Unexploded ordnance
Lao bomb clearing teams struggle to get funding
Craters Restaurant decorated with cleared UXO in Phonsavan, Laos © Arno Maierbrugger
The clearing of unexploded ordnance (UXO)...
Laos to buy fighter jets, tanks from Russia
Laos ordered an unknown number of fighter jets and up to 30 army tanks from Russia, with sources in Laos saying the purchase will...
Japan pledges support to Laos for Vietnam War bomb removal
Japan on October 8 pledged to give 900 million yen ($8 million) towards removing unexploded bombs in Laos that were scattered there during the...
US firm trains bomb-finding experts in Laos
US-based geophysics firm Aqua Survey is using Laos to train its staff and fine-tune its technology of finding unexploded objects in an aim to use...
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