Asia Pacific
Thousands are also displaced in Cambodia as the cause of the dam's collapse remains a mystery.
Laos
by Florence Looi
Floods
by Alessandro Marazzi Sassoon
Weather24 Jul 2018 16:37 GMT
Three days of Son-Tinh overhead made things much worse in Vietnam and Laos.
Asia Pacific24 Jul 2018 15:58 GMT
Several killed and fears death toll may rise after an under-construction hydro-power dam collapses in southern Laos.
Asia Pacific20 Feb 2018 15:09 GMT
The controversial Don Sahong dam in Laos has people arguing that its environmental impacts have not been studied well enough.
Asia Pacific06 Feb 2018 10:52 GMT
Public debt is estimated at around 68 percent of GDP and almost half of the money is being borrowed from one source - China.
Asia Pacific03 Feb 2018 12:53 GMT
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.
China12 Nov 2017 09:35 GMT
Risking it all16 Oct 2017 13:41 GMT
Bamboo harvesters navigate rapids on rafts while Lao fishermen risk death casting their nets into a roaring waterfall.
Asia Pacific12 Aug 2017 07:16 GMT
Prime Minister Hun Sen had accused Laos of sending 30 soldiers across the border and warned of a military response.
Asia Pacific11 Aug 2017 14:14 GMT
Hun Sen accuses Laotian troops of trespassing into border area and threatens military response if they fail to withdraw.
People & Power25 May 2017 16:57 GMT
We investigate China's rising influence in Laos and the potentially disastrous consequences for the local population.
Asia Pacific24 Jul 2016 05:18 GMT
Has the Asian gambling enclave become a 'semi-lawless' zone where gambling, prostitution, and illicit trades flourish?
Laos06 Jun 2016 11:22 GMT
In a new strike on freedom of expression, Laos broadcasts a stark warning to social media users.
Health21 Mar 2016 13:35 GMT
A volunteer ambulance service is struggling to save lives in Vientiane as traffic-related deaths and injuries soar.
Reporter's Notebook 16 Feb 2016 06:41 GMT
Protesters say human rights have been swept aside as leaders gather in California for Southeast Asian Nations meeting.
Politics11 Mar 2015 16:14 GMT
Thailand, China, Myanmar and Laos join forces to clear one of the world's biggest opium-producing regions.
by Rupert Abbott
by Todd Gitlin
by Tom Engelhardt
by Nick Turse