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                                        <title>India donates USD 1 million to Laos to assist flood victims</title>
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                                      &lt;b&gt;Author:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href='http://www.alloexpat.com/laos_expat_forum/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&amp;u=3740'&gt;Laos news&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
                                      &lt;b&gt;Posted:&lt;/b&gt; Sat Oct 11, 2008 3:22 am&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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                                      &lt;table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td valign=top class=j&gt;&amp;lt;font style=&amp;quot;font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br&gt;&amp;lt;div style=&amp;quot;padding-top:0.8em;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; height=&quot;1&quot; width=&quot;1&quot;&gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div class=lh&amp;gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&amp;ct=us/1-0&amp;fd=R&amp;url=http://www.zeenews.com/articles.asp%3Faid%3D475233%26sid%3DNAT&amp;cid=0&amp;ei=WqvvSPrBNoP4lQTdxb3FBw&amp;usg=AFQjCNGrc-R56GFUpM6Y5JyU5rFDJsb01Q&quot;&gt;India donates USD 1 million to &lt;b&gt;Laos&lt;/b&gt; to assist flood victims&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;font size=-1&gt;&lt;font color=#6f6f6f&gt;Zee News,&amp;amp;nbsp;India&amp;amp;nbsp;-&lt;/font&gt; &lt;nobr&gt;10 hours ago&lt;/nobr&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;font size=-1&gt;Vientiane, Oct 10: The Indian government has donated USD 1 million to assist victims of the widespread flood which occurred in &lt;b&gt;Laos&lt;/b&gt; in August this year. &lt;b&gt;...&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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                                        <pubDate>Sat Oct 11, 2008 3:22 am</pubDate>
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                                        <title>Drug dog finds opium bound for Minneapolis - Minneapolis St</title>
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                                      &lt;b&gt;Author:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href='http://www.alloexpat.com/laos_expat_forum/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&amp;u=3740'&gt;Laos news&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
                                      &lt;b&gt;Posted:&lt;/b&gt; Fri Oct 10, 2008 3:22 am&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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                                      &lt;table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td valign=top class=j&gt;&amp;lt;font style=&amp;quot;font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br&gt;&amp;lt;div style=&amp;quot;padding-top:0.8em;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; height=&quot;1&quot; width=&quot;1&quot;&gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div class=lh&amp;gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&amp;ct=us/0-0&amp;fd=R&amp;url=http://www.startribune.com/local/30678814.html%3Felr%3DKArks:DCiUHc3E7_V_nDaycUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUU&amp;cid=1255829451&amp;ei=2lnuSLO-N4WMhQP4hYTBAg&amp;usg=AFQjCNG-wI2B4B3Myz667CqDEFG6mpL46g&quot;&gt;Drug dog finds opium bound for Minneapolis&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;font size=-1&gt;&lt;font color=#6f6f6f&gt;Minneapolis Star Tribune,&amp;amp;nbsp;MN&amp;amp;nbsp;-&lt;/font&gt; &lt;nobr&gt;6 hours ago&lt;/nobr&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;font size=-1&gt;AP MINNEAPOLIS - A drug-sniffing dog recently helped seize over eight kilograms of opium that was headed for Minneapolis from &lt;b&gt;Laos&lt;/b&gt;. &lt;b&gt;...&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;font size=-1&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&amp;ct=us/0-1&amp;fd=R&amp;url=http://www.myfoxtwincities.com/myfox/pages/News/Detail%3FcontentId%3D7608195%26version%3D1%26locale%3DEN-US%26layoutCode%3DTSTY%26pageId%3D3.2.1&amp;cid=1255829451&amp;ei=2lnuSLO-N4WMhQP4hYTBAg&amp;usg=AFQjCNFZCBVmn0hl8eD-epjVXfMaD4aNoA&quot;&gt;Opium &amp;#39;twigs&amp;#39; seized from the Foreign Mail Facility at the Chicago &lt;b&gt;...&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;font size=-1 color=#6f6f6f&gt;&lt;nobr&gt;FOX 9 News&lt;/nobr&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;font class=p size=-1&gt;&lt;a class=p href=http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ned=us&amp;ie=ISO-8859-1&amp;ncl=1255829451&gt;&lt;nobr&gt;all 23 news articles&lt;/nobr&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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                                        <author>Laos news</author>
                                        <pubDate>Fri Oct 10, 2008 3:22 am</pubDate>
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                                        <title>China To Build Section Of China-Laos-Thailand Railway - Ber</title>
