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The Lao Women’s Union, Ministry of Health and UNFPA strongly condemn the recent incident of male violence against a female partner, and all forms of violence against women and girls

Lao authorities from the forestry and environment sectors have discussed ways to tackle severe air pollution, which typically occurs at the start of the year when farmers burn fields and scrubland prior to planting new crops.

Many localities in Vietnam including the capital city of Hanoi have been urged to take swift action to address the increasingly severe air pollution problem, Xinhua reported, quoting local newspaper Vietnam News report on Monday.

The Republic has reported a new Zika case this year during the week of Aug 21 to 27, while 666 dengue cases were recorded for that week.

Laos has recorded more than 6,000 cases of dengue fever in the first half of 2022, with eight deaths attributed to the virus, reports Laotian Times.