Can Laos use tourism to get rich? The rise of Laos' ancient capital Luang Prabang brings hope that the entire country could follow in its footsteps and boost tourism earnings to alleviate poverty ...

The reescalation of conflict was sparked on May 28, when a Cambodian soldier was killed in an early morning clash between ...

However, each year only a 1.04 per cent poverty reduction was witnessed in Laos, while in Cambodia poverty reduction was recorded at 3.25 per cent, 2.57 per cent in Vietnam and 1.60 per cent in ...

Hydropower dams threaten livelihoods of Cambodia's poor 12/09/2010 December 9, 2010. As plans to build hydropower dams on the Mekong River gather pace, there are warnings that their construction ...

This year marks the 60th anniversary of the Lao People’s ... Communist Party to expel foreign invaders from Laos, Cambodia, ... confirmations about the high poverty rate in the ...

(Adds Singapore PM comments, background) By Geert De Clercq SINGAPORE, Nov 18 (Reuters) - Laos and Cambodia condemnned the Western economic sanctions imposed on Myanmar after its brutal crackdown ...

06/03/2025 June 3, 2025. Laos is one of Southeast Asia's poorest countries. But its most-visited city Luang Prabang is a tourist magnet. Can the rest of the country follow its lead?

During the Vietnam War, Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia were heavily targeted with cluster bombs. Several decades later, the specter of cluster bombs still looms over these three countries.