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                                      &lt;b&gt;Author:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href='http://www.alloexpat.com/laos_expat_forum/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&amp;u=3740'&gt;Laos news&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
                                      &lt;b&gt;Posted:&lt;/b&gt; Thu Oct 09, 2008 3:22 am&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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                                      &lt;table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td valign=top class=j&gt;&amp;lt;font style=&amp;quot;font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br&gt;&amp;lt;div style=&amp;quot;padding-top:0.8em;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; height=&quot;1&quot; width=&quot;1&quot;&gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div class=lh&amp;gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&amp;ct=us/0-0&amp;fd=R&amp;url=http://www.bernama.com/bernama/v5/newsworld.php%3Fid%3D363130&amp;cid=0&amp;ei=WgjtSMjmCZ_S9QTW0dX7CA&amp;usg=AFQjCNFANCCFUhhzQMmBJSgXiM8nMniCJw&quot;&gt;China To Build Section Of China-&lt;b&gt;Laos&lt;/b&gt;-Thailand Railway&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;font size=-1&gt;&lt;font color=#6f6f6f&gt;Bernama,&amp;amp;nbsp;Malaysia&amp;amp;nbsp;-&lt;/font&gt; &lt;nobr&gt;17 hours ago&lt;/nobr&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;font size=-1&gt;A feasibility study of the Yuxi-Mohan section of the China-&lt;b&gt;Laos&lt;/b&gt;-Thailand international railway will be completed within this year, the Vietnam news agency &lt;b&gt;...&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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                                        <pubDate>Thu Oct 09, 2008 3:22 am</pubDate>
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                                        <title>3 countries to aid Laos - Manila Standard Today</title>
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                                      &lt;b&gt;Author:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href='http://www.alloexpat.com/laos_expat_forum/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&amp;u=3740'&gt;Laos news&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
                                      &lt;b&gt;Posted:&lt;/b&gt; Thu Oct 09, 2008 3:22 am&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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                                      &lt;table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td valign=top class=j&gt;&amp;lt;font style=&amp;quot;font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br&gt;&amp;lt;div style=&amp;quot;padding-top:0.8em;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; height=&quot;1&quot; width=&quot;1&quot;&gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div class=lh&amp;gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&amp;ct=us/1-0&amp;fd=R&amp;url=http://www.manilastandardtoday.com/%3Fpage%3Dsports4_oct8_2008&amp;cid=1255348297&amp;ei=WgjtSMjmCZ_S9QTW0dX7CA&amp;usg=AFQjCNFxv7CraP15rz1ZRX7Z2NzEIoYcOg&quot;&gt;3 countries to aid &lt;b&gt;Laos&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;font size=-1&gt;&lt;font color=#6f6f6f&gt;Manila Standard Today,&amp;amp;nbsp;Philippines&amp;amp;nbsp;-&lt;/font&gt; &lt;nobr&gt;15 hours ago&lt;/nobr&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;font size=-1&gt;AT LEAST three neighboring countries have agreed to help &lt;b&gt;Laos&lt;/b&gt; when it hosts next year’s 25th Southeast Asian Games in Ventiane. &lt;b&gt;...&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;font size=-1&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&amp;ct=us/1-1&amp;fd=R&amp;url=http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/Wednesday/Sport/2369018/Article/index_html&amp;cid=1255348297&amp;ei=WgjtSMjmCZ_S9QTW0dX7CA&amp;usg=AFQjCNEmQ1QVEF3n9HdoogeZxgyuNl1_tA&quot;&gt;3rd Commonwealth Youth Games: Juniors are the focus, says Zolkples&lt;/a&gt; &lt;font size=-1 color=#6f6f6f&gt;&lt;nobr&gt;New Straits Times&lt;/nobr&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;font class=p size=-1&gt;&lt;a class=p href=http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ned=us&amp;ie=ISO-8859-1&amp;ncl=1255348297&gt;&lt;nobr&gt;all 2 news articles&lt;/nobr&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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                                        <author>Laos news</author>
                                        <pubDate>Thu Oct 09, 2008 3:22 am</pubDate>
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                                        <title>Laos plant plans to open early - Bangkok Post</title>
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                                      &lt;b&gt;Author:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href='http://www.alloexpat.com/laos_expat_forum/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&amp;u=3740'&gt;Laos news&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
