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Kino Lorber Readies 'The Rocket' for Launch
VarietyGotham-based distributor Kino Lorber has picked up all U.S. and Canadian rights to "The Rocket," Kim Mordaunt's feature that bowed at Berlin and scored a hat-trick of kudos at the Tribeca Film Festival. Distributor plans a national theatrical release for...Tags: Tribeca, Sundance Film Festival, Chess Playing, Film Festivals, Australia
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BAY opens Laos venture
The Bangkok PostKrungsri Consumer, an unsecured-loan lender under Bank of Ayudhya (BAY), plans to commence its auto and personal loan joint venture in Laos in July. BAY's two financial arms _ Krungsri Consumer and Ayudhya Capital Auto Lease (Krungsri Auto) _ each own...Tags: Loans, Marketing, Economy, Business and Finance, Bangkok (Thailand), Finance
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Boost for checkpoints on Laos border
The Nation, Bangkok, Thailand / Asia News NetworkBANGKOK (The Nation/ANN) -- Thailand and Laos will soon forge closer cooperation in promoting trade by upgrading two border checkpoints, adopting the single-stop inspection system and implementing a single visa. The Foreign Ministry proposed to the...Tags: Thailand, Germany
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Champassak province in Laos faces first outbreak of chikungunya virus
Vientiane Times, Laos / Asia News NetworkVIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) -- More than 100 people have fallen ill with the mosquito-borne disease chikungunya in Champassak province of Laos this year. Director of the province's Health Department, Dr Khampho Chaleunvong, said this was the first...Tags: Asia, Vientiane (Laos), Vaccines, Symptoms, Viral Diseases and Infections
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Laos seeks Chinese help to survey its mineral wealth
Vientiane Times, Laos / Asia News NetworkVIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) -- Laos is seeking help from the Chinese government to conduct detailed surveys of its mineral wealth, aiming to use the information to help regulate the mining industry, according to a senior government official....Tags: Vientiane (Laos), Media Industry, Conservation, China, Mining
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Almost 10,000 people killed in road accidents over 22 years in Laos
Vientiane Times, Laos / Asia News NetworkVIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) -- Almost 10,000 people have died in road accidents in Laos over the past 22 years, according to a Lao government report this week. Despite many road safety campaigns, road accidents in Laos have continued to rise and are...Tags: Disasters and Accidents, Vientiane (Laos), Motorvehicle Accidents, United Nations, Politics
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Hmong family has emotional reunion after 40-year separation
The Sacramento BeeThe Hmong past met its future at Sacramento International Airport Terminal B this weekend when Chai Ying Moua, a confident man in gold-rimmed glasses and a brown fedora, and his wife Maivang Her got off the tram. The couple from Laos were swarmed and...Tags: Thailand, Yams, Central Intelligence Agency
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ADB plans $60m loan for Laos
Vientiane Times, Laos / Asia News NetworkVIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) -- The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is planning to provide a US$60 million low-interest loan to Laos at the end of the year to help reduce rural poverty and improve food security. The loan will be used to build roads in...Tags: Poverty, Healthy Diet, Vientiane (Laos), Social Issues, Germany
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Laos seeks more assistance for disaster management
Vientiane Times, Laos / Asia News NetworkVIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) -- The Laos government is calling for support from various sectors to implement the ASEAN Agreement on Disaster Management and Emergency Response (AADMER). "We need deeper understanding of the AADMER and the actual...Tags: Disasters and Accidents, Vientiane (Laos), Meteorological Disasters, Insurance, Relief and Aid Organizations
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China and ASEAN to strengthen mining cooperation
China Daily, Beijing / Asia News NetworkBEIJING (China Daily/ANN) -- China and ASEAN countries signed seven mining cooperation agreements valued at about 16.3 billion yuan ($2.59 billion) during the China-ASEAN Mining Cooperation Forum and Exhibition over the weekend. The event, co-hosted...Tags: Media Industry, Conservation, China, Germany, Mining
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World Bank resumes support for hydropower in Laos
Vientiane Times, Laos / Asia News NetworkVIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) -- The Lao government has gained a new partner to back its hydropower development policy after the World Bank resumed its support for the construction of dams. According to a report published in the Washington Post this...Tags: World Bank Group, Media Industry, International Organizations, Environmental Issues, Hydroelectricity
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BRIEF: St. Paul: First annual Hmong American Day planned for Sunday
St. Paul Pioneer PressOn Sunday, May 12, some 500 visitors are expected for the first annual Hmong American Day in St. Paul. The event, which takes place from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Lao Family Community Center at 320 W. University Ave., will recognize Hmong veterans who fought...Tags: Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry, International Military Interventions, Vietnam War (1955-1975), Central Intelligence Agency, Wars and Interventions
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