Laos maps showing sites of US bombings resurface: " Kissinger's legacy "
Resurfaced maps showing the heavy Cold War bombardment of Laos have fed the controversial legacy of diplomatic giant Henry Kissinger following his death. Kissinger, a former secretary of state and national security adviser who is credited with shaping decades of U.S. foreign policy, died at his…#coldwar #laos #henrykissinger #connecticut #yomkippurwar #middleeast #vietnamwar #nobelpeaceprize #vietnamese #leductho (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 30, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Thailand ’s main oil and retail company eyes expansion across Southeast Asia in light of the region’s economic growth
The company has had considerable success with its oil and non-oil businesses in Asia. It exports petrochemical products globally, with customers in more than 40 countries. In line with this trend, PTT Oil and Retail Business (OR) is placing greater emphasis on international growth – aiming to…#asiapacific #southeastasia #thai #pttstations #evstationpluz #thailand #caféamazon #cambodia #laos #vietnam (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 29, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Hmong New Year traditions in the U.S. recall ancestral spirits while teaching new generations
For the annual fall renewal of her shaman spirit, Mee Vang Yang will soon ritually redecorate the tall altar in her living room where she keeps her father’s ring-shaped shaman bells. She carried them across the Mekong River as the family fled the Communist takeover of her native Laos four decades…#meevangyang #mekongriver #communist #laos #hmong #hmongamericans #shamans #tzianengvang #vangyang #minnesota (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 25, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
China kickstarts Xiangshan Forum in absence of defence minister
Beijing Xiangshan Forum, China's biggest annual show of military diplomacy, started on Sunday although the Asian power is still missing a defence minister, who typically hosts this event. China hopes to use the forum to promote President Xi Jinping's vision for a safer world and draw developing…#xijinping #ukraine #russian #sergeishoigu #xanthicarras #beijing #lishangfu #zhangyouxia #laos #mongolia (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - October 29, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
On topic: A decade of China's Belt and Road
Beijing this week celebrated the 10th anniversary of its Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), a drive to build infrastructure stretching from Asia to Europe and Africa. At a forum in Beijing, Chinese President Xi Jinping boasted of its accomplishments and vowed to press ahead. But the investment blitz…#beijing #africa #xijinping #bri #beltandroadforum #globalsouth #beltandroad #albertmuchanga #muchanga #laos (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - October 20, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Buildings have to be next front in Asia's battle to cut emissions
Rising temperatures are driving cycle of higher air conditioning use Buildings have to be next front in Asia's battle to cut emissions Air conditioner units at the back of a commercial building in New Delhi: By 2047, energy demand will double in Indian cities as the number of buildings triples and…#newdelhi #olivierblum #schneiderelectric #hongkong #southeastasia #vietnam #laos (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - October 17, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Where Rapid Urbanization Pushes Homes Into Floodways
Around the world, settlements in flood-prone areas have been expanding faster than the average of newly built cities, towns and villages, a paper released in early October in the scientific journal Nature has found. Despite climate change increasing the risk of floods, more people have begun…#nature #eastasia #pacific #laos #vietnam (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - October 16, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Floods In Libya And India Highlight Rising Risk To Dams
Last week, a flood on the Teetsa River swept through villages in the Himalayan mountains of India, taking out bridges and homes. At least 40 people were killed, with more than a hundred people still missing. The root of the disaster appeared to be a natural one, as an avalanche sent ice and…#teetsariver #himalayan #libya #wadiderna #puertorico #colombia #michigan #midland #laos #mississippiriver (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - October 11, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Rob Urie: Americans Are Unleashing Monsters They Have No Idea How to Contain
Yves here. One small quibble in this otherwise instructive piece is Rob Urie’s use of the word Left. By this he seems to mean liberals, particularly the professional-managerial class sort, while we here use left to mean advocacy of better material conditions for labor and the lower income. By Rob…#roburie #zeneconomics #ukraine #vietnam #laos #cambodia #vietnamese #uswar #vietnamwar #lambertstrether (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - October 6, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Thailand ’s Big C delays dual Hong Kong, Bangkok listing until 2024
Thai supermarket chain Big C delays dual Hong Kong and Bangkok listing until 2024, when ‘economic activities will be better’, CEO says Big C Retail Corp, the supermarket chain operator owned by one of the richest families in Thailand, has delayed its plan to list in both its homeland and Hong Kong…#thai #hongkong #bangkok #bigcretailcorp #thailand #hongkongs #laos #cambodia #vietnam #southeastasia (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - September 26, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Ukraine latest: G7 slams'sham elections' in Russia-controlled parts of Ukraine
The war in Ukraine, which broke out in February 2022 with Russia's invasion of its neighbor, shows no sign of ending as both sides intensify attacks to gain control of contested regions. Read our latest updates here. For all our coverage, visit our Ukraine war page. HSBC to halt corporate…#ukraine #hsbc #centralasia #nato #sham #danish #ministryofdefense #laotian #thonglounsisoulith #russian (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - September 12, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Inside Operation Barrel Roll, a covert US military campaign that dropped 2 million tons of bombs on Laos over 9 years
A boy runs past rusted halves of cluster bomb shells and other military hardware in a scrap metal shop along the main street in Phonsavanh, Laos. Jerry Redfern/LightRocket via Getty Images For nine years, a covert CIA-run operation called "Operation Barrel Roll" dropped more than 580,000 bombs on…#phonsavanh #laos #jerryredfern #cia #operationbarrelroll #northvietnamese #barrelroll #johnfkennedy #bettmanngettyimages #michigan (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - September 9, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
China slowdown, El Nino cloud future for Thai durian exports
BANGKOK -- Thai durian exports to China have surged since a high-speed rail link opened between neighboring Laos and the world's No. 2 economy, cutting delivery times and offering a fresh delivery route for the famously pungent fruit. But an economic slowdown in China and the impact of the El Nino…#thai #laos #elnino #southeastasia (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - September 2, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
UN warns hundreds of thousands in Southeast Asia roped into online scams
The U.N. human rights office says criminal gangs have forced hundreds of thousands of people in Southeast Asia into participating in unlawful online scam operations, including false romantic ploys, bogus investment pitches, and illegal gambling schemes. The Office of the U.N. High Commissioner for…#southeastasia #officeofunhigh #laos #philippines #thailand #philippine #vietnam #indonesia (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - August 29, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Laos Suspends Electricity for Crypto Miners Amid Drought, Missed Payments
Laos’ state-owned electricity distributor announced it would suspend electricity supply to cryptocurrency mining operations within the country. The decision stems from a combination of factors, including the struggle to meet power demands amidst drought conditions, impending export commitments to…#laos #thailand #cryptomining #bitcoinethereum #cryptominers #électricitédulaos #edl #eget #thai #laotiantimes (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - August 29, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
