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Greek Prime Minister Lucas Papademos (2ndR), far-right Laos party leader George Karatzaferis (L), conservative New Democracy party leader Antonis Samaras (2ndL) and Greek Socialist party (PASOK) leader George Papandreou pose at the start of their... View Photo »
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People offer food and money to monks after the annual Meak Bochea ceremony at the Oudong mountain in the province of Kandal February 7, 2012. Cambodia, Thailand and Laos celebrate the important Buddhist festival Meak Bochea on the full moon day of the... View Photo »
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Cambodian Buddhist monks attend the annual Meak Bochea ceremony at the Oudong mountain in the province of Kandal February 7, 2012. Cambodia, Thailand and Laos celebrate the important Buddhist festival Meak Bochea on the full moon day of the third lunar... View Photo »
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Greek Prime Minister Lucas Papademos (2nd R) poses on February 5, 2012 with far-right Laos party leader George Karantzaferis (L), conservative New Democracy party leader Antonis Samaras (2nd L) and Greek Socialist party (PASOK) leader George Papandreou... View Photo »
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Greek Prime Minister Lucas Papademos (R) walks with far-right Laos party leader George Karantzaferis (C) and Greek Socialist party leader (PASOK) George Papandreou (L) on February 5, 2012 to an emergency meeting at his office in Athens. Papademos held... View Photo »
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A relative cries as he holds a picture of one of the Chinese sailors killed in an attack on the Mekong river during a memorial service at the riverside of Mekong River in Chiang Saen, Thailand's Chiang Rai province, in this October 13, 2011 file photo. ... View Photo »
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Chinese policemen in patrol boats accompany a cargo vessel (L) along the Mekong River after departing from Guanlei port, Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan province in this December 10, 2011 file photo. The murder of 13 Chinese sailors last... View Photo »
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Chinese policemen stand in formation on a patrol boat as they prepare for their first patrol mission along the Mekong River, in Guanlei port, Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan province in this December 10, 2011 file photo. The murder of 13... View Photo »
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Vehicles stop at the the entrance to the Kings Romans casino, part of the Golden Triangle Special Economic Zone run by Chinese company Jin Mu Mian, in Laos along the Mekong river opposite Sop Ruak in the Golden Triangle region bordering Thailand, Laos... View Photo »
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A woman buys fruit in a new village that Chinese company Jin Mu Mian claimed it built for Lao people displaced by the building the Kings Roman casino complex along the Mekong river bordering Thai-Laos opposite Sop Ruak January 14, 2012. The murder of 13... View Photo »
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A lavish VIP room at the Kings Roman casino in Laos along the Mekong river opposite Sop Ruak in the Golden Triangle region bordering Thailand, Laos and Myanmar January 14, 2012. The murder of 13 Chinese sailors last October on the Mekong was the... View Photo »
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Tourists and gamblers disembark a boat on the Mekong River near the Thai port of Chiang Saen in the Golden Triangle region where the borders of Thailand, Laos Myanmar meet January 14, 2012. The murder of 13 Chinese sailors last October on the Mekong was... View Photo »
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People manoeuvre a small boat along the Mekong river in front of the Kings Roman casino opposite Sop Ruak in the Golden Triangle region where the borders of Thailand, Laos and Myanmar meet January 15, 2012. The murder of 13 Chinese sailors last October... View Photo »
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A man stands on a small boat travelling along the Mekong river in front of the Kings Roman casino opposite Sop Ruak in the Golden Triangle region where the borders of Thailand, Laos and Myanmar meet January 14, 2012. The murder of 13 Chinese sailors... View Photo »
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Chinese cargo ship Hua Ping sits abandoned at a jetty near the Thai port of Chiang Saen in the Golden Triangle region where the borders of Thailand, Myanmar and Laos meet January 14, 2012. The murder of 13 Chinese sailors last October on the Mekong was... View Photo »
