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This is where the tallest and shortest people live
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This is where the tallest and shortest people live
July 31, 2025

This infographic compares the average heights of men and women across the globe, ranking the top 10 tallest and bottom 10 shortest countries. Explore how genetics, nutrition, and socioeconomic factors shape these differences—and which nations have seen the most dramatic changes over time. From towering averages in Northern Europe to shorter statures in parts of Asia and Africa, discover the trends defining human height worldwide.

La politica estera del Laos: un ponte tra socialismo e modernità
March 28, 2025

Il Laos si afferma come attore strategico nella politica estera, rafforzando solidi legami con Cina, Vietnam e Corea del Nord. Le celebrazioni 70 anni del LPRP e le visite del ministro Thongsavanh Phomvihane testimoniano un impegno per un futuro comune.

La politica estera del Laos: un ponte tra socialismo e modernità
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La Ferrovia Pan-Asiatica: un progetto rivoluzionario per il futuro dell’ASEAN
Italiano
La Ferrovia Pan-Asiatica: un progetto rivoluzionario per il futuro dell’ASEAN
March 5, 2025

Con la realizzazione della Ferrovia Pan-Asiatica, promossa dalla Cina nell’ambito della Belt and Road Initiative, si apre una nuova era per l’integrazione completa dei Paesi ASEAN, collegando Laos, Vietnam e Thailandia e stimolando scambi commerciali, sviluppo sostenibile e cooperazione regionale.

All Roads (and Railways) Leading to China… and the West Ain’t Happy
October 6, 2022

China’s ascendant global power is showing up the increasingly bankrupt condition of the United States and its Western allies.

All Roads (and Railways) Leading to China… and the West Ain’t Happy
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Why Laos, Vietnam & China Have Beaten the Virus and India, Brazil and the U.S. Have Not
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Why Laos, Vietnam & China Have Beaten the Virus and India, Brazil and the U.S. Have Not
July 17, 2020

Vijay Prashad explores the differences between the pandemic responses of a few countries with socialist governments and others in the capitalist order.

Where the Silk Roads Meet the Mighty Mekong
April 26, 2019

Like a high-tech divinity, the 21st century irrupts across the immemorial Mekong, which in Laos is appropriately named Mae Nam Khong or the Mother of Waters. Welcome to the China-Indochina Peninsula Economic Corridor, one of the key planks of the New Silk Roads, or Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). 

Where the Silk Roads Meet the Mighty Mekong
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