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The Journey To Promote New Records In Indochina (P.159) – UXO Divers (Cambodia) : The first team of rescue divers specializing in demining river...

It has been over 30 years since the end of the Khmer Rouge regime in Cambodia, which resulted in the death of an estimated...

The Journey To Promote New Records In Indochina (P.158) – Smashing Pumpkin (Cambodia) : The first pumpkin smashing festival in Indochina to raise money...

Remember festivals? Ah, they were great, weren't they? There would be movies. There would be a dance floor. Food stalls. A well-stocked bar. Legendary...

The Journey To Promote New Records In Indochina (P.157) – Dara Kanlaya (Laos): The first female writer in Indochina to be awarded the Nikkei...

Dara started her career as a school teacher and began her writing in 1958. Working with the government as writer, translator and editor until...

The Journey To Promote New Records In Indochina (P.156) – Pha Tad Ke (Laos): The first botanical garden in Indochina to promote and preserve...

The Dutchman first visited Luang Prabang a decade ago on what he calls a “midlife crisis” soul-searching pilgrimage across Asia. He was instantly bewitched...

The Journey To Promote New Records In Indochina (P.155) – Sophiline Cheam Shapiro (Cambodia): The first female choreographer in Indochina to be awarded the...

At the age of eight, she was forced to live in the countryside of Cambodia after her family was evacuated from the city by...

The Journey To Promote New Records In Indochina (P.154) – Vann Molyvann (Cambodia): The first architect in Indochina to be awarded the Nikkei Asia...

Vann Molyvann was born in Kampot province in 1926. In 1946, he was awarded a scholarship to study in France. He studied architecture along...

The Journey To Promote New Records In Indochina (P.153) – The man who built Cambodia: The first documentary film in Indochina honoring the legacy...

Molyvann was at the centre of a renaissance, developing a distinctive architectural style – New Khmer Architecture – that completely changed the face of...

The Journey To Promote New Records In Indochina (P.152) – Choeung Ek Memorial Stupa (Cambodia): The first stupa in Indochina built to commemorate victims...

That genocide in Cambodia was unique. Out of a population of approximately 7 million, about 2 million Cambodians were systematically exterminated, starved, or worked...

The Journey To Promote New Records In Indochina (P.151) – Vong Phaophanit: The first Lao-born artist of Indochina to be awarded a DAAD scholarship...

Born in Savannakhet, Laos in 1961, Vong Phaophanit was educated in Paris and later studied at the Ecole des Beaux Arts, Aix en Provence,...

The Journey To Promote New Records In Indochina (P.150) – Bryan Thao Worra: The first Laotian of Indochina to be receive a Fellowship in...

He is the first Laotian American to receive a Fellowship in Literature from the United States government's National Endowment for the Arts. He received...

The Journey To Promote New Records In Indochina (P.148) – Serivathana Tuy: The first Cambodian in Indochina to be awarded the Goldman Environmental Prize...

Long revered in Hindu and Buddhist traditions, elephants continue to hold deep meaning for followers of those religions today. However, despite their cultural significance,...

The Journey To Promote New Records In Indochina (P.147) – Chinary Ung: The first Cambodian-born composer admitted to the American Academy of Arts and...

Ung would be one of 13 inducted into the nation’s leading honor society of architects, artists, composers and writers. Inductees are elected for life. A...

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Laos Baseball Stadium: The first baseball stadium in Indochina

The Laos Baseball Stadium, located in the capital city of Vientiane, was approved by the National Olympic Committee in April 2019, and construction began...

[HONORARY DOCTORATE OF RECORD FOR PRACTICE AND EMPIRICAL RESULTS – 2022] MR. NGUYEN QUANG TOAN (THAI BINH PROVINCE, VIETNAM)

- FULL NAME : NGUYEN QUANG TOAN - DATE OF BIRTH : 15 November 1977 - NATIVE COUNTRY : Thai Binh Province, Vietnam - POSITION :  Memember...

Laos’ Ministry of Industry and Commerce launches e-commerce platform to support agricultural sector

The launching ceremony was co-chaired by Lao Minister of Industry and Commerce Malaythong Kommasith, and Charge d'Affaires of the Chinese Embassy in Laos Wang...

[HONORARY DOCTORATE OF RECORD FOR PRACTICE AND EMPIRICAL RESULTS – 2022] MR. DONG DUC CHINH (HAI DUONG PROVINCE, VIETNAM)

- FULL NAME : DONG DUC CHINH - DATE OF BIRTH : 9 January 1973 - NATIVE COUNTRY : Hai Duong Province, Vietnam - POSITION :  General...