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China-ASEAN trade prospects promisingOn July 22, Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi attended the China-ASEAN foreign ministers conference held in Singapore for a discussion on major issues such as the relations between China and ASEAN.
Source : topix.net | 24-Jul-2008 11:27
Deputy PM visits Laos, ups relations
Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Sinh Hung, chairman of Viet Nam's Committee for Viet Nam-Laos Co-operation, began his working visit to Laos on Monday in order to boost trade and investment between the two ...
Source : topix.net | 23-Jul-2008 16:39
Quang Tri begins upgrading Vietnam-Laos border landmarks,
Central Quang Tri Province is the first out of ten provinces sharing the border with Laos to begin a project to add and upgrade border landmarks between Vietnam and Laos.
Source : topix.net | 23-Jul-2008 08:17
American Weaves Her Way Into Laos
In the northern Lao village of Pakor, where 100 people live along a few hundred feet of land near the river, where the only shop sells shampoo and sticky rice behind the village elder's hut, 20-year-old Silay ...
Source : topix.net | 22-Jul-2008 22:16
VIENTIANE : Heavy rain in Laos increases flood risk
Heavy rain caused rivers to rise last week, flooding roads and crops in many provinces around Laos, according to a report from the Meteorology and Hydrology Department.
Source : topix.net | 22-Jul-2008 07:23
Laos To Establish National Rice Bank
The Lao government will establish a national rice bank, which will be capable of storing 60,000 tonnes of the commodity to ensure food security.
Source : topix.net | 21-Jul-2008 15:43
Traveling on the East-West Economic Corridor
The East-West Economic Corridor, in reality a 1,450-kilonieter-long road, connects Danang City in Vietnam with large cities of Laos and Thailand.
Source : topix.net | 21-Jul-2008 07:43
Mekong River sets the calm, gentle pace of Vientiane, Laos
The saffron robes of Buddhist monks animate the quiet streets of Vientiane. It's a morning town, with lots of the activity between 6 a.m. and noon.
Source : topix.net | 19-Jul-2008 07:13
TravelFish Double Deal
The future of travel guides is certainly on the internet, and TravelFish is leading the way with current guides on Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, and a bit on Thailand.
Source : topix.net | 18-Jul-2008 22:52
Entry of foreign tourist vehicles to be made easier,
The authorities will allow all foreign tourist vehicles, including right-hand-drive ones, to enter the country via all border gates soon in an effort to attract more travelers, especially from neighboring ...
Source : topix.net | 16-Jul-2008 22:41
'Green zone' takes root in Siem Riep
Four German organizations GTZ, DED, InWent, and KFW have guaranteed 12 million euros for the project, and the Cambodian government has committed to contributing an additional 10 percent of this figure, or 1.2 ...
Source : topix.net | 14-Jul-2008 22:40
Acleda makes move on Laos market
Channy said $10 million had been invested in Acleda Bank , which has its headquarters in Vientiane and branches in the southern cities of Savannakhet and Pakse.
Source : topix.net | 12-Jul-2008 22:30
Don't expect windfall, Penangites warned
GEORGE TOWN: Penangites should not expect a financial windfall from Unesco with the listing of George Town as a world heritage site.
Source : topix.net | 11-Jul-2008 23:07
Hanoi students join voluntary programme in Laos,
Hanoi's students will join a volunteer programme in Laos' capital Vientiane from July 8-20, according to a leader of the city's youth union.
Source : topix.net | 09-Jul-2008 22:57
Toy venture offers new way of learning for Laos children
NEW LONDON - As a former United Nations employee, Ken Smith has worked with Nobel Peace Prize winners and freedom fighters in lands worlds away from his hometown of New London.
Source : topix.net | 09-Jul-2008 14:43
"No Reservations" season 4, episode 11: Laos
Location: Mr. Bourdain kicked off a new round of episodes last night with Laos .
Source : topix.net | 08-Jul-2008 22:40
Hanoi youth volunteers to offer assistance to Laos
A group of 30 volunteers from the Hanoi Youth Union led by deputy secretary Doan Trung Tuan will leave today for the Laotian capital Vientiane on a 12-day trip.
Source : topix.net | 08-Jul-2008 14:37
VIENTIANE:Lao Airlines stays airborne amid oil price hikes
Lao airlines says its business is healthy. The Laos national carrier has cut operating costs to compensate for increased fuel prices.
Source : topix.net | 08-Jul-2008 06:17
LAOS: Bringing light to remote villages
VIENTIANE, 3 July 2008 - While wealthy industrialised nations are struggling to find ways to encourage their populations to adopt solar energy, a small energy company in the Lao People's Democratic Republic has ...
Source : topix.net | 03-Jul-2008 17:40
WeGo.com
Devoted readers of Popagandhi.com will pick up several things: over the last couple of years this blog has taken various different slants; and in recent years a sharp focus on travel, because I am doing a fair ...
Source : topix.net | 03-Jul-2008 11:21
VIENTIANE:Vietnamese firm to invest up to US$100m in Laos
Vietnamese company Hoang Anh Gia Lai hopes to invest in tree plantations, rubber processing, agricultural produce, mining, energy projects, hotels and office blocks in Laos, according to company representative ...
Source : topix.net | 01-Jul-2008 11:08
Ny Luangkhot - Laos
Linked with Earth Systems . Ny Luangkhot was born in Nongbon village Chaichettha district, Vientiane in 1953.
Source : topix.net | 01-Jul-2008 06:45
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Source : topix.net | 30-Jun-2008 08:27
Deep in Laos
Many travellers find this quaint, landlocked Southeast Asian country a tranquil and deeply spiritual place; a quiet backwater which provides travellers with a chance to slow down.
