Our mighty country still does not have a bullet train — but Laos does, despite being one of the poorest nations in the world. The route makes stops in nine cities or towns in the northern half of the ...

Uncover the hidden gems of Laos with this travel guide, showcasing the country’s lesser-known treasures. From remote villages and breathtaking waterfalls to serene temples and lush landscapes, Laos ...

Wisconsin Public Radio During the Vietnam War, the American military secretly recruited fighters in Laos to aid in a fight ...

became painfully aware that the non-Lao tribesmen who make up nearly half of Laos’ population had no loyalty to their six-year-old nation. To transform Laos into a reasonable facsimile of a ...

This photo taken on January 16, 2025 shows a woman (L) holding a baby in a park in Fuyang, east China's Anhui province. China said on January 17 its population fell for the third year running in ...

By Alexandra Stevenson and Zixu Wang Reporting from Hong Kong To get its citizens to have more children and stop its population from shrinking, China has tried it all, even declaring having babies ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. China’s population fell last year for the third straight year, its government said Friday, pointing to ...

Lao Wang Noodle House, which has served as the literal matriarch and patriarch of Denver’s soup dumpling scene for a quarter of a century, will close on Feb. 15. For much of that time, it was ...

The government of Laos DPR recently turned a vast area of ... and is thought to have high potential as a site for population recovery. The Saola was only identified in 1992 by a local ecologist.

Laos has conducted a nationwide population and housing census every ten years since 1985. The upcoming census, scheduled for 2025, will be the fifth of its kind.

Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. As of 2023, ASEAN countries have a total population of 677 million people—making it the third most populous region in ...

VIENTIANE, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- Lao Deputy Prime Minister Kikeo Khaykhamphithoune has called on relevant authorities to prioritize the fifth population and housing census, recognizing it as a national ...