A US military aircraft left Thailand's U-Tapao Airbase Monday to deliver emergency aid to neighbouring Myanmar in the wake of a cyclone that has left an estimated 100,000 people dead.

Scrapbook from Laos 2008 of The Today Show from Laos

Mekong sunset
In between duties for his Where in the World segments, Peter Alexander found some time to see the sights and observe the locals.
Here, the sun sets over the Mekong River in Vientiane. The 2,703 mile-long river is the 12th-longest river in the world.
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A short clip of a trip to a typical market in Vientiane by a Lao youtuber. Don’t you just love the open market?
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ผู้จัดการออนไลน์– องค์กรความช่วยเหลือของรัฐบาลสหรัฐฯ และอังกฤษได้เริ่มดำเนินการโครงการสุขภาพโครงการใหม่ที่จะช่วยอัตราการแพร่เชื้อ HIV ลดลงโดยผ่านการรณรงค์ให้ใช้ถุงยางอนามัยคุมกำเนิด

Officials with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations recently met in Laos to examine methods of addressing the increasing rate of HIV/AIDS in the region, Xinhuanet reports. According to Xinhuanet, the officials discussed how increasing the involvement and empowerment of HIV-positive people could help curb the spread of the virus.

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