International relations
China-Laos railway begins with limited service
Southeast Asia's first high-speed link to stop at Chinese border for now
Economy
Belt and Road
China promises to raise imports from ASEAN ahead of new rail link
Train line to Vientiane, third connection for the bloc, due to open Dec. 2
Belt and Road
Laos deepens reliance on China for key transport projects
Construction cost could amount to around $18bn amid 'debt trap' concerns
Opinion
Why we should care about fate of the Mekong
Worsening environmental degradation will impact millions
Agriculture
Southeast Asia looks to Israeli tech to improve farming techniques
Israel companies offer ways to boost production as region faces supply threats
Politics
Laos taps Xi classmate as presidential aide, deepening China tilt
Ex-commerce chief Khemmani offers personal link to Vientiane's top creditor
Politics
New Laos president faces rising China debt and battered economy
Party General Secretary Thongloun enjoys high support as 'clean' leader
Politics
Laos promotes PM Thongloun as leader of communist party
Under new secretary-general, impoverished nation expected to pivot futher to China
Economy
Laos shifts to China equity from loans as party congress starts
Beijing's communist sibling pushed to salvage state enterprises amid pandemic
Economy
Laos credit downgrade signals 'real' default risk as China looms
Fitch's rare cut to 'CCC' raises possibility of relief from Beijing
Opinion
Southeast Asia is on the coronavirus vaccine hunt
Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam have successful pharmaceutical sectors
International relations
Japan's judicial diplomacy at crossroads as Laos enacts civil code
Legal assistance to Southeast Asia brings result, but budget constraints loom
Economy
Vietnam and Mekong peers pay economic price despite low virus tolls
Promising ASEAN quartet likely to fortify and diversify after pandemic cuts growth
Coronavirus
Virus-free Laos lifts shutters on shops and restaurants
State slowly reopens economy while vigilant against new cases
Opinion
Governments facing tough choices in COVID-19 crisis: World Bank VP
Countries in East Asia and Pacific must expand effective programs for poverty relief
Opinion
US can outshine China at coronavirus medical diplomacy
Washington needs to boost existing anti-pandemic research networks in Asia
Belt and Road
Chinese investment upheavals anger Laos' indigenous tribes
Rural communities face lifestyle changes as authoritarian state develops
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Opinion
Punishing Cambodia is going to backfire on EU
Removing tariff-free access will drive Phnom Penh toward Beijing's orbit
Coronavirus
Coronavirus exposes Southeast Asia's public health shortfalls
Experts say health infrastructure remains 'systematically underfinanced'