Authorities in Laos say they will bring criminal charge against the two foreign journalists - a Belgian and a French - now in custody together with a Laotian-Hmong American, if investigations prove that they have been involved in the death of a Lao militiaman.
In other news, Laotian President Khamtai Siphandone this week pays a visit to China at the invitation of Chinese President Hu Jintao.