A Lao surrogate for Chinese parents gives rare insight into an illegal industry that continues to thrive.
The soldiers will be trained and deployed to rural elementary schools.
They don’t expect aid from the provincial government, though officials are taking stock of the destruction.
Residents say the vehicle parts shop was selling or storing the explosives, which have applications in mining.
In interviews with RFA, the women said promised payments for their arranged marriages never materialized.
The cause of the blast at a Chinese-owned business in Oudomxay province is under investigation, consulate says.
Out-of-province freelancers must pay for permits to shoot at the region’s many tourist sites.
Authorities had told mine officials to cease operations while they investigated what caused the holes.
With hundreds of millions of dollars paused, healthcare, food and education programs are already feeling a pinch.
Hundreds of millions will celebrate the Lunar New Year in China, Korea and Vietnam.
