In a bid to reduce poverty, the Lao government has expanded the Village Development Fund, allocating 500 million Lao kip (some 23,800 U.S. dollars) per district. Six villages have benefited from ...

VIENTIANE: Air quality in several areas of Laos has deteriorated ... Pakxan district in Borikhamxay province; Akard village in Vientiane; Xanakham district in Vientiane province; Sikhottabong ...