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Laos

Type: Country

Name: Laos

population: 5,612,274

First reported May 18 2013 - Updated 1 hour ago - 5 reports

PM pitches tri-nation rail talks

FOREIGN RELATIONSCHIANG MAI : Thailand has offered to convene a meeting with Laos and China on a high-speed train project linking the three countries, Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra said yesterday.The offer, tabled in talks between the Thai and Lao ... [Published Bangkok Post - 1 hour ago]

Entities: Thailand, Laos, Uttaradit (Thailand), Nong Khai (Thailand)

First reported 7 hours ago - Updated 6 hours ago - 2 reports

Vietnamese martyrs’ remains repatriated from Laos, Cambodia

Nhan Dan – A memorial service was held on May 18 at the Ngoc Hoi district’s martyrs cemetery in the Central Highland province of Kon Tum to rebury the remains of 16 volunteer Vietnamese soldiers and experts, fallen during the wars in the Lao and Cambodian ... [Published Bao Moi.com - 6 hours ago]

Entities: Laos, Cambodia, Repatriate

First reported May 18 2013 - Updated 16 hours ago - 5 reports

Pak adopts China GPS

Pakistan is set to become the fifth Asian country to use Chinas domestic satellite navigation system, which was launched as a rival to the US global positioning system, according to a report yesterday.The Beidou, or compass, system started providing services ... [Published New York Post - 16 hours ago]

Entities: China, Adoption, Laos, Brunei, Compass

First reported May 18 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 1 reports

LAOS SEEKS CHINESE MINERAL WEALTH AUDIT

Vientiane , May 18Laos is seeking help from the Chinese Govt to carry out a detailed survey of its mineral wealth so it can better regulate and benefit from its mining industry, according to a senior govt official.And the communist govt has served a clear ... [Published Mining Business Media - May 18 2013]

Entities: Laos, Mineral, MINMETALS Resources Ltd, Mining

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 2 reports

Sacramento City College

Valley High scholar wins auto-giveaway contest

Joua Lee, who won $20,000 on Friday toward the purchase of a car, is eager to buy, but first things first:"I have to get my driver's license," said the lucky Valley High School senior.Each year, dealers at the Elk Grove Auto Mall give a car to a deserving ... [Published Sacramento Bee - May 18 2013]

Entities: Sacramento City College, Honda Accord, Laos

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 2 reports

HAGL boss denies accusations of Laos-Cambodia land grab by NGO

HCM CITY (VNS)— Doan Nguyen Duc, chairman of Hoang Anh Gia Lai Corporation, has rejected all accusations made against his company of deforesting and appropriating land in Laos and Cambodia by the NGO Global Witness, calling them "groundless."The organisation ... [Published Bao Moi.com - May 18 2013]

Entities: Laos, Cambodia, Global Witness

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 2 reports

Lao National Publishing House gets new offices

VIENTIANE (VNS)— The Lao National Publishing House received a new office building yesterday as a gift from Viet Nam's National Political Publishing House.Nguyen Duy Hung, editor-in-chief of the Vietnamese publisher, said the offices would improve the ... [Published Bao Moi.com - May 18 2013]

Entities: Vientiane (Laos), Laos, Vietnam, Friendship

First reported May 18 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 1 reports

Technical Advisor Drill and Blast Engineer

MMG Limited is a mid-tier global resources company, which explores, develops and mines base metal deposits around the world. We are headquartered in Melbourne, Australia, and listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (Stock Code: 1208). MMG currently owns ... [Published Australian Mining - May 18 2013]

Entities: Laos, Vientiane (Laos), Australia

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 2 reports

Hotels with grand transfers

King Pacific Lodge, CanadaSet in a remote corner of British Columbia, the King Pacific Lodge is accessible by floatplane from the nearby town of Bella Bella, after a two-hour flight from Vancouver on Pacific Coastal Airlines. This floating wilderness ... [Published The Independent - May 17 2013]

