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 ...

On June 11, Laos (Lao People’s Democratic Republic)—a country of 7 million in Southeast Asia—said it had temporarily prevailed over COVID-19. Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith said that his country ...

Houayheuang “Muay” Xayabouly, a Lao social media influencer who was arrested in September 2019 after criticizing Laos’s response to floods. Credit: Facebook/Houayheuang Xayabouly As anti-government ...

The poor, small Southeast Asian country of Laos is set to cede majority control of its electric grid to a Chinese company, as it struggles to stave off a potential debt default, people with direct ...

Officials in the Lao People's Democratic Republic say they are ready to further lift lockdown restrictions. Confirmed COVID-19 cases in Southeast Asia's only landlocked country have remained steady at ...

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 ...

Editor’s Note: Jeremy Douglas is the Regional Representative of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in Southeast Asia and the Pacific. He can be followed on Twitter @jdouglasSEA. The ...

The Covid-19 pandemic has disrupted people’s livelihoods and tested healthcare systems around the world, and Laos is no exception. Its economy was hit particularly hard given its reliance on tourism, ...

SapSap, the Racine-based pop-up restaurant and caterer of Lao food, has started a beer company that's meant to provide more than refreshment — 5% of sales will go toward eradicating unexploded bombs ...

BEIJING, Nov 15 (Reuters) - China aims to complete laying a 418-kilometre (260-mile) railway from a border town to Laos by 2020, the official China Economic Herald reported, as the economic giant ...

China aims to complete the long-awaited construction of a multibillion-dollar, high-speed rail project from southwestern China to Laos by 2020 as part of Beijing’s efforts to link itself to Southeast ...