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Opinion / Laos
As the country moves to meet its renewables targets, grid projects must be negotiated so Cambodia retains control over operational data.
As Laos prepares to graduate from the United Nations’ least developed country category, the bigger challenge is no longer escaping poverty but building a future defined by clean space and green growth.
The vast minority of middle-income countries graduate to high-income status. Past strategies that prioritised physical capital must give way to a quality of growth approach premised on investment in human and natural capital.
Food & Agriculture
How Asean can reduce its heavy dependence on imported agricultural inputs
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All Laos Opinion
6 May 2026
Food & Agriculture
Asean’s next generation of biofuels needs resilience beyond blending
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Food & Agriculture
Securing Asean’s food resilience amid the Middle East conflict
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Women farmers are the first defenders of a warming Southeast Asia
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Trump and Southeast Asia: When transactionalism undermines trust
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