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Global Church News - Lao Cai: Police break up Mass, beat and arrest the faithful Jun 15, 2016 Two days ago, at least 30 government agents stormed a house used as a church in Muong Khuong, a district in Lào Cai province, near the Chinese border. [1]

(251225) -- LAO CAI, Dec. 25, 2025 (Xinhua) -- A ceremony is held to mark the delivery of essential supplies and new water heaters to Ban Phung kindergarten by the power firm China Southern Power Grid Lancang-Mekong International (CSGLMI) in Lao Cai ... [2]

By Song Kinh/Chiang Mai Friday, March 30, 2007 By Song Kinh/Chiang Mai Friday, March 30, 2007 By Song Kinh/Chiang Mai Friday, March 30, 2007 [3]

BANGKOK -- The new prime minister of Laos is looking to change his country's pro-China image and broaden its economic horizons. [4]

By VANNAPHONE SITTHIRATH / IPS WRITER Wednesday, July 7, 2010 By VANNAPHONE SITTHIRATH / IPS WRITER Wednesday, July 7, 2010 By VANNAPHONE SITTHIRATH / IPS WRITER Wednesday, July 7, 2010 [5]

By Martin Stuart-Fox AUG, 2003 - VOLUME 11 NO.7 By Martin Stuart-Fox AUG, 2003 - VOLUME 11 NO.7 By Martin Stuart-Fox AUG, 2003 - VOLUME 11 NO.7 [6]

A labor ministry official in Laos has dismissed calls for a “solution” to the problem of foreign companies bringing their own workers into the country, saying that the businesses won’t hire domestic workers because the government has failed to adequa... [7]

By MICHAEL CASEY / AP ENVIRONMENTAL WRITER / BANGKOK Friday, February 8, 2008 [8]

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[1] MM heraldmalaysia.com · 85% match

Global Church News

Global Church News - Lao Cai: Police break up Mass, beat and arrest the faithful Jun 15, 2016 Two days ago, at least 30 government agents stormed a house used as a church in Muong Khuong, a district in Lào Cai province, near the Chinese border.

[2] MM myanmarnews.net · 75% match

VIETNAM-LAO CAI-KINDERGARTEN-CHINESE ENTERPRISE-DONATIONS

(251225) -- LAO CAI, Dec. 25, 2025 (Xinhua) -- A ceremony is held to mark the delivery of essential supplies and new water heaters to Ban Phung kindergarten by the power firm China Southern Power Grid Lancang-Mekong International (CSGLMI) in Lao Cai

[3] MM www2.irrawaddy.com · 53% match

Laos Eco-lodge Co-owner Abducted (Online Article)

By Song Kinh/Chiang Mai Friday, March 30, 2007 By Song Kinh/Chiang Mai Friday, March 30, 2007 By Song Kinh/Chiang Mai Friday, March 30, 2007

[4] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2016-08-09 · 47% match

Laos' new leader pivots away from China

BANGKOK -- The new prime minister of Laos is looking to change his country's pro-China image and broaden its economic horizons.

[5] MM www2.irrawaddy.com · 52% match

Water Flows from Laotian Villagers' Own Toil

By VANNAPHONE SITTHIRATH / IPS WRITER Wednesday, July 7, 2010 By VANNAPHONE SITTHIRATH / IPS WRITER Wednesday, July 7, 2010 By VANNAPHONE SITTHIRATH / IPS WRITER Wednesday, July 7, 2010

[6] MM www2.irrawaddy.com · 52% match

The Hmong Problem in Laos

By Martin Stuart-Fox AUG, 2003 - VOLUME 11 NO.7 By Martin Stuart-Fox AUG, 2003 - VOLUME 11 NO.7 By Martin Stuart-Fox AUG, 2003 - VOLUME 11 NO.7

[7] MM www.rfa.org · 2025-03-17 · 47% match

Foreign firms avoid Lao workers because they ‘have no skills,’ labor official says

A labor ministry official in Laos has dismissed calls for a “solution” to the problem of foreign companies bringing their own workers into the country, saying that the businesses won’t hire domestic workers because the government has failed to adequa

[8] MM www2.irrawaddy.com · 50% match

Laos to Boost Fight against Poaching in Key Tiger Reserve

By MICHAEL CASEY / AP ENVIRONMENTAL WRITER / BANGKOK Friday, February 8, 2008

[9] MM www2.irrawaddy.com · 49% match

Vietnam, Laos Split Over Mekong Dam

By MARWAAN MACAN-MARKAR / IPS WRITER Friday, March 4, 2011 By MARWAAN MACAN-MARKAR / IPS WRITER Friday, March 4, 2011 By MARWAAN MACAN-MARKAR / IPS WRITER Friday, March 4, 2011

[10] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2018-08-03 · 43% match

Southeast Asian fund can complement Chinese investment by boosting self-reliance

The countries of Southeast Asia have rarely found it easy to cooperate, despite founding one of the world's best-known regional clubs -- the Association of Southeast Asian Nations -- over 50 years ago.

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