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Remains of 96 Vietnamese volunteer soldiers and experts, who laid down their lives in different periods in the Lao provinces of Vientiane, Xaysomboun and Xieng Khouang, have been repatriated following ceremonies in Xieng Khouang on May 16-17.

The remains were found by a search and repatriation team from the Military Command of the Vietnamese central province of Nghệ An during the 2022-2023 dry season.

“Paman Ho” (Uncle Ho), as Indonesian people call Vietnamese late President Ho Chi Minh with warm sentiments, has become a popular word in the country. In stories by journalist Amarzan Loebis, an influential figure in the Indonesian press, it comes along with the memory of his unforgettable meeting with the Vietnamese leader nearly 60 years ago.

In the remote and ethnically diverse regions of the northern mountainous province of Ha Giang, devoted village-based health workers are striving to replace entrenched, antiquated customs with modern healthcare practices, despite the challenges they face.

The Laos-Vietnam Friendship Hospital, the largest health care infrastructure project that Vietnam has presented to Laos, was inaugurated in Laos’ northern province of Xiangkhouang on May 17.

After many efforts, Nong Khang Airport was completed and handed over to Hua Phan province (Laos). This is one of the key cooperation projects between Vietnam and Laos.

Vientiane, May 17 (IANS) Cases of dengue fever in Laos have reached 2,041 since January, according to the Lao Ministry of Health.

Lao businesses eye further cooperation with China-Laos Railway operator-

Indonesian Communications and Informatics Minister Johnny G. Plate has been named a suspect by the country's Attorney General's Office (AGO) in the alleged corruption case related to the ministry's base transceiver station (BTS) project.

Many parts of Bangladesh, India, Thailand and Laos experienced record high temperatures in April. Such events in India and Bangladesh, previously once-a-century, can now be expected around once in every five years because of human-caused climate change, says study