As communities rebuild their lives, the dam’s operators look to transform the area into a tourist destination
Category: Laos
Fruits of spoil: Laos’ forests disappearing as fruit farms flourish
The country’s improved railway connectivity facilitates fruit exports to China but has also sparked a boom in foreign-owned banana and durian farms, leading to forest clearance
Calls to tighten mining safety regulations in Laos
Villagers remain fearful of chemical contamination from leaks at a Chinese-Lao rare earth mine in northern Laos, despite more than six months having passed since the disaster
