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VIENTIANE: Natural disasters affected 217,168 people in Laos in 2024, with damage totaling over 6 trillion kip (some US$279 million). In 2024, Laos experienced 69 extreme weather events ...

VIENTIANE: The combined trade value of Laos' imports and exports amounted to US$16.3 billion in 2024, an increase of five percent compared to the figures for 2023. The value of exports in 2024 was ...

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Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, right, and Laotian Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone shake hands before their talks in Tokyo on Jan. 21, 2025. (Kyodo) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The leaders of Japan ...

Many Americans who have lived or traveled to Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam understand that the war’s impact is far from over: Unexploded U.S. ordnance has killed or injured more than 50,000 people ...

"The Laos government sent their condolences via the federal police, and that, to us, means nothing, nothing at all," he said. "That's just not good enough." Several people were detained from the ...

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The bombing campaign launched by the United States made Laos the most heavily bombed country per capita. More than 22,000 people there have been killed by unexploded bombs from that era.