Vietnam and China compete for influence in Laos

With a per capita income of $2,500, Laos is still one of the 47 least developed countries, according to the United Nations ranking. Because Laos is such a poor country, it is easy for China to expand its influence over…
Vietnamese workers in Thailand, Laos and Cambodia in COVID-19 pandemic

From mid-November 2020, when COVID-19 showed signs of rapid recurrence in Myanmar, then to Thailand and other countries, jobs and lives of Vietnamese migrant workers in Thailand, Cambodia, and Laos continue to be severely affected. Citing Thailand’s Ministry of the…