Source : topix.net | 28-Jun-2008 08:15
Transit to Laos, 1st border crossing - Savannakhet, Lao Peoples Dem Rep
Very fortunate as Malaysia are Asean member and don't need Visa to enter Laos. The city of Savannakhet is totally different from Vietnam as there are lesser tourist here.
Source : topix.net | 26-Jun-2008 08:06
UN concerned about repatriation of Hmong
UN refugee officials have voiced concern about the return of more than 1,000 Hmong refugees to Laos on Sunday.
Source : topix.net | 24-Jun-2008 08:06
Train, tuk-tuk and a purple taxi or two
IT'S early evening at Bangkok's Hualampong station and I'm steering Daisy and Leo through the throngs to the train to Ubon Ratchthani.
Source : topix.net | 22-Jun-2008 08:01
Apirak wants Unesco to list Rattanakosin
Bangkok Governor Apirak Kosayodhin plans to push for the listing of the old Rattanakosin area in Bangkok as a World Heritage Site, like the old city of Luang Prabang in Laos.
Source : topix.net | 20-Jun-2008 07:55
The tranquillity of Laos
Luang Prabang is nestled between the Nam Khan River, shown here, and the Mekong River.
Source : topix.net | 18-Jun-2008 07:40
Hospital Corpsman bound for Laos
The rugged mountainous terrain, isolated narrow valleys, and unforgiving jungle canopy of Laos have long remained hidden from much of the outside world.
Source : topix.net | 15-Jun-2008 03:01
The wrong way to end a secret war
Page 1 of 2 AN ATol INVESTIGATION The wrong way to end a secret war By Brian McCartan VIENTIANE, Laos - The fire that broke out at the Hmong refugee center at Ban Huay Nam Khao in Thailand's northern Petchabun ...
Source : topix.net | 13-Jun-2008 02:45
Trips, tips & deals
Art and design in Southeast Asia Bangkok's Grand Palace, Laos' Pak Ou Caves and Cambodia's colossal "temple city" at Angkor highlight "The Essence of Thailand, Laos and Cambodia." Offered by the Art Institute ...
Source : topix.net | 11-Jun-2008 02:28
Truly a premier, Laos releases its first film
The plotline of the hot new movie opening in Bangkok this week seems simple enough: a heartthrob Thai photographer falls in love with his beautiful Laotian tour guide.
Source : topix.net | 09-Jun-2008 02:03
VN, Laos to step up friendship
The foreign ministries of Viet Nam and Laos have agreed upon a series of co-operative activities during a session of the fifth Friendship Exchange.
Source : topix.net | 08-Jun-2008 21:24
Luang Prabang Charms With Elephants, Curious Monks, Fermented Fish Guts
Fourteen-year-old Chittaphong Sengpakeo is eager to engage me in conversation and practice his English, matching each of my questions with one of his own.
Source : topix.net | 07-Jun-2008 12:50
Hello Luang Prabang
Laos' first commercial film in more than three decades opens in Thai cinemas on June 5 The Culture Hall in the Laotian capital was packed for the world premiere last week of the first commercially produced ...
Source : topix.net | 05-Jun-2008 12:32
Meandering Mekong: boat trip down the Mekong River in the Golden Triangle
Floating through the storied Golden Triangle on a river barge A giant four-storey building, towering above the tree line on the Golden Triangle, gradually became a dwarf as the barge pulled upstream at 10 knots ...
Source : topix.net | 03-Jun-2008 12:12
Deadly cost of unexploded cluster munitions in Laos
Nine-year-old Joi does not remember his brother dying - only the explosion and the noise, which he still hears in his nightmares three years later.
Source : topix.net | 01-Jun-2008 11:54
Laos' ancient capital wins No Tobacco Day award
From correspondents in Bangkok, Thailand, 02:30 PM IST Laos' old capital of Luang Prabang won a World No Tobacco Day award from the World Health Organization for its efforts to make the city smoking-free, the ...
Source : topix.net | 30-May-2008 11:39
Memorial tree dedicated to fallen Hmong hero
A new tradition at the annual Asian Memorial Festival commemorates important people in Hmong history while keeping the Winnebago County Community Park green.
Source : topix.net | 29-May-2008 08:53
Milltown soldier's remains identified, being sent home for burial
It was not unusual for Henry Brauner to pop in without notice at his parents' home in Franklin Township.
Source : topix.net | 28-May-2008 07:43
Remains of NJ serviceman MIA in Vietnam identified
An Air Force lieutenant colonel from Franklin Park is among a group of servicemen missing in action in the Vietnam War whose remains have been identified, the Department of Defense announced today.
Source : topix.net | 27-May-2008 23:00
VIENTIANE :Laos to work with Asean travel agents
The Lao Association of Travel Agents will place particular focus on increasing cooperation with travel agents in Viet Nam , Thailand and other Asean countries in the coming year.
Source : topix.net | 27-May-2008 11:58
Thai PM to arrive Thursday for two-day RP visit
Thailand's prime minister will pay a two-day visit to the Philippines later this week, after his official trip was postponed because of illness, the government said Tuesday.
Source : topix.net | 25-May-2008 11:34
Chinese embassies worldwide mourn quake victims, some foreign leaders join
Chinese embassies across the world Monday mourned for the dead in an earthquake which hit southwest China's Sichuan province exactly a week ago.
Source : topix.net | 23-May-2008 11:26
Thai PM resets Philippines visit
Agence France Presse BANGKOK - Thailand's prime minister will pay a two-day visit to the Philippines later this week, after his official trip was postponed because of illness, the government said Tuesday.
Source : topix.net | 21-May-2008 11:09