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Over 3,000 to run Vientiane Half Marathon in Laos

Morethan3,000amateurandprofessionalrunnersareexpectedtolineupforthethirdVientianeInternationalHalfMarathononMarch4,localdailytheVientianeTimesreportedonFriday.T

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Massive fire engulfs Sanjiang Market in Vientiane, Laos

A massive fire on Friday night engulfed Sanjiang Market, a shopping mall selling Chinese goods, in the Laotian capital Vientiane.

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Massive fire engulfs Sanjiang Market in Vientiane, Laos

AmassivefireonFridaynightengulfedSanjiangMarket,ashoppingmallsellingChinesegoods,intheLaotiancapitalVientiane.Theincidenthappenedataround5:30p.m.localtime.Firef

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Laos to host major volleyball tournaments in 2017

TheLaoVolleyballFederationsaysitisplanningtoholdnationalandinternationallevelvolleyballeventsin2017.TheannualnationalMinisterofEducationandSports'Cuptournamenti

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No Obama-Duterte bilateral meeting in Laos: U.S. embassy

​U.S. President Barack Obama and his Philippines counterpart Rodrigo Duterte will not meet in Laos on the sidelines of the 28th and 29th ASEAN Summits and East Asia Summit, the U.S. Embassy in Vientiane confirmed on Tuesday.

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5th Thai-Lao cross-Mekong bridge planned

Plans for a fifth bridge connecting Thailand and Laos across the Mekong River is underway with blueprints being examined by the Lao government, a provincial official said on Tuesday.

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No fatalities in Lao capital market blaze

No one was killed in a massive fire that devoured Lao capital Vientiane's biggest marketplace Thong Khan Kham, a police officer said on Thursday.