A delegation from the Presidential Office of Vietnam, headed by Chairman Nguyen Van Chien paid a working visit to Laos from March 9-12.
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Presidential office delegation visits Laos (Nhân Dân)
Posted by admin 1 day 3 hours ago (http://us.rd.yahoo.com)Over 2 tons of wildlife and animal bones seized (Vietnam Net)
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VietNamNet Bridge – The bones were seized at the Lao Bao border gate in Quang Tri on March 7 and are part of illegal wildlife trade between Laos and Vietnam.
Barun Roy: Laos powers ahead (Business Standard India)
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Later this month, after four years in the making, Laos’ biggest hydropower plant so far, Nam Theun 2, will start producing electricity and selling almost all of it to Thailand. With this will further expand the landlocked country’s reputation as the “battery” for South-East Asian nations and its novel way of earning money for its development.
More foreigners study Abhidhamma Buddhism in Myanmar (People's Daily)
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More foreigners are studying Abhidhamma Buddhism at the International Institute of Abhidhamma ( IIA) in Myanmar after the religion-related English language course was introduced, sources with the institution said on Tuesday. Nearly three dozens of trainees from Vietnam, Thailand, India, Cambodia, Laos, Bangaladesh, the United States, France and Denmark are attending the IIA, up from last year ...
Pandelela heading for Mexico (The Star)
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KUCHING: Laos SEA Games double gold medallist diver Pandelela Rinong is all set to represent Malaysia in the qualifying rounds of the inaugural Youth Olympic Games in Mexico City on Friday.
Thailand's government Tuesday agreed to impose a tough security law ahead of protests this weekend, vowing to use "all means" to stop violence by backers of ousted premier Thaksin Shinawatra.
Make life easier for migrant workers (Asia News Network)
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A few months ago at a university campus in Bangkok, a group of military top brass got together for a closed-door briefing about Burma. The hot topic was the nearly two million Burmese workers in Thail .....
Mighty Mekong is drying up (Asia News Network)
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Resentment is simmering among Thai fishing communities along the Mekong River facing a prolonged dry spell and record-low water levels. Local residents blame China's dams upstream for disrupting fish .....
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