibility to reduce poverty and improve job security for the Vietnamese community in Cambodia, said President Nguyen Minh Triet yesterday, August 26.

For Renee Dovorany, a 43-year-old stay-at-home mom of three, the word "busy" is an understatement.

BANGKOK, Aug 27, 2010 - After all the turbines in the Xiaowan hydropower station sputtered to life this week in ChinaA's south-west Yunnan province, the Asian giant was able to lay claim to having the worldA's largest hydropower capacity.

Vientiane, Laos - Vietnamese President Nguyen Minh Triet has concluded an official visit to Laos after "fruitful" discussions with his Lao counterpart and other officials, the state-run Vientiane Times newspaper reported Friday.

Thai director Sakchai Deenan returns to Laos for Sabaidee 2: From Pakse with Love , the follow up to his 2008 romance Sabaidee Luang Prabang .

Development disparity between Asean nations continues to persist despite declines in poverty in the region, a Lao official said on Wednesday .

President Nguyen Minh Triet met with the Vietnamese community and diplomatic officials in Laos yesterday, the second day of his working visit to the country.

VIENTIANE, 25 August 2010 - Dozens of Lao women are learning to be midwives as part of a national effort to bring down one of the region's highest maternal mortality rates.

VIENTIANE, 25 August 2010 - Dozens of Lao women are learning to be midwives as part of a national effort to bring down one of the region's highest maternal mortality rates.

Last update 22:44, Tuesday, 24/08/2010 President Choummaly Sayasone and President Nguyen Minh Triet have expressed their delight at the fine development of the special, traditional friendship between Vietnam and Laos which has grown stronger and more effective in recent years.

Vendor at the Bus station in Pakse, the region most important market town, as the hub of far South, in Laos.