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A multiple unit train puts in the Beijing South Railway Station under reconstruction on February 15, 2008 in Beijing, China.

China Railway Group to Build Laos' Rail Link

Sep 13, 2016 01:09 PM EDT

China Railway Group has won an 8.1 billion yuan ($1.2 billion) deal to build the first three sections of the China-Laos rail link.

US Military Forces to Stay in Disputed South China Sea--President Barack Obama

US Military Forces to Stay in Disputed South China Sea: US President Obama

Desiree Sison |

Sep 09, 2016 07:35 AM EDT

United States President Barack Obama said on Thursday that the US is not about to leave the disputed South China Sea despite warnings from China. Obama said the presence of the US military in the area is aimed at upholding the navigation rights of other nations in the disputed area, adding that they would be there for as long as international law allows.

China's Pact with Laos, Cambodia on South China Sea Dispute an Intrusion into ASEAN Internal Affairs--Former ASEAN Official

China's Pact with Laos, Cambodia on South China Sea Dispute is an Intrusion Into ASEAN Internal Affairs--Former ASEAN Official

Desiree Sison |

Apr 26, 2016 08:29 AM EDT

A former high-ranking official of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) accused Cambodia and Laos of interfering in domestic affairs of the organization. The two countries made a pact with China on how to settle its disputes with claimant-countries in the South China Sea.

MH370 Chinese Relatives Make a Protest Against Malaysia

Attempted Hijacking Sends Bus Crashing Intto Ditch, Kills Six

J.B. Cach |

Mar 26, 2016 02:21 PM EDT

A bus that was hijacked in eastern China lost control and fell into a ditch, killing six passengers and injuring others.

US Secretary of State John Kerry (L) stands with Laos Prime Minister Thongsing Thammavong after their meeting at the prime minister's office in Vientiane on Monday.

Laos to Counter China's Growing Influence in South China Sea

Girish Shetti |

Jan 25, 2016 11:07 AM EST

Laos Prime Minister Thongsing Thammavong assured U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Monday that his country will help in countering China's influence in South China Sea.

China, Thailand Inaugurate Joint Railway Project Amid Delays

Carlos Castillo |

Dec 20, 2015 06:56 AM EST

In what critics have described as a face-saving gesture, representatives from the governments of China and Thailand have led an inaugural groundbreaking ceremony in the Thai province of Ayutthaya for a joint railway project that will not begin until May next year at the earliest.

Laos, China Vow to Strengthen Military Ties

Michael A. Katz |

Apr 22, 2015 05:00 PM EDT

China and Laos have vowed to strengthen military ties between the two countries after Laotian President Choummaly Saygnasone met with Xu Qiliang, vice chairman of China's Central Military Commission.

Laos, China Vow to Strengthen Military Ties

Michael A. Katz |

Apr 22, 2015 05:00 PM EDT

China and Laos have vowed to strengthen military ties between the two countries after Laotian President Choummaly Saygnasone met with Xu Qiliang, vice chairman of China's Central Military Commission.

Chinese and Laotian leaders pledge greater cooperation

Laos and China Explore Closer Ties during Beijing Meetings

dweisman |

Aug 06, 2014 04:50 PM EDT

Laotian television is reporting that leaders from that country and China are in the midst of ongoing efforts to explore ways to establish even closer relations.