Laos News http://www.topix.com/world/laos http://www.topix.com/rss/world/laos.xml News on Laos continually updated from thousands of sources around the net. en-us Copyright 2008, Topix Topix http://www.topix.com/ http://www.topix.com/pics/topix_homepage_logo2.png Resolution "Peace, Security and Reunification of Korean Peninsula" Adopted at UN General Assembly http://www.topix.net/world/laos/2007/11/resolution-peace-security-and-reunification-of-korean-peninsula-adopted-at-un-general-assembly?fromrss=1 Talks between the premier of the DPRK Cabinet and the prime minister of the Lao government were held in Vientiane on Nov. via Korean News

]]> Korean News Mon, 12 Nov 2007 02:22:39 GMT 0711119H5VH9 0 Laos, Myanmar set to enhance relations http://www.topix.net/world/laos/2007/11/laos-myanmar-set-to-enhance-relations?fromrss=1 Lao Prime Minister Bouasone Bouphavanh and his Myanmar counterpart Thein Sein touched upon measures to enhance their bilateral ties, especially cooperative ones in such fields as politics, security and ... via People's Daily Online

]]> People's Daily Online Sat, 10 Nov 2007 02:16:34 GMT 071109ABB119 0 Buy/Rent a bike in Laos http://www.topix.net/world/laos/2007/11/buy-rent-a-bike-in-laos?fromrss=1 If you are going to do a long distance bike trip, you'd be best to either bring your own decent quality bike or purchase your bike in Vientiane at the bike shop on Dong Palan street . via Lonely Planet

]]> Lonely Planet Fri, 09 Nov 2007 11:09:52 GMT 0711097TAA26 0 Half of Laos' rural children chronically malnourished, says WFP http://www.topix.net/world/laos/2007/11/half-of-laos-rural-children-chronically-malnourished-says-wfp?fromrss=1 "For some ethnic groups, the level of chronic malnutrition is even higher"

Half of the children in rural Laos are "chroncially malnourished," according to a study released by the United Nations World Food Programme on Thursday. via Earth Times

]]> Earth Times Thu, 08 Nov 2007 10:46:27 GMT 0711083MCP5C 0 River trips en route to Luang Prabang http://www.topix.net/world/laos/2007/11/river-trips-en-route-to-luang-prabang?fromrss=1 Just Bob, Thanks! How would you compare the river trips below in Northern Laos with respect to: 1. The type of scenery and ethnic minority villages and enjoyability in general: 1.1 Nam Tha River: Luang Nam ... via Lonely Planet

]]> Lonely Planet Wed, 07 Nov 2007 21:15:11 GMT 0711070N4JUE 0 Remains of Decatur pilot in Vietnam War coming home http://www.topix.net/world/laos/2007/11/remains-of-decatur-pilot-in-vietnam-war-coming-home?fromrss=1 The remains of an Air Force pilot from Decatur who died during the Vietnam War have been recovered and will be returned to his family for burial 35 years after his death. via Atlanta Journal-Constitution

]]> Atlanta Journal-Constitution Tue, 06 Nov 2007 21:06:06 GMT 07110618859H 3 DPRK, Lao PMs discuss ties, regional, international issues http://www.topix.net/world/laos/2007/11/dprk-lao-pms-discuss-ties-regional-international-issues?fromrss=1 Lao Prime Minister Bouasone Bouphavanh and visiting Premier of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea Kim Yong Il discussed here Monday ways of beefing up bilateral relations, and other issues of common ... via People's Daily Online

]]> People's Daily Online Tue, 06 Nov 2007 10:05:41 GMT 071106SC0A67 0 North Korean premier visits Laos on last leg of regional tour http://www.topix.net/world/laos/2007/11/north-korean-premier-visits-laos-on-last-leg-of-regional-tour?fromrss=1 "This is an occasion to strengthen relations between the two countries because over four years there haven't been any top leaders from North Korea to visit our country"

North Korean Prime Minister Kim Yong Il was scheduled to meet with Laos' top leadership Monday on the last leg of a tour of South-East Asia aimed at boosting economic ties with the region, ministry sources ... via Earth Times

]]> Earth Times Mon, 05 Nov 2007 09:57:46 GMT 07110591730N 0 Senior CPC official leaves for DPRK, Vietnam, Laos http://www.topix.net/world/laos/2007/11/senior-cpc-official-leaves-for-dprk-vietnam-laos?fromrss=1 Liu Yunshan, member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, left here on Monday for the Democratic People's Republic of Korea . via People's Daily Online

]]> People's Daily Online Sun, 04 Nov 2007 09:56:52 GMT 071104P6L542 0 Tuk tuk-free? Laos may soon ban iconic auto-rickshaws http://www.topix.net/world/laos/2007/11/tuk-tuk-free-laos-may-soon-ban-iconic-auto-rickshaws?fromrss=1 "Without them, I feel like I'm not in Laos."

