China has begun operating a new military facility in Laos at Ban Keun, a site once used during the Vietnam War for covert ...
Hanoi likely to view the Ban Keun facility as Beijing’s bid to ‘encroach into its area of influence’ in Vientiane, analysts ...
The new runway in Ban Keun is currently used by only small jets. Neighboring nations are watching warily to see if Beijing ...
The Ban Keun base in Laos used to be used by the CIA-operated Air America during the Vietnam War, as a logistics and support ...
China and Laos are deepening military ties through joint exercises and high-level talks on strategic cooperation, including ...
When China opened its first overseas air force base this week, a joint facility in isolated Laos, it was sending a signal -- ...
That is why, they say, China has been laying out a long runway there since late 2025. But Western governments and their Asian ...
The ministry said that the facilities exist to help Laos train its air force pilots. Data on the Lao People's Liberation Army Air Force is sketchy, but open-source intelligence firm Janes reckons that ...
Light attack aircraft and military vehicles have arrived at the new China-Laos joint training facility announced last Tuesday ...
Two J-10 fighter jets attached to an aviation brigade with the air force under the Chinese PLA Southern Theater Command taxi ...
The Chinese military opened a new logistics base at an airport in Laos, expanding the People’s Liberation Army’s overseas ...