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VIENTIANE (Xinhua): The unexploded ordnance (UXO), mainly cluster munitions, has caused great harm to people's livelihood and remains a major challenge to Laos' socio-economic development.

This blog post on the use of manuscript textiles in Thailand and Laos, illustrated by examples in the British Librarys Southeast Asian collections, is by Chevening Fellow Methaporn (Noon) Singhanan, who also took all the photographs of the items. Thai and Lao manuscript textiles have a rich history that dates...

In a new article on the political sausage-making inside Biden’s foreign policy apparatus, Seymour Hersh said the administration was frankly aware of the futility and desperation behind its supplying cluster munitions to Ukraine.

A 7.79km section of Hanoi Highway in Ho Chi Minh City, from Saigon Bridge to the Thu Duc intersection, will be renamed Vo Nguyen Giap Street.

The much anticipated first metro line will be completed by the end of this year, with commercial operations to begin next year, Ho Chi Minh City authorities have promised.

Within Southeast Asia, Bangkok came in second, while Manila ranked 133rd, Jakarta ranked 151st, Hanoi came in 156th, Kuala Lumpur took 180th spot, and more.

By Noel Caballero Bangkok, July 12 (EFE).- Buried among rice paddies and covered in mud at the bottom of rivers, thousands of unexploded ordnance (UXO) lie on the ground or just under the surface in Cambodia, an explosive United States legacy from more than half a century ago that the Southeast Asian nation is warning …

The Vietnamese Embassy in the Czech Republic held a ceremony on July 11 to present certificates of merit to Vietnamese individuals who have made great contributions to community affairs and outstanding achievements in study and scientific research.

Compound (COMP) traded down 0.7% against the dollar during the 24-hour period ending at 18:00 PM ET on July 12th. Over the last seven days, Compound has traded 12.8% higher against the dollar. Compound has a market capitalization of $507.90 million and $94.11 million worth of Compound was traded on exchanges in the last day. […]

The moment has been long in coming, but India is turning into a strategic actor in Southeast Asia. Even though the United States and its Asian treaty allies are not involved, Indias moves raise the tantalizing possibility that it will increasingly complement the United States Indo-Pacific strategy to counter China in the coming years.