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
Laos
Business deals
Thai unicorn Flash Express partners with AIF Group in Laos
E-commerce startup looks to expand later in Cambodia and Vietnam using Lao network
Tokyo 2020 Olympics
Sunisa Lee's gold medal stirs hopes for Hmong in US
Gymnast's grit in face of hardship resonates with Laotian group's past
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
Climate Change
Laos to sell Vietnam its wind power with Mitsubishi's help
Cross-border power-sharing is expected to increase in Southeast Asia
Coronavirus
Vietnam fears COVID wave from Cambodia or Laos as holiday nears
Hanoi tightens borders and boosts pandemic preparations in southwest
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
International relations
Mekong's falling water level riles China's downstream neighbors
Jinghong Dam cuts flow bound for Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam
International relations
Thailand challenges Laos dam building spree on Mekong River
Move threatens to pull plug on Vientiane's 'battery of Southeast Asia' vision
Politics
Laos' new leader to play balancing act between China and Vietnam
New secretary-general looks to largest lender Beijing despite strong ties with Hanoi
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
Arts
BOOKS: 'In the Dragon's Shadow,' by Sebastian Strangio
Southeast Asia's foreign policy challenges in the 'Chinese Century'
International relations
Beijing-friendly Cambodia and Laos pushed out to ASEAN's fringe
China's rise exacerbates Southeast Asian bloc's inherent tensions, experts say
DealStreetAsia
$5m Laos forestry investment offered by Dutch bank FMO
Mekong Timber to build integrated saw log, veneer and chipping mill
Economy
Laos credit downgrade signals 'real' default risk as China looms
Fitch's rare cut to 'CCC' raises possibility of relief from Beijing
Retail
Thailand's CP Group to open first 7-Eleven store in Laos in 2022
Leading conglomerate expands its retail business in neighboring ASEAN countries