                                      &lt;b&gt;Posted:&lt;/b&gt; Wed Oct 08, 2008 3:22 am&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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                                      &lt;table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td valign=top class=j&gt;&amp;lt;font style=&amp;quot;font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br&gt;&amp;lt;div style=&amp;quot;padding-top:0.8em;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; height=&quot;1&quot; width=&quot;1&quot;&gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div class=lh&amp;gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&amp;ct=us/0-0&amp;fd=R&amp;url=http://www.bangkokpost.com/071008_Business/07Oct2008_biz49.php&amp;cid=0&amp;ei=2rbrSJHqI5nU9QT66qGJCQ&amp;usg=AFQjCNHL_n_p39xeiszFPHAFVaTIigfU9g&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Laos&lt;/b&gt; plant plans to open early&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;font size=-1&gt;&lt;font color=#6f6f6f&gt;Bangkok Post,&amp;amp;nbsp;Thailand&amp;amp;nbsp;-&lt;/font&gt; &lt;nobr&gt;22 hours ago&lt;/nobr&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;font size=-1&gt;VIENTIANE : The Nam Ngum 2 hydropower plant in &lt;b&gt;Laos&lt;/b&gt; may start operations four months earlier than scheduled in an attempt to earn more income to offset the &lt;b&gt;...&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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                                        <author>Laos news</author>
                                        <pubDate>Wed Oct 08, 2008 3:22 am</pubDate>
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                                        <title>OCM Secretary Kok Chi Urges Sports Bodies to Look at Laos&amp;#</title>
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                                      &lt;b&gt;Author:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href='http://www.alloexpat.com/laos_expat_forum/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&amp;u=3740'&gt;Laos news&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
                                      &lt;b&gt;Posted:&lt;/b&gt; Tue Oct 07, 2008 3:22 am&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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                                      &lt;table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td valign=top class=j&gt;&amp;lt;font style=&amp;quot;font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br&gt;&amp;lt;div style=&amp;quot;padding-top:0.8em;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; height=&quot;1&quot; width=&quot;1&quot;&gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div class=lh&amp;gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&amp;ct=us/0-0&amp;fd=R&amp;url=http://www.bernama.com/bernama/v5/newssport.php%3Fid%3D362812&amp;cid=1254753431&amp;ei=XGXqSO6dK5aO9QTY7PhF&amp;usg=AFQjCNHwXmbvUTq76xjuLUubI9F5UYnvOA&quot;&gt;OCM Secretary Kok Chi Urges Sports Bodies to Look at &lt;b&gt;Laos&amp;#39;s&lt;/b&gt; &lt;b&gt;...&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;font size=-1&gt;&lt;font color=#6f6f6f&gt;Bernama,&amp;amp;nbsp;Malaysia&amp;amp;nbsp;-&lt;/font&gt; &lt;nobr&gt;9 hours ago&lt;/nobr&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;font size=-1&gt;It was reported that &lt;b&gt;Laos&lt;/b&gt;, hosting the Games for the first time in 2009, had listed only 25 sports compared to 43 sports plus two demonstration sports, &lt;b&gt;...&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;font size=-1&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&amp;ct=us/0-1&amp;fd=R&amp;url=http://www.bernama.com.my/bernama/v3/news_sports.php%3Fid%3D362771&amp;cid=1254753431&amp;ei=XGXqSO6dK5aO9QTY7PhF&amp;usg=AFQjCNGJqC7dUr0ALtOQwglVORVa6XzI1A&quot;&gt;OCM Target 700 Delegates For  World Sports For All Congress&lt;/a&gt; &lt;font size=-1 color=#6f6f6f&gt;&lt;nobr&gt;Bernama&lt;/nobr&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;font class=p size=-1&gt;&lt;a class=p href=http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ned=us&amp;ie=ISO-8859-1&amp;ncl=1254753431&gt;&lt;nobr&gt;all 2 news articles&lt;/nobr&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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                                        <author>Laos news</author>
                                        <pubDate>Tue Oct 07, 2008 3:22 am</pubDate>
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                                        <title>China plans US$3 bln for section of China-Laos-Thailand rai</title>