Entities: Transfers, Deer Valley Corp, Laos, Bageshwar (India), Ban Muang

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 2 reports

How Vietnamese Companies and International Financiers are driving a Land Grabbing Crisis in Cambodia and Laos

This report shows how vast amounts of land have been acquired for rubber plantations in Cambodia and Laos by two of Vietnams biggest largest companies, Hoang Anh Gia Lai (HAGL) and the Vietnam Rubber Group (VRG). The rubber barons are financed by international ... [Published Zunia.org RSS - May 17 2013]

Entities: Laos, Cambodia, International Finance Corporation, Crisis

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam expand east-west economic corridor

Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam have welcomed the expansion of the East-West Economic Corridor (EWEC) to boost mutual cooperation.Deputy Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the four nations that form the EWEC noted the importance of the expansion at their ... [Published Asia News Network - May 17 2013]

Entities: Laos, Thailand, Vietnam

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Australia boosts development assistance to Laos

The Australian government will provide an estimated AU$62.4 million (US$61.4 million) in Official Development Assistance to Laos in financial year 2013-2014, the Australian Embassy in Vientiane reported yesterday.“Australia remains committed to assisting ... [Published Asia News Network - May 17 2013]

Entities: Laos, Australia, Official Development Assistance, AusAID

Quotes

"There is no reason to believe that we are close to maxing out on that, so I am reasonably optimistic about the future growth prospects."

Results from Malaysia buoy Fonterra [Published New Zealand Herald - 2 hours ago]

"While Barrio Fiesta sales are growing well in countries with huge Filipino populations like North America and the Middle East, diligent market research has shown market gaps and behaviors that will allow Splash to develop food products that will cater to mainstream international markets" the company said

Splash exports of Barrio Fiesta products flat in first quarter [Published Interaksyon - 5 hours ago]

It quoted John Scanlon, CITES Secretary-General, as saying that "full implementation of the landmark decisions that CITES member-states adopted by consensus last March to combat wildlife crime, together with the complementary decisions taken by the CITES Standing Committee, is key to winning the fight against illegal wildlife trade"

Action plans to combat illegal trade in ivory [Published Afrique En Ligne - 10 hours ago]

"The people I got it from weren't doing the digging, they were buying from the diggers" he said

Stolen-artifacts case has cost much, yielded little, critics say [Published Los Angeles Times - 14 hours ago]

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Watch WBA highlights [Published Noodls - 47 mins ago]
PM pitches tri-nation rail talks [Published Bangkok Post - 1 hour ago]
Results from Malaysia buoy Fonterra [Published New Zealand Herald - 2 hours ago]
Thai, Lao cabinets end second joint meeting [Published The Nation - Thailand - 2 hours ago]
US sales boost Barrio Fiesta Q1 profit [Published Business Mirror - 2 hours ago]
SM Aura: Ready for business [Published Business World - 3 hours ago]
Pakistan to use Chinese GPS system [Published Japan Times - 4 hours ago]
PHL vows defense of exclusive zone in South Chi... [Published Business Mirror - 4 hours ago]
Splash exports of Barrio Fiesta products flat i... [Published Interaksyon - 5 hours ago]
Construction of Da Nang-Quang Ngai Highway kick... [Published Bao Moi.com - 5 hours ago]
Vietnamese martyrs’ remains repatriated from La... [Published Bao Moi.com - 6 hours ago]
Remains of Vietnamese martyrs repatriated from ... [Published Bao Moi.com - 7 hours ago]
OVs celebrate President Ho Chi Minh’s birthday [Published Bao Moi.com - 7 hours ago]
Control the rivers, control the world [Published Burlington Times-News - 10 hours ago]
Action plans to combat illegal trade in ivory [Published Afrique En Ligne - 10 hours ago]
Thailand pushes for train project in Laos [Published Bangkok Post - 10 hours ago]
Agricultural, tourism agreements reached by Lao... [Published Organization of Asia-Pacific News Agencies - 12 hours ago]
Michelle Obama bids MLK graduates with encourag... [Published Tennessean - 12 hours ago]
Stolen-artifacts case has cost much, yielded li... [Published Los Angeles Times - 14 hours ago]
Capitalism makes you fat [Published Newsvine - 15 hours ago]
Pak adopts China GPS [Published New York Post - 16 hours ago]
Lao New Year [Published Asian American Press - 17 hours ago]
Calendar for Sunday, May 19, 2013 [Published Amarillo Globe News - 17 hours ago]
China ready to arbitrate in Kashmir dispute [Published The Nation Pakistan - 17 hours ago]
Pakistan adopts Chinese rival GPS satellite system [Published Borneo Post Online - 20 hours ago]
It's all gone now [Published Bangkok Post - May 18 2013]
Security concerns should dominate Chinese PM visit [Published New Indian Express - May 18 2013]
Thailand and Laos to build on economic and soci... [Published Bangkok Post - May 18 2013]
Wishing for China's trade, fearing its prowess [Published Japan Times - May 18 2013]
LAOS SEEKS CHINESE MINERAL WEALTH AUDIT [Published Mining Business Media - May 18 2013]

