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Laos

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Laos , officially Lao People's Democratic Republic, republic (2005 est. pop. 6,217,000), 91,428 sq mi (236,800 sq km), SE Asia. A landlocked region, Laos is bordered by China on the north, by Vietnam on the east, by Cambodia on the south, and by Thailand and Myanmar on the west. The capital and largest city is Vientiane . The country is divided into 16 provinces. Land and People In general, the Mekong River, most of which flows in a broad valley, forms the boundaries with Myanmar and Thailand. For two stretches, however—one greater than 300 mi (480 km)—the Mekong flows entirely... Read more
Laos
Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Nations LAOS Lao People's Democratic Republic Sathalanalat Paxathipatai ... pagoda pilgrimage holiday (November). TIME: 7 pm = noon GMT. Laos is a landlocked country on the Indochina Peninsula near the eastern extremity of mainland Southeast Asia. Laos occupies an area of 236,800 sq km (91,429 sq mi), extending ... Read more
Geneva Agreement on Laos
The Oxford Companion to American Military History Geneva Agreement on Laos (1962).In Southeast Asia, Laos had descended by 1961 into a threeway civil war that was becoming ... of President John F. Kennedy believed that geography made Laos a poor place to use military force to stop the spread of communism ... Read more

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Hmong fight plans to empty villages.(World)(Laos)
The Washington Times; 4/25/2000; Kurlantzick, Joshua; 675 words ; ... from Hmong-Americans. After the Communists took over Laos, roughly 300,000 Hmong fled to the United States, where ... they may be striking a nerve, said Sunai Phasuk, a Laos specialist at Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok ... more comfortable places, Donsy Payenveu, a member of Laos' legislature, told ... Read more
The Thais that bind. (Laos)
The Economist (US); 2/2/1991; 608 words ; POOR Laos: it never had much going for it. It has always ... and was heavily bombed by American B-52s, LAOS had been fought over by Vietnamese, Siamese ... French and Japanese. But, for 15 years now, Laos has been at peace. Under its communist government ... Read more
The mineral potential of Laos.
Mining Magazine; 3/1/1992; Annellls, R.N. Coats, J.S. Streets, C.G.; 787 words ; The Government of Laos is keen to attract private sector investors ... outline of what minerals can be found there. Laos is a small land-locked country (236,800 ... would contribute to the stabilisation of Laos's economic base and boost the GDP, generating ... Read more
National Day of the Lao People's Democratic Republic.(Opinion & Editorial)
Manila Bulletin; 12/1/2002; 316 words ; THE People of Laos celebrate the 27th Anniversary of the Proclamation ... Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), Laos has been experiencing not only political ... with Prime Minister Bounnhang Vorachit of Laos, National Assembly President Samanet Vignaket ... Read more
Laos set to allow Thai vehicles into Vientiane, NATION
The Nation (Thailand); 6/4/1998; 432 words ; The Nation (Thailand) 06-04-1998 LAOS agreed Wednesday to allow Thai-registered ... Mekong is the first between Thailand and Laos and was opened in 1994, linking the Lao capital with Nongkhai province in Thailand. Laos has refused to allow Thai vehicles into ... Read more
Laos
Regional Outlook; 1/1/2000; 787 words ; Previously a centrally planned economy, Laos has spent the last twelve years gradually ... Vietnam. In mid-1998, the IMF judged that Laos "now has the basic ingredients of a market-orient ... notably within the urban areas, although Laos remains a less developed country. (The ... Read more
Ambassador, in St. Paul, favors trade between U.S., Laos.(NEWS)
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN); 7/3/1998; Baca, Maria Elena; 515 words ; U.S. Ambassador to Laos Wendy Chamberlin told a mostly Hmong audience in St. Paul Thursday night that Laos has changed radically since most Hmong left ... believe that opportunity exists today in Laos that was not there when your parents or you ... Read more
U.S. trade relations with Laos protested
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel; 11/1/2003; ERIN MADIGAN; 764 words ; U.S. trade relations with Laos protested Hmong accuse country's military ... protesting proposed U.S. trade relations with Laos. Bush administration officials are pushing ... protesters oppose this move, accusing Laos' communist government of human rights ... Read more
The lost world of Laos.
The Economist (US); 12/7/1991; 787 words ; IN 1961 King Savang Vatthana of Laos believed that his tiny country faced extinction ... nor security. For a time it seemed that Laos was indeed being obliterated. As the war ... the Ho Chi Minh trails, which ran through Laos. Laos received the equivalent of a planeload ... Read more
A Change of Pace for Laos
Chicago Sun-Times; 10/22/1992; Vithoon Amorn; 408 words ; VIENTIANE, Laos Oxen and buffalo roam the roads on the outskirts ... have all started selling cars and trucks in Laos, taking advantage of the communist country ... said it has exported 60 pickup trucks to Laos since March. Monthly sales could increase ... Read more

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