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                                      &lt;table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td valign=top class=j&gt;&amp;lt;font style=&amp;quot;font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br&gt;&amp;lt;div style=&amp;quot;padding-top:0.8em;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; height=&quot;1&quot; width=&quot;1&quot;&gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div class=lh&amp;gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&amp;ct=us/1-0&amp;fd=R&amp;url=http://www.antara.co.id/en/arc/2008/10/6/china-plans-us3-bln-for-section-of-china-laos-thailand-railway&amp;cid=0&amp;ei=XGXqSO6dK5aO9QTY7PhF&amp;usg=AFQjCNFnQ9K-Eg8IHyUV6B8klUzCyESoEQ&quot;&gt;China plans US$3 bln for section of China-&lt;b&gt;Laos&lt;/b&gt;-Thailand railway&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;font size=-1&gt;&lt;font color=#6f6f6f&gt;Antara,&amp;amp;nbsp;Indonesia&amp;amp;nbsp;-&lt;/font&gt; &lt;nobr&gt;12 hours ago&lt;/nobr&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;font size=-1&gt;&lt;b&gt;...&lt;/b&gt; build the Yuxi-Mohan section of the China-&lt;b&gt;Laos&lt;/b&gt;-Thailand international railway, according to an official with Yunnan railway construction leading group. &lt;b&gt;...&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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                                        <pubDate>Tue Oct 07, 2008 3:22 am</pubDate>
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                                        <title>A requiem: Tourism swamps Asia&amp;#39;s unique, remote places</title>
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                                      &lt;b&gt;Author:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href='http://www.alloexpat.com/laos_expat_forum/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&amp;u=3740'&gt;Laos news&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
                                      &lt;b&gt;Posted:&lt;/b&gt; Sun Oct 05, 2008 3:22 am&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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                                      &lt;table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td valign=top class=j&gt;&amp;lt;font style=&amp;quot;font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br&gt;&amp;lt;div style=&amp;quot;padding-top:0.8em;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; height=&quot;1&quot; width=&quot;1&quot;&gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div class=lh&amp;gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&amp;ct=us/1-0&amp;fd=R&amp;url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi%3Ff%3D/c/a/2008/10/03/TRJTVPK82.DTL&amp;cid=0&amp;ei=W8LnSPXADZWO9QTc5KxN&amp;usg=AFQjCNFKwCnDNtAnSCeVAAZaKqhb_Cvhpg&quot;&gt;A requiem: Tourism swamps Asia&amp;#39;s unique, remote places&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;font size=-1&gt;&lt;font color=#6f6f6f&gt;San Francisco Chronicle,&amp;amp;nbsp; USA&amp;amp;nbsp;-&lt;/font&gt; &lt;nobr&gt;23 hours ago&lt;/nobr&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;font size=-1&gt;On a chilly predawn in &lt;b&gt;Laos&lt;/b&gt;&amp;#39; wondrous and once-secluded Luang Prabang, scruffy European backpackers and well-heeled American tourists have staked out their &lt;b&gt;...&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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                                        <pubDate>Sun Oct 05, 2008 3:22 am</pubDate>
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                                        <title>Laos dams threaten homes, incomes and fish, say campaigners</title>
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                                      &lt;b&gt;Author:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href='http://www.alloexpat.com/laos_expat_forum/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&amp;u=3740'&gt;Laos news&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
                                      &lt;b&gt;Posted:&lt;/b&gt; Sat Oct 04, 2008 3:22 am&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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                                      &lt;table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td width=80 align=center valign=top&gt;&amp;lt;font style=&amp;quot;font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;a  href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&amp;ct=us/0i-0&amp;fd=R&amp;url=http://www.alertnet.org/db/an_art/20316/2008/09/3-151757-1.htm&amp;cid=0&amp;ei=2nDmSKPBAYHI8ATW-IU7&amp;usg=AFQjCNG3r_xQr_fv4CQ3ywqqpQsZWuloog&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=http://news.google.com/news?imgefp=RvNm7kOZpvAJ&amp;imgurl=www.alertnet.org/thefacts/imagerepository/LANT2193.jpg width=80 height=54 alt=&quot;&quot; border=1&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;font size=-2&gt;Reuters AlertNet&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td valign=top class=j&gt;&amp;lt;font style=&amp;quot;font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br&gt;&amp;lt;div style=&amp;quot;padding-top:0.8em;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; height=&quot;1&quot; width=&quot;1&quot;&gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div class=lh&amp;gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&amp;ct=us/0-0&amp;fd=R&amp;url=http://www.alertnet.org/db/an_art/20316/2008/09/3-151757-1.htm&amp;cid=0&amp;ei=2nDmSKPBAYHI8ATW-IU7&amp;usg=AFQjCNG3r_xQr_fv4CQ3ywqqpQsZWuloog&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Laos&lt;/b&gt; dams threaten homes, incomes and fish, say campaigners&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;font size=-1&gt;&lt;font color=#6f6f6f&gt;Reuters AlertNet,&amp;amp;nbsp;UK&amp;amp;nbsp;-&lt;/font&gt; &lt;nobr&gt;3 hours ago&lt;/nobr&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;font size=-1&gt;River-rich &lt;b&gt;Laos&lt;/b&gt; is known as much for its laid-back culture as its lush scenery. But the landlocked country plans to jumpstart its sleepy image with an &lt;b&gt;...