Tag: Vientiane
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Laos sees marked shift in tourist appeal
Stefan Scheerer, general manager of Khiri Travel Laos (Photo by Tom Vater) “Hmong (indigenous people) New Year in Ponsawan, boat racing festival in Vientiane, Loy Khratong (floating basket festival) in Luang Prabang, Lao New Year throughout the country … Read Full Article
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First anniversary of the beatification of the Laotian martyrs celebrated in Vientiane
The list includes Fr Mario Borzaga OMI and catechist Paul Thoj. The two were killed by Communist guerrillas when they were very young – 28 and 19 respectively – in 1960 as they visited Hmong villages. Read Full Article
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A Child of Southeast Asia
My guess is that this market serves a large hinterland. There were Hmong in traditional attire too. After packing, I checked out at 11am. My flight to Vientiane wasn‘t until 1.20pm. I considered forcing some lunch down before heading to the airport … Read Full Article
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Neighbourly diplomacy shifts from Laos
Since the end of 2009, Thai-Lao ties were further strengthened by the Abhisit government’s repatriation of Hmong refugees to Laos, at Vientiane’s request. Bangkok decided to do so for the sake of good neighbourly relations even though the US and the … Read Full Article
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Laotian Catholics prepare for Asian Youth Day
Twenty young Laotians from all three ethnic groups — Hmong, Khamu and Lao Loum — gathered at a youth development center run by the Sisters of Charity in the Lao capital Vientiane June 17-18. A Filipina, who has volunteered at the development center for … Read Full Article
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Lao Morning News For March 30
The war in Laos (1961-1975) brought the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency and Hmong together as allies when the agency engaged the Hmong to fight the North Vietnamese and the Communist Pathet Lao. Vientiane tourism authorities are planning to open a … Read Full Article
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More than thousand Catholics attend the beatification of 17 Laos martyrs in Vientiane
The group of 17 included Fr Mario Borzaga Omi and catechist Paul Thoj. Communist guerrillas killed the two in 1960 as they made their way to Hmong villages. Both were very young, 28 and 19 respectively. Some of the martyrs’ relatives and residents from … Read Full Article
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Lao hemp product maker eyes foreign buyers
Founder of Sisterhood Handicrafts, a social enterprise of Sisterhood for Development Noimaniphone Lorbliayao told Vientiane Times at a recent One District, One Product (ODOP) Fair that the group was formed in 2012 to promote handicraft abilities of Hmong … Read Full Article
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