‘Tiger Farms’ Still Operate in Laos, Defying Trafficking Bans
RFA - Sat, 2018-01-20 04:50The numbers held in captivity continue to grow despite a year-old government pledge to close the farms. catched
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Vietnam's VNPT opens office in Laos, 3rd SE Asian market in 2014
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Google News - Sat, 2014-12-27 07:01 The international unit of Vietnam's leading telecom firm, VNPT, inaugurated Friday its representative office in Laos, the third Southeast Asian market it has entered this year. The Laos office of VNPT International is located in the capital city of ... |
Latest News‘Tiger Farms’ Still Operate in Laos, Defying Trafficking BansRFA - Sat, 2018-01-20 04:50The numbers held in captivity continue to grow despite a year-old government pledge to close the farms. catched China Pours Billions in Aid and Investment Into LaosRFA - Sat, 2018-01-13 00:50Projects are planned across many sectors, with Laos's leaders counting on economic growth to support their legitimacy. catched Beijing, Phnom Penh Ink Billions of US Dollars’ Worth of Development Deals For CambodiaRFA - Fri, 2018-01-12 03:50The slew of agreements comes as Western governments shun Cambodia amid a political crackdown. catched
Latest ArticlesForestry in LaosPosted by Web of Cambodia. agriculture | business and economyIn the 1950s, forests covered 70 percent of the land area in Laos; yet, by 1992, according to government estimates, forest coverage had decreased by nearly one-third, to just 47 percent of total land area. Despite the dwindling expanse, timber--including ironwood, mahogany, pine, redwood, and teak--and other forestry products-- benzoin (resin), charcoal, and sticklac--constitute a valuable supply of potential export goods. The forest has also been an important source of wild foods, herbal medicines, and timber for house construction and even into the 1990s continues to be a valued reserve of natural products for noncommercial household consumption. Since the mid-1980s, however, widespread commercial harvesting of timber for the export market has disrupted the traditional gathering of forest products in a number of locations and contributed to extremely rapid deforestation throughout the country. |