&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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                                        <pubDate>Sat Oct 04, 2008 3:22 am</pubDate>
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                                        <title>Laos &amp;#39;Offers Great Eco-Tourism&amp;#39; - Holiday hypermark</title>
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                                      &lt;b&gt;Author:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href='http://www.alloexpat.com/laos_expat_forum/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&amp;u=3740'&gt;Laos news&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
                                      &lt;b&gt;Posted:&lt;/b&gt; Sat Oct 04, 2008 3:22 am&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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                                      &lt;table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td width=80 align=center valign=top&gt;&amp;lt;font style=&amp;quot;font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;a  href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&amp;ct=us/1i-0&amp;fd=R&amp;url=http://news.holidayhypermarket.co.uk/Laos-Offers-Great-Eco-Tourism-18809659.html&amp;cid=0&amp;ei=2nDmSKPBAYHI8ATW-IU7&amp;usg=AFQjCNGrQKDhkZjMitZ2NKYy1Drt1HPqmQ&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=http://news.google.com/news?imgefp=ov09_5puu4QJ&amp;imgurl=news.holidayhypermarket.co.uk/Images/18809659/Laos_Offers_Great_Eco-Tourism_large.jpg width=80 height=80 alt=&quot;&quot; border=1&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;font size=-2&gt;Holiday hypermarket&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td valign=top class=j&gt;&amp;lt;font style=&amp;quot;font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br&gt;&amp;lt;div style=&amp;quot;padding-top:0.8em;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; height=&quot;1&quot; width=&quot;1&quot;&gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div class=lh&amp;gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&amp;ct=us/1-0&amp;fd=R&amp;url=http://news.holidayhypermarket.co.uk/Laos-Offers-Great-Eco-Tourism-18809659.html&amp;cid=0&amp;ei=2nDmSKPBAYHI8ATW-IU7&amp;usg=AFQjCNGrQKDhkZjMitZ2NKYy1Drt1HPqmQ&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Laos&lt;/b&gt; &amp;#39;Offers Great Eco-Tourism&amp;#39;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;font size=-1&gt;&lt;font color=#6f6f6f&gt;Holiday hypermarket,&amp;amp;nbsp;UK&amp;amp;nbsp;-&lt;/font&gt; &lt;nobr&gt;8 hours ago&lt;/nobr&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;font size=-1&gt;The south-east Asian country of &lt;b&gt;Laos&lt;/b&gt; is a great destination for eco-tourism, one expert suggests. Its development has been carefully planned which means &lt;b&gt;...&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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                                        <pubDate>Sat Oct 04, 2008 3:22 am</pubDate>
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                                        <title>A rising tide of migrants unsettles Athens - International</title>
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                                      &lt;b&gt;Author:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href='http://www.alloexpat.com/laos_expat_forum/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&amp;u=3740'&gt;Laos news&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
                                      &lt;b&gt;Posted:&lt;/b&gt; Fri Oct 03, 2008 3:22 am&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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                                      &lt;table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td valign=top class=j&gt;&amp;lt;font style=&amp;quot;font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br&gt;&amp;lt;div style=&amp;quot;padding-top:0.8em;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; height=&quot;1&quot; width=&quot;1&quot;&gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div class=lh&amp;gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&amp;ct=us/0-0&amp;fd=R&amp;url=http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/10/02/europe/greece.php&amp;cid=0&amp;ei=WR_lSNO7Mqr6yATy2-09&amp;usg=AFQjCNG6_jXQlqLXsrjaXSLqND64kqZICw&quot;&gt;A rising tide of migrants unsettles Athens&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;font size=-1&gt;&lt;font color=#6f6f6f&gt;International Herald Tribune,&amp;amp;nbsp;France&amp;amp;nbsp;-&lt;/font&gt; &lt;nobr&gt;1 hour ago&lt;/nobr&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;font size=-1&gt;The unrest in Athens has triggered a backlash from the  far-right party &lt;b&gt;Laos&lt;/b&gt;, whose popularity has jumped to 5.4 percent in opinion polls from 3.5 percent &lt;b&gt;...&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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                                        <pubDate>Fri Oct 03, 2008 3:22 am</pubDate>