Tuk tuks are to Southeast Asia what horse-drawn carriages were to Europe centuries ago, but the iconic and ubiquitous three-wheeled auto-rickshaw could soon disappear from Laos. via Reuters

]]> Reuters Fri, 02 Nov 2007 09:53:11 GMT 071102FH9FOG 4 North Korean premier to visit Laos http://www.topix.net/world/laos/2007/11/north-korean-premier-to-visit-laos?fromrss=1 "We are preparing ourselves to offer state hospitality to him like any other prime minister"

North Korean Prime Minister Kim Yong Il will visit Laos next week as part of a regional tour of South-East Asia that has already taken him to Vietnam, Malaysia and Cambodia, Lao foreign ministry sources said ... via Earth Times

]]> Earth Times Fri, 02 Nov 2007 04:30:11 GMT 07110114LEKN 76 General travel queries http://www.topix.net/world/laos/2007/11/general-travel-queries?fromrss=1 Hi there, Am planning to travel through Laos this Jan. I'd like to get to Luang Namtha or some other place in the north for a good 2-3 day trek, but am worried that it might take up too much time to get there. via Lonely Planet

]]> Lonely Planet Thu, 01 Nov 2007 17:16:54 GMT 071101N3DL1O 0 Good Laos Food Read http://www.topix.net/world/laos/2007/10/good-laos-food-read?fromrss=1 Fortuitously, just before my recent foray to Laos, a colleague loaned me a book written by a British woman, Natacha Du Pont De Bie . via Stickyrice

]]> Stickyrice Wed, 31 Oct 2007 17:10:03 GMT 071031VHAH15 0 Young monk / Reuters http://www.topix.net/world/laos/2007/10/young-monk-reuters?fromrss=1 AFTER a one-hour flight from Bangkok and landing at Undon Thani, it is easy to pick my Lao friend Khom from the bustling crowd in the airport foyer. via News.com.au

]]> News.com.au Tue, 30 Oct 2007 00:48:36 GMT 071029PSGORC 0 Country profile: Laos http://www.topix.net/world/laos/2007/10/country-profile-laos?fromrss=1 Laos, one of the world's few remaining communist states, is one of east Asia's poorest countries. via BBC

]]> BBC Mon, 29 Oct 2007 00:38:23 GMT 071028473900 0 Foreigners float their boat in Laos festival http://www.topix.net/world/laos/2007/10/foreigners-float-their-boat-in-laos-festival?fromrss=1 "It's more fun with more countries around and you learn from each other"

BAN SAIFONG NEUA, Laos - It's the end of the Buddhist lent on Friday and for the village of Ban Saifong Neua, like the rest of Laos, that means prayers, blessings -- and dragon boat racing. via Reuters

]]> Reuters Sat, 27 Oct 2007 00:16:33 GMT 071026J24PA2 0 PM approves Vietnam Airlines plan to expand fleet, http://www.topix.net/world/laos/2007/10/pm-approves-vietnam-airlines-plan-to-expand-fleet?fromrss=1 Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has appoved an expansion plan of the national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines, the Government website said on Saturday. via VietNamNet

]]> VietNamNet Thu, 25 Oct 2007 23:49:49 GMT 071025L1K8GC 0 China Southern to launch Guangzhou-Vientiane flight next month http://www.topix.net/world/laos/2007/10/china-southern-to-launch-guangzhou-vientiane-flight-next-month?fromrss=1 CHINA Southern Airlines will launch direct flight service between Guangzhou, capital of south China's Guangdong Province, and Vientiane of Laos from November 6. This will be the only flight linking Guangzhou ... via Shanghai Daily

]]> Shanghai Daily Tue, 23 Oct 2007 23:30:03 GMT 071023JLI0R1 0 Crazy Horse - Chiang Mai, Thailand http://www.topix.net/world/laos/2007/10/crazy-horse-chiang-mai-thailand?fromrss=1 It's Sunday, it's sunny, and it's time to go to Crazy Horse again for some clean air and for some rock-climbing. One witch short, it's just Susie and me going with the Peak crew, half of them on official ... via TravelPod.com Recent Updates

]]> TravelPod.com Recent Updates Sun, 21 Oct 2007 23:11:02 GMT 071021JA394G 0 Take Canadian or US dollars?? http://www.topix.net/world/laos/2007/10/take-canadian-or-us-dollars?fromrss=1 I wouldn't carry too much cash, better to get some traveller's cheques if you have the chance... also, just a warning. via Lonely Planet

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