Opinion
Why we should care about fate of the Mekong
Worsening environmental degradation will impact millions
Laos
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
Coronavirus
Japan and Laos agree to relax coronavirus travel restrictions
Expatriates to be eligible first, with students and business travel on agenda
36Kr/KrASIA
Thai agritech startup raises $2m in pre-Series A round
Ricult targets product development and expansion into neighboring countries
DealStreetAsia
Dutch bank weighs investment in Cambodia-Laos-Myanmar Fund
FMO's COVID follow-on reserves targeted with $1.4m commitment
Opinion
Southeast Asia is on the coronavirus vaccine hunt
Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam have successful pharmaceutical sectors
