Laos

'You can't post anything about the government in Laos'

Influential Facebook users, pejoratively referred to as net idols, are facing retribution for their online posts.

Overcoming a government crackdown on social media in Laos

Asia Pacific

Laos to keep building dams despite negative impacts

Laos is still working towards its goal of becoming Asia's battery, exporting electricity to its wealthier neighbours, but critics say the rapid dam building is harming the environment and threatening livelihoods.

Laos to keep building dams despite negative impacts
02:34

Asia Pacific

Laos struggles to find missing after dam collapse

Thousands are also displaced in Cambodia as the cause of the dam's collapse remains a mystery.

Laos struggles to find missing after dam collapse
01:29

Laos

Thick mud hampers Laos flood rescue with many missing

Exact number of dead and missing from Monday's dam collapse remains a mystery because of rescue operation's complexity.

Thick mud hampers Laos flood rescue with many missing

Asia Pacific

Laos dam collapse: Water levels slowly receding

People are starting to return to their homes even as rescue workers continue to search for survivors after the dam collapse that sent a deluge, destroying villages in both Laos and Cambodia.

Laos dam collapse: Water levels slowly receding
01:35

Floods

Thousands of Cambodians evacuated as floods hit

Water from Laos' dam breach streams into neighbouring Cambodia with floodwaters reaching 11.5 metres in some areas.

Thousands of Cambodians evacuated as floods hit
01:54

Asia Pacific

Bodies found after Laos dam disaster

At least 26 bodies recovered after flood hits villages leaving over 6,600 people homeless.

Laos: Bodies found amid flooding, hundreds remain missing

Weather

Tropical Cyclone Son-Tinh makes landfall again

Three days of Son-Tinh overhead made things much worse in Vietnam and Laos.

Tropical Cyclone Son-Tinh makes landfall again

Asia Pacific

Hundreds reported missing after Laos dam collapse

Several killed and fears death toll may rise after an under-construction hydro-power dam collapses in southern Laos.

Hundreds reported missing in Laos after dam collapse
01:26

Asia Pacific

Concerns over Laos dam's environmental impact

The controversial Don Sahong dam in Laos has people arguing that its environmental impacts have not been studied well enough.

Concerns over Laos dam's environmental impact
02:31

Asia Pacific

Debt-ridden Laos living on borrowed money

Public debt is estimated at around 68 percent of GDP and almost half of the money is being borrowed from one source - China.

Debt-ridden Laos living on borrowed money
02:19

Asia Pacific

China rail project to link landlocked Laos to Asia

A high-speed rail line being built by a Chinese company will run from run from Yunnan province in southern China to Laos’ capital, Vientiane.

China rail project to link landlocked Laos to Asia
02:23

China

China's global Silk Road revival hits obstacles

China's global Silk Road revival hits obstacles

Risking it all

Dicing with death on the rivers of Vietnam and Laos

Bamboo harvesters navigate rapids on rafts while Lao fishermen risk death casting their nets into a roaring waterfall.

Dicing with death on the rivers of Vietnam and Laos
25:00

Asia Pacific

Laos to withdraw troops after Cambodia threat

Prime Minister Hun Sen had accused Laos of sending 30 soldiers across the border and warned of a military response.

Laos to withdraw troops after Cambodia threat