Laos shutters Chinese-owned potash mine over sinkholes
Though no cause for the sinkholes has been determined, the mine will fill them in.
Vietnamese monk leaves Laos, enters Thailand
Thich Minh Tue, who was an internet hero earlier this year, is on a pilgrimage to India.
Photos: Asia rings in the new year
Across Asia, communities welcomed 2025 with spectacular fireworks shows, special events and cheering crowds.
New Mekong dam project sparks concern in Laos and Thailand
Residents fear the project’s impact on their homes, livelihoods and the ecosystem.
Tide of Myanmar war refugees tests Thailand’s welcome mat for migrants
High-profile cases eclipse a bigger Thai crackdown on hundreds of thousands of war refugees from Myanmar.
Lao central bank official warns of fake yuan after Luang Prabang arrest
Police say there were ‘many victims’ at markets and shops who accepted the counterfeit bills last month.
EXPLAINED: What are scam parks?
Across Southeast Asia, criminals have found there is big money to be made in human trafficking and bilking victims
Lao authorities temporarily close iron ore mine after spillage pollutes rivers
Wastewater from the incident has polluted two rivers in northeastern Laos.
Vietnam’s barefoot monk expected to cross from Laos into Thailand
Thich Minh Tue has been on a walking pilgrimage from Vietnam to India since late November.
The year in photos: Defining moments from Asia’s stories in 2024
RFA’s visual editors present some of the year’s most impactful news images.