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Laotian labourers build a new road for the Kings Roman casino complex in Laos on the Mekong river opposite Sop Ruak in the Golden Triangle region bordering Thai, Laos and Myanmar January 14, 2012. The murder of 13 Chinese sailors last October on the... View Photo »
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A general view shows Kings Romans, the casino in Laos along the Thai Mekong river opposite Sop Ruak in the Golden Triangle region bordering Thailand, Laos and Myanmar January 13, 2012. The murder of 13 Chinese sailors last October on the Mekong was the... View Photo »
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A screenshot from Interpol website shows Naw Kham, January 21, 2012. Many shipping attacks in the Golden Triangle region where the borders of Thailand, Laos and Myanmar meet are attributed to Naw Kham, a 46-year-old ethnic Shan. The murder of 13 Chinese... View Photo »
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A view shows a model of the future development of the Golden Triangle Special Economic Zone, run by Chinese company Jin Mu Mian, in Laos on the Mekong River opposite Sop Ruak in the Golden Triangle, where the borders of Thailand, Myanmar and Laos meet... View Photo »
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Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) foreign ministers, Myanmar's Wunna Maung Lwin (R), Cambodia's Hor Namhong (2nd-R), Indonesia's Marty Natalegawa (3rd-R) and his wife (C), Laos' Thongloun Sisoulith (3rd-L), ASEAN Secretary-General Surin Pitsuwan... View Photo »
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Greek Prime Minister Lucas Papademos (R) walks with far-right Laos party leader George Karantzaferis (C) and Greek Socialist party leader (PASOK) George Papandreou (L) on February 5, 2012 to an emergency meeting at his office in Athens. Papademos held an emergency meeting with political...
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A general view shows Kings Romans, the casino in Laos along the Thai Mekong river opposite Sop Ruak in the Golden Triangle region bordering Thailand, Laos and Myanmar January 13, 2012. The murder of 13 Chinese sailors last October on the Mekong was the deadliest attack on Chinese...
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Greek Prime Minister Lucas Papademos (2nd R) poses on February 5, 2012 with far-right Laos party leader George Karantzaferis (L), conservative New Democracy party leader Antonis Samaras (2nd L) and Greek Socialist party (PASOK) leader George Papandreou before an emergency meeting at...
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Vehicles stop at the the entrance to the Kings Romans casino, part of the Golden Triangle Special Economic Zone run by Chinese company Jin Mu Mian, in Laos along the Mekong river opposite Sop Ruak in the Golden Triangle region bordering Thailand, Laos and Myanmar January 14, 2012. The...
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A woman buys fruit in a new village that Chinese company Jin Mu Mian claimed it built for Lao people displaced by the building the Kings Roman casino complex along the Mekong river bordering Thai-Laos opposite Sop Ruak January 14, 2012. The murder of 13 Chinese sailors last October on...
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A lavish VIP room at the Kings Roman casino in Laos along the Mekong river opposite Sop Ruak in the Golden Triangle region bordering Thailand, Laos and Myanmar January 14, 2012. The murder of 13 Chinese sailors last October on the Mekong was the deadliest attack on Chinese nationals...
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Tourists and gamblers disembark a boat on the Mekong River near the Thai port of Chiang Saen in the Golden Triangle region where the borders of Thailand, Laos Myanmar meet January 14, 2012. The murder of 13 Chinese sailors last October on the Mekong was the deadliest attack on Chinese...
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People manoeuvre a small boat along the Mekong river in front of the Kings Roman casino opposite Sop Ruak in the Golden Triangle region where the borders of Thailand, Laos and Myanmar meet January 15, 2012. The murder of 13 Chinese sailors last October on the Mekong was the deadliest...
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A man stands on a small boat travelling along the Mekong river in front of the Kings Roman casino opposite Sop Ruak in the Golden Triangle region where the borders of Thailand, Laos and Myanmar meet January 14, 2012. The murder of 13 Chinese sailors last October on the Mekong was the...
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Chinese cargo ship Hua Ping sits abandoned at a jetty near the Thai port of Chiang Saen in the Golden Triangle region where the borders of Thailand, Myanmar and Laos meet January 14, 2012. The murder of 13 Chinese sailors last October on the Mekong was the deadliest attack on Chinese...
