Debt-saddled Laos struggles to tame rampant inflation

This photo taken on Oct. 8, 2024, shows a woman walking in front Chinese stores in Laos' capital, Vientiane.

Suffocating under a mountain of debt to China, communist Laos is struggling to tame rampant inflation, with food prices rising so sharply that a growing number of households are resorting to foraging.