The Big Story
Southeast Asia's plastic tidal wave: Imported trash swamps region
From Indonesia to Myanmar, China's 2018 import ban fed an already critical domestic waste problem
Laos
Travel & Leisure
Visitors to ASEAN hit 100m in 2023, 70% of pre-COVID level
Chinese-financed infrastructure drawing tourists to Laos, Cambodia
International relations
ASEAN finance chiefs to seek progress on cross-border payments
Host nation Laos looks to soften economic fallout from China slowdown
International relations
China hosts Vietnam, Laos, East Timor ministers in ASEAN outreach
After Indonesia's Prabowo, Beijing woos diplomats from countries not aligned with U.S.
Energy
China goes big on Laos power projects, boosting Southeast Asian sway
Belt and Road Mekong River dams help Beijing secure renewable energy
Asia Insight
Cambodia to divert Mekong trade via China-built canal, vexing Vietnam
Planned Phnom Penh-coast link raises alarms amid regional influence tussle
Life
Remote boat: Traveling the rivers of northern Laos
Life in landlocked country is inextricably linked to its waterways
Myanmar Crisis
ASEAN considers including Europe in defense talks to enhance ties
Move comes as China's clout grows, global tensions spill into Southeast Asia
Tea Leaves
Time for tourists in Asia to stop behaving badly
Lack of respect grows out of arrogance, as well as ignorance
Tea Leaves
In the Golden Triangle, long-dead drug warlords hold visitors in thrall
Remembering ghosts in Asia's cybercrime hot spot
Travel & Leisure
New railway from China boosts tourism in Laos' ancient capital
Sector is on the rise, but high inflation is threatening economic recovery
International relations
ASEAN to start sending humanitarian aid to Myanmar in February
Chair country Laos sees 'a light at the end of tunnel' after three-year crisis
Your Week in Asia
India opens Ayodhya Hindu temple, BOJ meeting, Hyundai Motor earnings
Your weekly lineup of Asia's biggest business and political events
International relations
Laos' ASEAN chairmanship faces Chinese reality check
Debt-laden country leads 10-member bloc facing geopolitical challenges
Opinion
Laos is getting a handle on its debt
Controls on borrowing to be tightened and revenue collection improved
Travel & Leisure
Laos tourist jewel at risk of losing UNESCO status
Luang Prabang caught between preservation and foreign-led development
Myanmar Crisis
Laos sends special envoy to Myanmar in new role as ASEAN chair
Veteran diplomat Alounkeo to meet with top general Min Aung Hlaing
Crime
Global law enforcement targets Southeast Asian cyberscam gangs
U.K. launches first sanctions against suspects involved in online fraud schemes
Belt and Road
On topic: A decade of China's Belt and Road
A collection of stories to catch up on a recent hot topic
Asia Insight
Will Laos' economic zones boost growth or bring in criminals?
Amid bold plans, experts say border hubs like Boten face uncertain prospects
Economy
Laos debt at 'critical level' with China payments still opaque
Economists say ASEAN nation obscuring true scale of crisis
Energy
Singapore energy appetite fuels ASEAN's renewable power grid
Network taps Laos hydropower, solar and wind energy from Indonesia and Vietnam
Opinion
New Thai government must show more responsibility with the Mekong
Power production has been prioritized without consideration of area residents
Politics
China critics chased in Mekong as Beijing's security clout grows
Laos, others in region cooperating with neighbor to stifle Chinese dissidents
Opinion
Laos should be held accountable for shootings of dissidents
West cannot be silent as it seeks Vientiane's favor as incoming ASEAN chair