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                                        <title>In Elgin, a quiet community is raising its voice - Chicago</title>
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                                      &lt;b&gt;Author:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href='http://www.alloexpat.com/laos_expat_forum/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&amp;u=3740'&gt;Laos news&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
                                      &lt;b&gt;Posted:&lt;/b&gt; Thu Oct 02, 2008 3:22 am&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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                                      &lt;table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td valign=top class=j&gt;&amp;lt;font style=&amp;quot;font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br&gt;&amp;lt;div style=&amp;quot;padding-top:0.8em;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; height=&quot;1&quot; width=&quot;1&quot;&gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div class=lh&amp;gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&amp;ct=us/0-0&amp;fd=R&amp;url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-laotian-both-01-oct01,0,3595392.story&amp;cid=1252891419&amp;ei=283jSLu4GJaO9QTZmPmDBw&amp;usg=AFQjCNEL7sfccHqFFUWDet5VJmWwnCcYsg&quot;&gt;In Elgin, a quiet community is raising its voice&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;font size=-1&gt;&lt;font color=#6f6f6f&gt;Chicago Tribune,&amp;amp;nbsp;United States&amp;amp;nbsp;-&lt;/font&gt; &lt;nobr&gt;12 hours ago&lt;/nobr&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;font size=-1&gt;Elgin&amp;#39;s connection to &lt;b&gt;Laos&lt;/b&gt; dates to 1967, when officials from the US Department of State asked city leaders to adopt Vientiane, &lt;b&gt;Laos&lt;/b&gt;&amp;#39; capital, as its sister &lt;b&gt;...&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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                                        <pubDate>Thu Oct 02, 2008 3:22 am</pubDate>
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                                        <title>Hmong immigrants lose a secret garden: The city plans to bu</title>
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                                      &lt;b&gt;Author:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href='http://www.alloexpat.com/laos_expat_forum/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&amp;u=3740'&gt;Laos news&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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                                      &lt;table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td valign=top class=j&gt;&amp;lt;font style=&amp;quot;font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br&gt;&amp;lt;div style=&amp;quot;padding-top:0.8em;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; height=&quot;1&quot; width=&quot;1&quot;&gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div class=lh&amp;gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&amp;ct=us/1-0&amp;fd=R&amp;url=http://www.tradingmarkets.com/.site/news/Stock%2520News/1913898/&amp;cid=1252952111&amp;ei=283jSLu4GJaO9QTZmPmDBw&amp;usg=AFQjCNGQuTBpLgWfW9DZ7QjW7jD6AsHEgA&quot;&gt;Hmong immigrants lose a secret garden: The city plans to build on &lt;b&gt;...&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;font size=-1&gt;&lt;font color=#6f6f6f&gt;Trading Markets (press release),&amp;amp;nbsp;CA&amp;amp;nbsp;-&lt;/font&gt; &lt;nobr&gt;6 hours ago&lt;/nobr&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;font size=-1&gt;All of Fresno&amp;#39;s older Hmong immigrants share the same history: An agrarian tribe living in &lt;b&gt;Laos&lt;/b&gt;, they were recruited by the CIA to fight during the Vietnam &lt;b&gt;...&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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                                        <pubDate>Thu Oct 02, 2008 3:22 am</pubDate>
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                                        <title>VN to help Laos at 25th SEA Games - Viet Nam News</title>
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                                      &lt;b&gt;Author:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href='http://www.alloexpat.com/laos_expat_forum/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&amp;u=3740'&gt;Laos news&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
