Laos is heavily indebted to and economically dependent on China. Could Vietnam and Thailand offer a way out of its conundrum?

A new investigation by wildlife trade monitoring group TRAFFIC has uncovered an “alarming” slew of online adverts offering ...

The Global Wildlife Program (GWP) Legacy Series showcases the impact and lessons learned of recently concluded/concluding GWP projects across Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Caribbean. The impact ...

The Pueblo of Santa Ana is getting $6.4 million in federal funds from the Department of Transportation’s Wildlife Crossings Pilot Program to plan and design overpasses and underpasses for ...

VIENTIANE (Laotian Times): Authorities in Laos continue to intensify efforts against wildlife poaching and trafficking, with recent operations leading to the arrest of a suspect in Khammouane ...

And it’s a nightmare that will happen again. The recent deaths of two young Australian tourists and four other travellers in Laos has shocked a nation obsessed with soaking up the best the world ...

Laos, a place that feels stuck in time, is at the precipice of change. Backpackers found the country decades ago, drawn by staggeringly beautiful limestone mountains, elaborate Buddhist temples ...

The government hopes new hotels, roads and a train system will put Laos on visitors’ lists. Laos has a longstanding reputation as an inexpensive, under-the-radar tourist destination best known ...

A Vietnamese Buddhist monk who became an internet sensation earlier this year has crossed from Laos into Thailand on his way to India on a pilgrimage by foot. Thich Minh Tue, who gained fame in ...

victims of the illegal wildlife trade. Seven keepers from Sydney’s Taronga Zoo travelled to Laos to lend their skills at a sanctuary caring for rescued cubs. Polling ‘not good’ for Albanese ...

Tiny shrew moles and camouflaged lizards also made the World Wildlife Fund's new report ... camouflaged that they almost went unnoticed. In Laos, researchers identified a new type of dragon ...

ADB operations in the Lao PDR focus on promoting sustainable public finances, enhancing equitable access to services, and advancing climate commitments. To date, ADB has committed 365 public sector ...