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[VIENTIANE] In one of Asia’s poorest and smallest economies, beer is big business. Lao Brewery, the producer of the ubiquitous Beerlao, remains bullish even as the Laotian currency tumbles and growth ...

VIENTIANE: Preparations for celebrations marking the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic are well underway, with the Public Security forces holding parade ...

Jochen M. Schmittmann is the Regional Resident Representative for the IMF Resident Offices in Vietnam, Cambodia and Lao PDR. Before that, he was the Deputy Head of the IMF’s Regional Office for Asia ...

SINGAPORE – Bak kut teh is back and bolder than ever. At Old Street Bak Kut Teh’s newest outlet in Telok Ayer, diners can dig into peppery pork rib soup and bar bites like grilled Iberico pork jowl, ...

June 11 (Reuters) - China's state-owned planemaker COMAC has proposed taking a stake in Laos' government-owned Lao Airlines, which recently started operating one of COMAC's C909 regional jets, the ...

Food is a tangible and accessible way to understand and connect with different societies. One chef has led the movement to bring traditional food from her home country of Laos to diners across the ...

Laab, a bright and spicy cold salad, couldn’t be easier. Precooked chicken is the time-saving ingredient that makes this recipe the answer to what to make when it’s too hot to cook. For a speedy ...

Not all immigrants have experienced the same successes moving to Minnesota. For the modest Laotian community, a big challenge has been access to funding and resources. Recent census data found there ...

Water balloons sailed through the air, bursting against laughing crowds. Hoses and water guns launched water from sidewalks and parade floats alike. Clouds of shaving cream clung to hair, clothes and ...

An artist and refugee celebrated for his hundreds of paintings of San Francisco and Golden Gate Park was killed by his roommate in Sacramento, authorities say. Somboun Sayasane, 75, was reported ...