                                      &lt;b&gt;Posted:&lt;/b&gt; Wed Oct 01, 2008 3:22 am&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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                                      &lt;table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td width=80 align=center valign=top&gt;&amp;lt;font style=&amp;quot;font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;a  href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&amp;ct=us/1i-0&amp;fd=R&amp;url=http://english.vietnamnet.vn/sports/2008/09/806257/&amp;cid=1252533918&amp;ei=XnziSLrfN5LmyAS4za2LBw&amp;usg=AFQjCNH-RKPgkzCRRQUMV_tBbSqf_wZdhw&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=http://news.google.com/news?imgefp=shQpddAwW44J&amp;imgurl=english.vietnamnet.vn/dataimages/200809/original/images1633565_wushu.jpg width=60 height=80 alt=&quot;&quot; border=1&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;font size=-2&gt;VietNamNet Bridge&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td valign=top class=j&gt;&amp;lt;font style=&amp;quot;font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br&gt;&amp;lt;div style=&amp;quot;padding-top:0.8em;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; height=&quot;1&quot; width=&quot;1&quot;&gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div class=lh&amp;gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&amp;ct=us/1-0&amp;fd=R&amp;url=http://vietnamnews.vnagency.com.vn/showarticle.php%3Fnum%3D01NAT300908&amp;cid=1252533918&amp;ei=XnziSLrfN5LmyAS4za2LBw&amp;usg=AFQjCNETbrrVcVtxAUNf9uqf6Bh9un-Ujg&quot;&gt;VN to help &lt;b&gt;Laos&lt;/b&gt; at 25th SEA Games&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;font size=-1&gt;&lt;font color=#6f6f6f&gt;Viet Nam News,&amp;amp;nbsp;Vietnam&amp;amp;nbsp;-&lt;/font&gt; &lt;nobr&gt;11 hours ago&lt;/nobr&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;font size=-1&gt;Viet Nam will help &lt;b&gt;Laos&lt;/b&gt; host the largest sports event in Southeast Asia — the 25th Southeast Asian Games (SEA) — next year, said vice chairman and general &lt;b&gt;...&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;font size=-1&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&amp;ct=us/1-1&amp;fd=R&amp;url=http://vietnamnews.vnagency.com.vn/showarticle.php%3Fnum%3D01SPO300908&amp;cid=1252533918&amp;ei=XnziSLrfN5LmyAS4za2LBw&amp;usg=AFQjCNFCk8DcQ8tUnq2mfxgw_mCs_mebNQ&quot;&gt;Viet Nam triumph  at SEASA Championship&lt;/a&gt; &lt;font size=-1 color=#6f6f6f&gt;&lt;nobr&gt;Viet Nam News&lt;/nobr&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;font class=p size=-1&gt;&lt;a class=p href=http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ned=us&amp;ie=ISO-8859-1&amp;ncl=1252533918&gt;&lt;nobr&gt;all 4 news articles&lt;/nobr&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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                                        <author>Laos news</author>
                                        <pubDate>Wed Oct 01, 2008 3:22 am</pubDate>
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                                        <title>Laos: Laos Bans Imports Of China Milk Products - Sin Chew J</title>
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                                      &lt;b&gt;Author:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href='http://www.alloexpat.com/laos_expat_forum/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&amp;u=3740'&gt;Laos news&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
                                      &lt;b&gt;Posted:&lt;/b&gt; Tue Sep 30, 2008 3:22 am&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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                                      &lt;table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td valign=top class=j&gt;&amp;lt;font style=&amp;quot;font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br&gt;&amp;lt;div style=&amp;quot;padding-top:0.8em;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; height=&quot;1&quot; width=&quot;1&quot;&gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div class=lh&amp;gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&amp;ct=us/0-0&amp;fd=R&amp;url=http://www.mysinchew.com/node/16791&amp;cid=1251391207&amp;ei=2irhSKvoF4fK8ASa9fXDBQ&amp;usg=AFQjCNEvoCqqJ8WWl_UObUVqioK2RkF-hQ&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Laos&lt;/b&gt;: &lt;b&gt;Laos&lt;/b&gt; Bans Imports Of China Milk Products&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;font size=-1&gt;&lt;font color=#6f6f6f&gt;Sin Chew Jit Poh,&amp;amp;nbsp;Malaysia&amp;amp;nbsp;-&lt;/font&gt; &lt;nobr&gt;14 hours ago&lt;/nobr&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;font size=-1&gt;VIENTIANE, &lt;b&gt;LAOS&lt;/b&gt;: &lt;b&gt;Laos&lt;/b&gt; has temporary stopped the importation of milk products from China after some of the milk products being sold in Vientiane were found &lt;b&gt;...&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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                                        <pubDate>Tue Sep 30, 2008 3:22 am</pubDate>
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