Laos — Selling coconuts to fight against dengue is growing, since doctors have recommended to drink coconut juice to recover health, including adults with migraines due to dengue. Last week, journalists from Renovator interviewed in Vientiane merchants coconut on the effects of these recommendations to their trade. Mr. Somchay, 33, who sells coconuts along the […]

Vientiane, Laos — The government has approved the creation of another two national conservation biodiversity areas, bringing the total number from 22 to 24, spanning some 4 million ha. The decision was made in accordance with a governmental report on the implementation of a socio-economic development plan for the first six months of 2012-2013. The […]