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Part one in a series commemorating the 10-year anniversary of China’s Belt and Road Initiative, this article examines the original goals underpinning Xi Jinping’s landmark foreign policy.

VIENTIANE, Sept. 21 (Xinhua) -- Lao authorities plan to create more labor market networks to ensure there are sufficient jobs available for students after they graduate, in a bid to halt the decline in the number of people attending universities. The Lao Ministry of Education and Sports will take steps

TOKYO -- Japan's exports to China dropped 11% in August from a year earlier, marking the ninth straight month of decline, according to preliminary dat

VIENTIANE, Sept. 20 (Xinhua) -- The Lao Ministry of Health has confirmed the first case of monkeypox in the country, urging health officials nationwide to stay on the alert for more cases of the virus. A man, who has been found contracted monkeypox after traveling from a

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/Asia News Network): The Ministry of Health has confirmed the first case of monkeypox in Laos and is encouraging health officials throughout the country to be on the alert for more cases of the virus.

Opening the taps sooner would have helped downstream drought.

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/Asia News Network): Tourism-related entrepreneurs have received 147 Asean Tourism Standards awards, following an assessment of compliance with Asean tourism standards.

Asia is leading the world in constructing high-speed rail networks, with China beating speed records as it extends its rail lines within and without its borders. China isn’t keeping its rail technology to itself but sharing it with its neighbours as part of its Belt and Road Initiative, increasing prosperity and cooperation in the region.

The combined trade value of imports and exports between Laos and Vietnam in the first six months of 2023 exceeded US$833 million, a slight increase of 1.06 per cent compared to the same period in 2022.

Time rewinds in the October issue via childhood toys, memories, restaurants past and a scrapbook of photos from Madison radios heyday.