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US ‘Secret War’ remembered as Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin visits Laos
Al Jazeera looks back at the most devastating period in Laos’s history, when the US waged a years-long ‘Secret War’.
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Laos Finds New Life After the Bombs
She had come from a devastated section of Khammouan Province in central Laos, where many places remain so littered with unexploded ordnance (UXO) that it’s impossible to farm there. Because ...
US halts global de-mining operations
The United States has suspended its support for global landmine clearing operations, prompting warnings from de-mining charities that the pause will lead to avoidable deaths.
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Norwegian demining organization hit hard by U.S. aid freeze, affecting operations in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia
The U.S. government’s 90-day suspension of foreign aid has forced Norwegian People’s Aid (NPA) to lay off 1,700 employees, ...
Korea, Laos mark 30 years of development ties with Official Development Assistance seminar
VIENTIANE: The Embassy of the Republic of Korea on Thursday (Feb 6) hosted an Official Development Assistance (ODA) seminar ...
US funding freeze decimates Mekong demining work: ‘people can die’
Efforts to clear mines and munitions from parts of the Mekong region blanket bombed by American forces during the Vietnam war ...
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Laos and Japan discuss plans for direct flights, visa easing
and unexploded ordnance (UXO) clearance. The leaders also reflected on economic cooperation. Since Laos opened to foreign investment in 1989, Japan has invested in 93 projects with a total value ...