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Laos
October 13, 2020
Golden Triangle Casino Baron Bankrolls New Mekong River Port
By Sebastian Strangio
The international cargo port will supercharge the smuggling routes linking Zhao Wei's casino empire to rebel-held zones in eastern Myanmar.
September 07, 2020
Laos Stumbles Under Rising Chinese Debt Burden
By Sebastian Strangio
Its economy battered by COVID-19, the nation's sovereign reserves have fallen to less than $1 billion, putting it on the brink of default.
June 04, 2020
An Uncertain Future for Laos
By David Hutt
Laos’ quinquennial National Party Congress is coming up in 2021, but the prospects for meaningful change look slimmer and slimmer.
March 04, 2020
Who Will Save Luang Prabang?
By Tom Fawthrop
The World Heritage site in Laos is endangered by mega-projects and Mekong dams.
February 19, 2020
China, Southeast Asia Hold Emergency Meeting on Coronavirus Outbreak
By Associated Press
Foreign Minister Wang Yi will meet with his ASEAN counterparts in Laos amid alarm over the COVID-19 epidemic.
September 06, 2019
Are Laos’ Land-Linking Dreams a Risky Bet?
By Fabio Figiaconi
The Lao government aspires to gain centrality in the Greater Mekong Subregion via new infrastructure; but at what price?
August 26, 2019
Something Is Very Wrong on the Mekong River
By Tom Fawthrop
This year's drought is just a preview of more dire problems to come if government don't change course.
May 23, 2019
Scorched Earth Development in Northern Laos
By Scott Ezell
A look at dam, Belt and Road, and SEZ projects in “the battery of Southeast Asia.”
January 03, 2019
Can the Land of a Million Elephants Survive the Belt and Road?
By Kearrin Sims and Chrisantha Pinto
Chinese-funded projects in Laos could hasten the eradication of the elephant population.
August 02, 2018
Laos’ Dam Disaster May Not Be Its Last
By Tom Fawthrop
The cost-cutting and lack of oversight that led to the dam's collapse plague other hydropower projects across the country.
September 28, 2016
Laos: Reform or Revolution
By David Hutt
What is the likelihood that political change will come to Laos?
September 12, 2016
Can Laos Create a Startup Economy?
By Ai Vuong
Alongside the ASEAN summitry, a different group descended on Laos: angel investors.
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