Vientiane (Laos)

China, U.S., Europe battling over a shrinking global-trade pie

2012-11-07 05:02:17

<![CDATA[China, U.S., Europe battling over a shrinking global-trade pie]]>

Southeast Asian sweets add variety to life

2012-03-31 12:18:00

Fresh mango glistening the brilliant orange of a late-summer sun, glutinous rice balls glowing a radiant pandan green, tender taro cakes blooming the same piercing purple as a field of lilacs. Bhan Kanom Thai is a rainbow rush of colors. The Hollywood...

Champassak province in Laos faces first outbreak of chikungunya virus

2013-05-15 06:14:02

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) -- More than 100 people have fallen ill with the mosquito-borne disease chikungunya in Champassak province of Laos this year. Director of the province's Health Department, Dr Khampho Chaleunvong, said this was the first...

Laos seeks Chinese help to survey its mineral wealth

2013-05-15 06:14:02

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) -- Laos is seeking help from the Chinese government to conduct detailed surveys of its mineral wealth, aiming to use the information to help regulate the mining industry, according to a senior government official....

Almost 10,000 people killed in road accidents over 22 years in Laos

2013-05-15 06:14:02

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) -- Almost 10,000 people have died in road accidents in Laos over the past 22 years, according to a Lao government report this week. Despite many road safety campaigns, road accidents in Laos have continued to rise and are...

ADB plans $60m loan for Laos

2013-05-14 03:24:03

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) -- The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is planning to provide a US$60 million low-interest loan to Laos at the end of the year to help reduce rural poverty and improve food security. The loan will be used to build roads in...

Laos seeks more assistance for disaster management

2013-05-14 03:24:03

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) -- The Laos government is calling for support from various sectors to implement the ASEAN Agreement on Disaster Management and Emergency Response (AADMER). "We need deeper understanding of the AADMER and the actual...

World Bank resumes support for hydropower in Laos

2013-05-10 08:04:01

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) -- The Lao government has gained a new partner to back its hydropower development policy after the World Bank resumed its support for the construction of dams. According to a report published in the Washington Post this...

EU aims to broaden its partnership with Laos

2013-05-08 06:14:02

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) -- The European Union wants to broaden its partnership with Laos in many areas and intensify cooperation in regards to global climate change diplomacy, as well as judicial matters and human rights issues. Ambassador and...

Vientiane Thai Cuisine, the Popular New Thai Restaurant in Torrington

2012-09-10 09:55:00

Vientiane Thai Cuisine 231 High St., Torrington, (860) 489-0758 See Vientiane Thai Cuisine's Restaurant Page on CT.com Places � If you find yourself craving some pad Thai or satay, headdown to Vientiane Thai Cuisine, a new restaurant in Torrington....

Un Festival Internacional de Cine para la ciudad laosiana sin salas de cine

2010-10-20 00:00:00

Pregnant Woman Gets Life For Drug Smuggling

2009-06-03 00:00:00

VIENTIANE, Laos -- A pregnant British woman accused of trying to smuggle heroin onto a flight to Thailand from Laos was sentenced Wednesday to life in prison. Samantha Orobator, 20, was convicted of drug trafficking and sentenced after a three-hour...

Vientiane Thai Cuisine, a new restaurant in Torrington.

2012-09-10 09:59:00

Naung Kya and Nyi Nyi Tun of Myanmar compete during the men's 10-meter platform synchronized diving finals at the 25th Southeast Asian Games in Vientiane, Laos.

2009-12-14 00:00:00