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BANGKOK (The Nation/Asia News Network): Thailand’s Neighbouring Countries Economic Development Cooperation Agency (Neda) says it is planning to ask the Cabinet to approve a loan of 1.8 billion baht to Lao PDR to develop Khamsavath Station in Vientiane to boost cross-border trade and tourism.

Surging import costs for energy, raw materials and other goods have left Japan deep in the red, despite a recovery in exports.

From bustling Bangkok to other popular cities in Thailand like Chiang Mai, Pattaya and Phuket here's where to visit for a fantastic time.

JALALABAD, Afghanistan -- Two children were killed and three others injured as unknown men threw grenades into a house in east Afghanistan Nangarhar province, p

VIENTIANE, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) -- Health authorities in Laos have reported a significant increase in dengue fever cases across the country, raising concerns among officials and prompting urgent preventive measures.

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/Asia News Network): Landslides crushed about 10 vehicles and pushed more cars into a ravine along a stretch of the National Highway No 8 between Khoun district in Khammuan province and Borikhamxay province on Aug 4, officials said.

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/Asia News Network): The Humanitarian UXO Demining team of Army Unit 58 found and destroyed a huge bomb weighing 250 lb or 113kg in Kasy district of Vientiane province last week.

The US$6 billion railway has been criticized for displacing several thousand farmers.

EXCLUSIVE: A place where the hedonistic antics used to make Ibiza seem tame, Vang Vieng in Laos today is regaining its world-famous status for more wholesome reasons.

A day after Laos Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources released a notice advising citizens across the country to monitor the weather and prepare for flash flooding and landslides this week, heavy rain wreaked havoc across the weekend in the country.