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Laotian labourers build a new road for the Kings Roman casino complex in Laos on the Mekong river opposite Sop Ruak in the Golden Triangle region bordering Thai, Laos and Myanmar January 14, 2012. The murder of 13 Chinese sailors last October on the Mekong was the deadliest attack on...
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A view shows a model of the future development of the Golden Triangle Special Economic Zone, run by Chinese company Jin Mu Mian, in Laos on the Mekong River opposite Sop Ruak in the Golden Triangle, where the borders of Thailand, Myanmar and Laos meet January 14, 2012. The murder of 13...
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People offer food and money to monks after the annual Meak Bochea ceremony at the Oudong mountain in the province of Kandal February 7, 2012. Cambodia, Thailand and Laos celebrate the important Buddhist festival Meak Bochea on the full moon day of the third lunar month for the...
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Cambodian Buddhist monks attend the annual Meak Bochea ceremony at the Oudong mountain in the province of Kandal February 7, 2012. Cambodia, Thailand and Laos celebrate the important Buddhist festival Meak Bochea on the full moon day of the third lunar month for the veneration of Buddha...
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Laos's Prime Minister Thongsing Thammavong (L) and Myanmar President Thein Sein pose before a gala dinner to mark the Fourth GMS Summit at Myanmar International Convention Centre (MICC) in Naypyitaw December 19, 2011.
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Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen (L), Laos's Prime Minister Thongsing Thammavong (2nd L), Myanmar's President Thein Sein (3rd L), Thailand's Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, Vietnam's Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung, and Chinese State Councillor Dai Bingguo pose for a group photo before...
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A three wheel taxi drives past the Laos Security Exchange building in Vientiane November 7, 2011. Little has changed in Laos' one-party political system and its rulers are trying to emulate the market-based authoritarianism of China and Vietnam with pro-business reforms, with some success.
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Indonesia's Hidayat Budi (L) jubilates after defeating Laos' Sivanvilay Chittakone for bronze medal in Judo Men under 60 kg at the 26th Southeast Asian Games (SEAGAMES) on November 18, 2011 in Jakarta.
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Laos President Choummaly Sayasone (L) is welcomed by Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (2nd R) and his wife Kristiani Yudhoyono (R) at the gala dinner during the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit and East Asia Summit in Nusa Dua in Indonesia's resort island...
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Phnonenaly Sayarath (R) of Laos competes with Myanmar's Soe Thin Zar during the women's under 52 kilogram Judo competition at the 26th Southeast Asian Games (SEAGAMES) in Jakarta on November 18, 2011.
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Phnonenaly Sayarath of Laos poses with her gold medal after winning the women's under 52 kilogram Judo competition at the 26th Southeast Asian Games (SEAGAMES) in Jakarta on November 18, 2011.
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Vongsauang Khamphouuong of Laos lifts in the snatch category of the men's 69 kilogram wieghtlifting competition at the 26th Southeast Asian Games (SEAGAMES) in Palembang, Sumatra province on November 18, 2011.
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Indonesia's President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (R) greets Laos' Prime Minister Thongsing Thammavong before the opening ceremony (ASEAN) Summit in Nusa Dua, Bali November 17, 2011. Indonesia is hosting the 19th ASEAN Summit and Related Summits 2011.
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Laos' Prime Minister Thongsing Thammavong arrives at the Bali Nusa Dua Convention Center before the opening ceremony of the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit in Nusa Dua, Bali November 17, 2011. Indonesia is hosting the 19th ASEAN Summit and Related Summits 2011.
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(L-R) Brunei's Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, Laos' Prime Minister Thongsing Thammavong, Malaysia's Prime Minister Najib Razak and Myanmar's President Thein Sein hold hands for a photo session during the opening of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit in Nusa Dua, Bali...
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Greek Prime Minister Lucas Papademos (R) walks with far-right Laos party leader George Karantzaferis (C) and Greek Socialist party leader (PASOK) George Papandreou (L) on February 5, 2012 to an emergency meeting at his office in Athens. Papademos held an emergency meeting with political...
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