Laos' Nam Thuen 2 starts exporting electricity to ... - Monsters and Critics
Vientiane, Laos - Laos' largest hydroelectric plant - the Nam Theun 2 - has begun exporting electricity to neighbouring Thailand, media reports said Thursday. The Nam Theun 2 Power Company said that on Monday it started suppling 1,000 megawatts of ...
Japanese prince to visit Laos for chicken research - Monsters and Critics
Vientiane - Japan's Prince Akishino is to pay a private visit to Laos later this week to conduct scientific research on wild chickens, state media reports said Monday. Akishino, accompanied by his daughter Mako, is scheduled to arrive in Vientiane ...
10-day break for M'sian detained in Laos - star.com.my
ALOR SETAR: A Malaysian who was detained for 10 months in a Laotian jail has been given special permission to return home to visit the grave of his wife who passed away in Padang Besar on Thursday. Omar Atan, 59, a coffee-shop operator, was allowed ...
Hydropower plant switches on in Laos - Australia Network News
The largest infrastructure project in Laos, the Nam Theun 2 hydropower facility, has started commercial operations. Four turbines began supplying the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand with 1,000 megawatts of power on Monday. Sales of ...
California Hmong community rallies for men accused of ... - McClatchy
As often has been true in the case of 12 men accused of plotting an overthrow of the government in communist Laos, what was going on Monday outside Sacramento's federal courthouse was more scintillating than the proceedings in court. Throughout the ...
Laos, the Beer Republic? - Minnpost.com
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CPC congratulates Lao ruling party on 55th birthday - People's Daily Online
At present, Laos enjoys political and social stability, steady and rapid economic growth, with its people's lives markedly improved and nation's status constantly on the rise in international and regional arenas, the message said.
Laos' Nam Theun 2 starts exporting electricity to ... - Earthtimes
Vientiane, Laos - Laos' largest hydroelectric plant - the Nam Theun 2 - has begun exporting electricity to neighbouring Thailand, media reports said Thursday. The Nam Theun 2 Power Company said that on Monday it started suppling 1,000 megawatts of ...
Controversial Laos mega-dam begins operation - Forbes
BANGKOK -- A mega-dam in Laos criticized by environmental groups and financed in part by the World Bank has begun to generate electricity for sale to Thailand, its operators said Wednesday. The Nam Theun 2 dam began commercial export of 1,000 ...
Commntary: Hmong need fair treatment from Laos, U.S. - McClatchy
More than two months have passed since Thailand forcibly returned 4,500 Hmong refugees who had fled from Laos. For Hmong in Sacramento and elsewhere in the United States who have family there, the plight of these refugees has been excruciating, and ...
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Karzai meets with al-Qaida-linked group
 Afghan President Hamid Karzai has met a senior delegation for peace talks with one of the main insurgent groups fighting against his government and foreign troops.
IMF warns wealthiest nations about their debt
The IMF warned the world's wealthiest nations Sunday to watch their levels of government debt, saying it could drag down the growth needed to ensure continued economic recovery.
164 people face charges over massacres in Nigeria
A Nigerian police spokesman says 164 people will be charged with a variety of offenses, including terrorism, for their suspected roles in the slaughter of more than 200 people in central Nigeria this month.
Leftists crush Sarkozy’s party at ballot box
 French President Nicolas Sarkozy plots strategy with his prime minister after their conservative party's crushing defeat in regional elections.
Pakistan seeks to probe nuclear secrets scientist
Pakistan wants to investigate a disgraced scientist on charges of transferring nuclear secrets to Iraq and Iran, a government lawyer said Monday, just before important nuclear talks begin with Washington.
Clinton calls for harsh Iran sanctions
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is vowing that the Obama is working on sanctions on Iran "that will bite" to press Tehran to come clean about its suspect atomic program.
Iraqis go for a little nip, tuck
 Even in the worst spasms of violence that followed the U.S.-led invasion, cosmetic surgery didn't go out of style in Iraq. Now, as the country quiets down, plastic surgery is all the rage.
Official: Bystanders killed in Mexico clash
Two men killed in a shootout between soldiers and gunmen near a prestigious university in this northern Mexican city were graduate students, not suspected drug traffickers, officials said.
Hazardous sandstorms sweep across China
 Sandstorms whipping across China shrouded cities in an unhealthy cloud of sand and grit, with winds carrying the pollution outside the mainland as far as the island of Taiwan.
China: U.S. would lose ‘trade war’
 China's commerce minister warns White House that tariffs on Chinese imports would hurt Americans most.
Iran detains grandson of powerful cleric
Iranian authorities detained the grandson of former president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, the most powerful opposition supporter inside the country's clerical leadership, a news agency reported Monday.
A China without Google? Chinese say: So what?
With speculation swirling that Google will soon announce the closure of its China-based Internet portal, the reaction from some Chinese has been hurry up and leave.
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