Ten years after the death of brutal Khmer Rouge leader Pol Pot, his grave has become a symbol of spiritual comfort to some in the village where he is buried. Villagers pray at the site, asking for bl…

By Richard Ehrlich BANGKOK - The US Air Force wanted to use nuclear weapons against Vietnam in 1959 and 1968, and Laos in 1961, to obliterate communist guerrillas, according to newly declassifi…

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bomb craters, originally uploaded by c_p_lew. After the intensity of the new year in Xieng Khouang, I had to return to Vientiane on Wednesday. Decided to fly back.

This picture illustrates the legacy of the secret war in

Hanoi - Vietnam’s Construction Ministry confirmed Wednesday that it had requested permission to compensate contractors for rising steel and cement prices, despite a prime ministerial directive in late…

ผู้จัดการออนไลน์– แฟนๆ ในเวียดนามให้การค้อนรับ “แรมโบ 4″ อย่างคับคั่ง แม้ว่าครั้งหนึ่ง “จอห์น แรมโบ” อดีตทหารผ่านศึกจะเคยลุยเข้าไปที่นั่นเพื่อช่วยเหลือทหารอเมริกันที่ถูกจับเป็นเชลยศึกและถูกกักขังในค่ายกักกัน

Vietnam needs some 60 trillion Vietnamese dong (VND) (3.75 billion U.S. dollars) to build seaports from now to 2010, local newspaper Transport reported Wednesday. The country has planned to build 10 s…

U.N. chief appeals for justice in Cambodia on 10th anniversary of Pol Pot’s death Five former Khmer Rouge leaders have been detained and face charges Pol Pot regime brutalized its enemies from 1975 to…

Elephant Festivals in Hongsa, Laos 2007.
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