VIENTIANE: The government has set a target to attract 22 million foreign tourists over the next five years, with expected revenue of about US$8 billion.

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The 40th annual Navarre Krewe of Jesters Mardi Gras Parade will celebrate America's 250th birthday on Feb. 7. Floats will ...

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She is an increasingly high-profile lawmaker with an expanding social media reach whose family fled Somalia nearly 20 years ...

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Xanh SM, the taxi company founded by Southeast Asia’s second richest man, Pham Nhat Vuong, has increased its charter capital ...

California's proposed budget for 2026-27 totals $349 billion, with a focus on education and healthcare, while the ...

The state of Minnesota and the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul are suing the federal government to stop an ...

President Donald Trump said Sunday that he is “inclined” to keep ExxonMobil out of Venezuela after its top executive was skeptical about oil investment efforts in the country after the toppling of ...

The Thai military confirmed that multiple petrol stations in Thailand's southern border provinces were hit by arson attacks ...