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Lao journalists encourage green reporting for social media users
Xinhua News Agency
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VIENTIANE, July 1 (Xinhua) -- The Lao Journalists' Association has launched a green reporting training course for media managers and social media users as part of efforts to strengthen the media through the engagement of mass organizations and...
Nepal to host Bangladesh for two international friendlies in September
The Kathmandu Post
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Published at : July 7, 2025 Updated at : July 7, 2025 13:32 Kathmandu Nepal are set to host Bangladesh in two international friendly matches on September 6 and 9 at the Dashrath Stadium in Kathmandu. Both matches fall under the FIFA International...
World : Top News Headlines In Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand & Vietnam: July 7, 2025
Bernama
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July 7, 2025
CAMBODIA 1.CAMBODIA TO FUND ANTIQUES RETURN FROM THAILAND -- AGENCE KAMPUCHEA PRESSE Cambodia said it will fund the repatriation of 20 Khmer antiques from Thailand. The Thai government said it is unable to return the items due to financial...
ASEAN needs ‘bolder reforms’ to attract investments: PM Wong
The Jakarta Post
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SEAN must become a more seamless and competitive single market, one that attracts businesses and investments looking for alternatives in a more fragmented global economy. To get there, bolder reforms are needed, said Prime Minister Lawrence Wong...
‘This is his home’ | Holland man facing deportation to Laos after immigration appointment arrest
WZZM 13 - Michigan
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July 7, 2025
Her husband came to the US as a Laotian refugee in 1985. After forty years, she says he’s being deported for a crime he committed three decades ago. HOLLAND, Mich. — Kay Southisone came to the United States at eight years old as a Laotian refugee....
Việt Nam Launches New Governance Structure, Inks Trade Agreement with U.S.
The Vietnamese Magazine
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July 7, 2025
Key Events Bumpy Start for Việt Nam’s New Governance Model Amid Tech Failures and Staff Discontent Unprecedented Trade Pact: Việt Nam Grants U.S. Full Market Access in Tariff Agreement Workers Push for 9.2% Minimum Wage Hike Amid Việt Nam’s...
U.S. deports eight to South Sudan after legal battle
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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July 7, 2025
The United States has deported eight people to South Sudan following a legal battle that saw them diverted to Djibouti for several weeks. The men, convicted of crimes including murder, sexual assault and robbery, had either completed or were near...
Lao Journalists Association Launches Training on Green Reporting for Media Managers
Lao News Agency
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KPL The Journalists Association of the Lao PDR, in partnership with the International Carnegie Foundation in Laos, officially launched a training course for managers and users of online social media, focusing on reporting green issues. The...
PM Wong to make introductory visit to Cambodia on Jul 2
The Business Times Singapore
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July 1, 2025
[SINGAPORE] Prime Minister Lawrence Wong will visit Cambodia on Wednesday (Jul 2), a one-day trip that continues his introductory tour of the Asean member states since he was sworn in last May. In a statement, the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO)...
Lao Party Leaders Extend Congratulations to Chinese Counterparts on 104th Anniversary of CPC
Lao News Agency
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KPL On July 1, 2025, the Central Committee of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party sent a congratulatory message to the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China on the occasion of the 104th founding anniversary of the Communist Party of...
Lao Agencies Trained in Water Rescue to Boost Flood Preparedness
Lao News Agency
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KPL Lao government agencies have received specialized training in water rescue techniques to strengthen their preparedness for floods and climate-related disasters. (KPL) Lao government agencies have received specialized training in water rescue...
Lao Inflation Rate Eases to 7.2 Percent in June
The Laotian Times
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July 1, 2025
Laos’ inflation rate eased for the second month in a row, falling to 7.2 percent in June 2025 from 8.3 percent in May, according to the latest report from the Lao Statistics Bureau. The national Consumer Price Index (CPI) stood at 251.4 in June,...
Rail travel surges amid operational expansions
People's Daily Online
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A high-speed train arrives at the Qianjiang Railway Station on the Chongqing section of the Chongqing-Xiamen high-speed railway, in Southwest China's Chongqing, June 27, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua] China's railway system set a new benchmark in the first...
Laos Aims to Integrate AI for Education Enhancement
MENAFN
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July 1, 2025
(MENAFN) The Association of Private Education in Laos recently hosted a workshop designed to explore the practical uses of artificial intelligence (AI) in the education sector, aiming to strengthen AI knowledge among private school principals and...
US deports 8 men to South Sudan after weeks of legal wrangling, mostly men not from there
WLKY - Kentucky
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July 6, 2025
Eight men deported from the United States in May and held under guard for weeks at an American military base in the African nation of Djibouti while their legal challenges played out in court have now reached the Trump administration's intended...
Laos advances AI adoption for educational development
Xinhua News Agency
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VIENTIANE, June 30 (Xinhua) -- The Association of Private Education in Laos organized a workshop aimed at introducing the practical applications of artificial intelligence (AI) in education, with the goal of enhancing foundational AI knowledge...
Lao-Korea Project Launches Infrastructure for Modern Rice Breeding
Lao News Agency
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KPL A new chapter in agricultural development began with the official opening of rice breeding infrastructure under the Project for Establishing the Foundation for Modern Rice Production in the Lao PDR. The ceremony took place in Makheo Village,...
World : Laos' FM To Attend 58th ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting
Bernama
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July 6, 2025
VIENTIANE, July 6 (Bernama-KPL) -- The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Laos, Thongsavanh Phomvihane, will lead the Laos delegation to the 58th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (AMM) and related ministerial meetings in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from...
Laos to deploy soldier-teachers in rural areas
Xinhua News Agency
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VIENTIANE, June 30 (Xinhua) -- Laos' Ministry of National Defense will recruit 2,000 volunteer teachers to serve as soldier-teachers, aimed at addressing teacher shortages and reducing dropout rates in remote and underserved areas. The initiative...
Laos Deploys Soldiers as Volunteers to Address Rural Teacher Shortages
The Laotian Times
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June 30, 2025
Laos will recruit 2,000 soldiers to serve as volunteer substitute teachers in remote areas across the country, the Ministry of National Defense announced on 29 June. The initiative, carried out in collaboration with the Ministry of Education and...