Vientiane

officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic, is a landlocked country in Southeast Asia, bordered by Burma and the People's Republic of China to the northwest, Vietnam to the east, Cambodia to the south, and Thailand to the west.  Capital: Vientiane Currency: Lao kip Population: 6.77 million (2013)  Government: Communist state, Socialist state Official language: Lao ------------------------------------------------- Etymology ------------------------------------------------- In the Lao

Individualism vs. Collectivism My cultural mentor is Jia Soksoda, she was born in Vientiane Laos sometime in the fall of 1952. She believes she was born in November but the calendar when she was young is not like it is now. “From its sleepy tuk-tuk drivers to its cafe society and affordable spas, this former French trading post is languid to say the least. Eminently walkable, the historic old quarter of Vientiane (ວຽງຈັນ) beguiles with glittering temples, lunging naga (dragon) statues, wandering

Since the end of the Cold War, the government of Lao PDR (GoL) promoted internal resettlement of indigenous ethnic minorities from remote highlands to lowland areas and along roads as an effort to make the delivery of government services such as health care and education more cost efficient. Though the government considers resettlement a voluntary choice on the part of the village, the government implements incentives for villages to resettle such as healthcare and disincentives for villages to remain

20017-2008, the world suffers one of the most disastrous global economic crises in history. ASEAN, reeling from the financial crisis, suffered a little over a decade ago, did not escape this global phenomenon. Bolstered by numerous agreements such as the Vientiane Action Programme (VAP) in 2004, to further liberalize trade of goods and services, as well as the Enhanced Dispute Settlement Mechanism, which provide a mutually accepted framework among member states to maintain compliance in trade agreements, these

The Vietnam War had a long-lasting impact on soldiers and civilians. They saw their loved ones or close friends suffered or die. The Vietnam War caused many soldiers to have fitness and medical issues, and an estimate of about 700,000 Vietnam veterans suffered from the war. Civilians’ deaths in the Vietnam War was costly as it is that approximately 40,000 South Vietnamese citizens were murdered by the Viet Cong or North Vietnamese; 250,000 were killed as a result of battle in South Vietnam, and 65

from South China as early as the 8th century. Lan Xang was the very first state established in the country during the 14th century. The ruler at the time, King Saya Setthathirat transferred the capital known as Luang Prabang to the newly formed Vientiane during the 16th century (“Brief History of Laos”). The Lan Xang kingdom was in decree until the early 1700s. From that point on, the Kingdom was split into 3 separate kingdoms under 3 different yet hostile dynasties. The 17th Century marked the

In the 1960s, to the 1970s, the U.S. entered the war with the South Vietnamese against the Vietcong (which is known as the Vietnam War), but there was also an unknown ally that backed the United States during this time. They were the Hmong. “For thousands of years, the Hmong” was a self-sustaining, remote group of people who lived in the mountains of Laos (“The Split Horn: The Journey”). The Hmong were able to stay out of conflicts with others until the Vietnam War literally reached their doorsteps

During my time interview my grandma Moui, she stated her grandfather is named Thongdee Sophabmixay and he married my great great-grandmother Nang Laso. He was the mayor of the Muang Sami Tai of the Huaphanh province Laos. Her grandfather had married to three wives after each one of them dies and had nine children. Thongphet is Thongdee’s son which is my great grandfather and he married to Kang Koui which is my great-grandmother. Thongphet was a judge of Xiang Man City and he had nine children. However

that takes place often skews the idyllic image of the town or village and gives the reader a sense of seclusion as opposed to the former coziness about the town or village (Scaggs). The Coroner’s Lunch takes place in a small village in Laos called Vientiane in the 1970s. The region was so sparsely populated and little to no professional workers were left in Laos, due to the communist takeover of the government. The scarcity of people and professional working class in the

Many of the rural distracts are in Vientiane, being the capital there are approximately 500,000 people living there. (REFERENCE). Savannakhet and Pakse are the next most important cities, while Luang Prabang is the most important historical city. The cities have many commons factors about them