Blogs

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Deutsche Bank and IFC accused of bankrolling Vi... [Published Zunia.org RSS - May 17 2013] Two Vietnamese firms bankrolled by Deutsche Bank and the International Finance Corporation the World Bank's private lending arm are leading a wave of land grabs in Cambodia and Laos, causing widespread evictions, illegal logging and food insecurity, ...
How Vietnamese Companies and International Fina... [Published Zunia.org RSS - May 17 2013] This report shows how vast amounts of land have been acquired for rubber plantations in Cambodia and Laos by two of Vietnams biggest largest companies, Hoang Anh Gia Lai (HAGL) and the Vietnam Rubber Group (VRG). The rubber barons are financed by international ...
Honeynet Project Researchers Build Publicly Ava... [Published threatpost - The First Stop for Security News - May 15 2013] Industrial control system and SCADA honeypots have been tried before with relative success. While those systems were enticing to hackers who hammered away on them, they were also complicated, required real ICS and SCADA gear, and weren’t publicly available. ...
Postcards from Thai Commercialism [Published The Stranger, Seattle's Only Newspaper - May 15 2013] Our man in Asia has sent some images and aphorisms from one of Bangkok's new malls. Malls are a big damn deal there. When I was in SE Asia this past New Year's season , a Thai newspaper wrote a story about the ten most important things that had happened ...
How the World Bank funds illegal logging in Cam... [Published Khmerization - May 14 2013] By Denise HrubyGlobalPost.comMay 14, 2013PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — Five-months pregnant, Im Chanthy was told thather husband's body had been found in the trunk of his car, brutallyhacked to death for reporting on illegal logging and land concessions inC ...

Audio/Video

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Thailand urges global action on illegal logging [Published Al Jazeera - YouTube - Mar 07 2013]
Lao villagers rally for endangered Siamese croc... [Published Reuters Video: Technology - Feb 25 2013]
VIDEO: Laos eyes benefits of WTO membership [Published BBC News Video - Business - Feb 01 2013]
Well-known aid worker disappears in Laos [Published Al Jazeera - YouTube - Jan 15 2013]
World Economic Forum on East Asia 2013 [Published World Economic Forum - YouTube - Jan 14 2013]

Press Releases

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Laos, Hmong Veterans of Vietnam War Honored At ... [Published Business Wire - May 13 2013]
Laos, Hmong Veterans of Vietnam War Honored At ... [Published Business Wire Defense News - May 13 2013]
Mobile Technologies to Fast Track Financial Tra... [Published PR.com Press Releases - May 12 2013]
First-of-Its-Kind Myanmar Sourcing Report: Furn... [Published PR.com Press Releases - May 11 2013]
Luxury Travel Debuts Scheduled Departures in Vi... [Published PR.com Press Releases - May 10 2013]