Laos

The New York-based group Human Rights Watch (HRW) called on the government of Laos to release Hmong protest leaders who it claims have been in detention since their deportation from... 2008-10-29

BMI View: We see the successful conclusion of free trade talks between New Delhi and ASEAN on August 29 as significant in advancing India's trade position in the increasingly important... 2008-09-03

BMI View: GDP growth should remain high in the coming years as Laos profits from a strong demand for its energy and natural resources. Moreover, signs of an increasing willingness... 2008-07-25

BMI View: The prospects continue to look good for Laos as rising oil prices raise demand for its hydropower and agricultural resources. Inflation has picked slightly to 7.7% y-o-y... 2008-06-10

BMI View: GDP growth should remain high in the coming years as Laos profits from a strong demand for its energy and natural resources. Moreover, signs of an increasing willingness... 2008-05-29

BMI View: Asian governments have good reasons to fear Kosovo's recent secession from Serbia. Virtually every Asian country has a territory or ethnic minority that has sought or is... 2008-03-10

BMI View: Laos' GDP growth has been boosted in recent years as neighbours China, Thailand and Vietnam compete for Laos's natural resources. GDP expansion in 2007 has been estimated... 2008-01-09

BMI View: GDP growth should remain high in the coming years as Laos's neighbours are in an intensifying battle for its energy and natural resources. Moreover, signs of an increasing... 2008-01-09

Laotian Prime Minister Bouasone Bouphavanh has called for an increased integration of the ASEAN economies and China on the back of a free trade agreement signed in 2005. Lao and Chinese... 2007-06-11

On June 4, US prosecutors arrested ten people in California on charges of plotting a violent overthrow of the Lao government. The arrested face charges of conspiracy and violations... 2007-06-05