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I’m heading into my 10th year of practice and I have never been in front of an Asian-American judge. This is surprising since I live in the biggest city in N.C. So your friend has decided to make a change and I’m running for judge! You know that asking for help has never been easy […]

The United States continues to provide nutritious food to Lao children in Savannakhet province despite the COVID-19 pandemic. Thousands of families across Savannakhet province count on free school lunches for their children. In response to school closures, the U.S. Department of Agriculture McGovern-Dole Food for Education Program, implemented by Catholic Relief Services (CRS), shifted its […]

Laos’ quinquennial National Party Congress is coming up in 2021, but the prospects for meaningful change look slimmer and slimmer. Get ready for the rumor mill to start spinning in Vietnam ahead of January’s National Congress, an event held every five years when the ruling Communist Party selects its new officials and leaders. Laos’ ruling […]

Coronavirus rattles first US dollar bond, adding pressure to weakened economy BANGKOK — COVID-19 has rattled Laos’ debut in selling a U.S. dollar bond in international markets, adding pressure on a country whose “Wild West of dam building” splurge has put it in a precarious repayment situation, especially in regard to China, its leading lender. […]

Everyone loves good quality food! With funding support from the United States, a new Clean Agriculture Products Market officially opened on May 27 at the Provincial of Agriculture and Forestry Office in Vientiane Capital. This market is intended to promote good agriculture practices (GAP) products like coffee, cassava, sacha inchi and cabbage, and also to […]

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The United States government delivered 1,290 metric tons of rice and lentils to be used to cook school lunches for almost 90,000 primary school children in rural areas of Laos. At yesterday’s handover ceremony in Vientiane, US Ambassador Peter said, “I am so proud that despite the challenges everyone is facing during the Covid-19 pandemic, […]

In 2018, President Trump signed Hmong Veterans’ Service Recognition Act that authorized Hmong and Laotian American veterans who fought in the Vietnam War alongside with the US Armed Forces to be buried in US national cemetery. Join this special event to hear incredible stories from Hmong and Laotian veterans and why it is important to […]

Prohibition upon the naturalization of persons opposed to government or law, or who favor totalitarian forms of government (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 405(b) of this Act, no person shall hereafter be naturalized as a citizen of the United States- (1) who advocates or teaches, or who is a member of or affiliated with […]

Face mask shortages in Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam and Myanmar amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic are leading to price increases, causing many to reuse their disposable masks, make their own masks at home, or use materials like baby wipes to cover their faces. People in the Southeast Asian countries are petitioning their governments to rectify the […]