A recent study published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases journal describes the genetic epidemiology and dynamics of the parasite Plasmodium falciparum responsible for malaria outbreaks in Attapeu ...

FILE - This Oct. 27, 2020, file photo shows a sign at a Starbucks Coffee store in south Seattle. Starbucks said Monday, Nov. 2, 2020, it plans to open an outlet in Laos as it expands its more than ...

The way Vientiane sees it, the risks of investing in public works and infrastructure development, even if funded by increasingly problematic debt from China, are greater than the risks of not ...

But while COVID-19 represents a clear and pronounced shock, credit ratings are not determined solely on the grounds of economic growth. ‘Inadequate’ foreign exchange reserves, a widening current ...

The Covid-19 pandemic has spurred the government of Laos and some businesses to adopt digital reforms, but Laos’s digitalization lags compared to the rest of Southeast Asia due to the high cost of the ...

The Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) ranks of countries around the world, based on how corrupt their public sectors are perceived to be. The results are given on a scale of 0 to 100, where 0 is ...

Der Yang remembers joining friends and relatives on the walk to school each morning within the United Nations refugee camp she called home. Her uncle, an early riser and dedicated family protector, ...

15 December 2020: On the eighth anniversary of the enforced disappearance of Lao civil society leader Sombath Somphone, we, the undersigned organizations, reiterate our calls on the government of Laos ...

Sithong Chitnhothinh, Ambassador and Resident Representative at the Permanent Mission of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic to the IAEA, and Dazhu Yang, IAEA Deputy Director General and Head of the ...

Laos borrowed billions from President Xi Jinping's administration to finance railways, highways and hydroelectric dams, which has ballooned public debt to over 100% of GDP. Combined with a currency ...