Laos

A farmer works in a paddy field under the power lines near Nam Theun 2 dam in Khammouane province in Laos, Oct. 28, 2013.

How a Chinese company took control of an entire nation’s electrical grid

Development

In the past decade or so, China, via its vast network of state-run companies, has brought a development blitz to Laos. 

laos

Thousands stranded after dam collapses in Laos

Klingon newt

Southeast Asia is experiencing a thrilling wave of species discovery

Health
At one point one-third of Laos had a US bomb on it.

How a secret US war created a new generation of Americans who changed foreign policy

Justice
A Laotian soldier stands outside the venue of the ASEAN Summit in Vientiane, Laos September 6, 2016.

Obama visits Laos, pledges money to rid country of Vietnam-era bombs

Conflict
Obama-China

President Obama’s final China trip highlights “pivot to Asia”

Global Politics

President Barack Obama begins his 11th and final presidential trip to the Asia-Pacific in earnest on Friday, visiting China to nurture what has become arguably the world’s most important relationship and cementing an eight-year “pivot to Asia.”

Drones help identify objects on Laos's historic Plain of Jars

Drones allow access to a historic site in Laos that American bombs made off-limits

Conflict

“The mysterious plain of jars in Northeastern Laos is still one of the biggest uninvestigated archaeological sites in Southeast Asia.”

Saola

The quest for the ‘Asian unicorn’

Environment

The saola, nicknamed the Asian unicorn, has been known to Western science for only about 20 years. Its habits and way of life are still mysteries. But one thing about it is clear: It’s living on the verge of extinction.

Pizzas

Think you want authentic Italian pizza? Think again

Global Scan

Many a tourist to Italy has relished the country’s famous pizza. But could that pizza be dangerous? An Italian TV news report says so — but the pizza industry is crying foul. That story and more in today’s Global Scan.

Paul C. Lo is the first Hmong-American federal judge in history. He came to Colorado when he was 11 years old.

The first Hmong American judge didn’t always acknowledge his roots

Lifestyle & Belief

Paul C. Lo and his family came to America from Laos in the 1970s as part of a huge wave of Hmong refugees — ethnic villagers pushed out of Laos by communist forces during the Vietnam War. Lo, who is now 45 years old, was recently named the first Hmong American judge in US history.