New data show a recent proliferation of rare earth mines across river basins in Laos, potentially posing a transboundary ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States on Monday criticized a decision by the struggling Asian nation of Laos to build the first dam across the mainstream of the Mekong River, a project that ...

CHIANG KHONG, Thailand – Dismissing its neighbors' pleas, impoverished Laos is rapidly building a Mekong River dam that threatens fisheries crucial to millions of Southeast Asia's poorest people. The ...

By Mongabay.com More than half of Cambodia and Laos’ tree cover loss in 2024 was recorded inside protected areas, Mongabay’s ...

BANGKOK, May 11 (Reuters) - Laos has submitted plans to build a new hydropower dam on the Mekong River, with construction expected to start later this year, the Mekong River Commission (MRC) said on ...

Unveiling Laos: A Journey Through Its Hidden Treasures! Join us in this captivating exploration of Laos, where we'll introduce you to mesmerizing destinations like the vibrant Vang Vieng and the ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN): Work on the fifth Lao-Thai Friendship Bridge, which connects the two countries across the Mekong River between Borikhamxay province in Laos and Bueng Kan province in ...

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LUANG PRABANG, Laos (Reuters) - On a wide bank of the Mekong River, yellow markers and visits by surveyors show preparations underway to build Laos' third and largest dam on Southeast Asia's most ...

There are few more backward nations in the world than the 91,400-sq-mi. kingdom of Laos. Population figures in Laos are almost anybody’s guess (estimates run from 1,400,000 to 2,500,000), and some ...

CHIANG KHONG, Thailand (AP) — Dismissing its neighbors' pleas, impoverished Laos is rapidly building a Mekong River dam that threatens fisheries crucial to millions of Southeast Asia's poorest people.