Category: Laos

Thailand’s CKPower leads hydroelectric & clean energy CKPower reinforces its leadership in hydroelectric power plants and clean energy with world-class ISO certification Two companies under CK Power Public Company Limited (CKPower), stock symbol “CKP”, namely Xayaburi Power Company Limited (XPCL), the operator of the Xayaburi Hydroelectric Power Plant, and Nam Ngum 2 Power Company Limited […]

Construction of fifth Lao-Thai Mekong bridge connecting Laos’ Borikhamxay province to Thailand’s Bueng Kan province is 23% complete The bridge is expected to be fully complete in 2024 SEE ALSO: Construction Begins On Thai-Lao Friendship Bridge Linking Laos And Thailand Across The Mekong River VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/Asia News Network): Work on the fifth Lao-Thai (Thai-Laos) […]

Laos opens long-anticipated Thanaleng Dry Port (TDP) and Vientiane Logistics Park (VLP) in ‘land-link’ drive The grand opening of Laos’ long-anticipated Thanaleng Dry Port (TDP) and Vientiane Logistics Park (VLP) took place on 04 December 2021, marking the start of streamlined services to facilitate and cut the cost of transport and related expenditure. Prime Minister […]

Maiden voyage completed on new $6bn China-Laos railway The first train to travel the 422km China-Laos railway pulled into the Lao capital Vientiane Saturday night hauling 50 containers of dicalcium phosphate, used for animal feed, from China. It was sent back to make the roughly 7.5-hour journey to the China-Laos border south of Kunming, in […]

Thailand’s opposition party Pheu Thai take swipe at Thai Government for lagging behind Laos in development of High Speed Rail Comparing Thailand unfavorable to its impoverished neighbor Laos always gets a rise out of the Thai population. This is exactly what the opposition Pheu Thai party did after the opening of the China – Laos […]

S.E. Asian countries want high-speed rail, but wary of Chinese influence Southeast Asian countries are increasingly wary of China’s efforts to expand its influence by participating in railway network projects in the region. On Friday, a high-speed railway connecting China and Laos, a landlocked country in Southeast Asia, was officially opened. Chinese President Xi Jinping […]

China-Laos railway begins with limited service on on Friday 03 December 2021 Southeast Asia’s first high-speed link to stop at Chinese border for now The China-Laos high-speed railway kicked off operations on Friday, and although the first passenger run will be made through Laos on Saturday, it remains unknown when cross-border service between the countries […]

Laos touted as hidden gem for land developers Laos is fast emerging as a land of opportunity for land developers, ahead of a highly anticipated launch of a new high-speed train connecting the Southeast Asian country with China this week. The Thatluang Lake Special Economic Zone, the only economic zone in the capital city of […]

Calls to speed up Thailand’s rail link to Laos-China line The government is being advised to speed up the development of a rail network linking Thailand’s rail system with the Laos-China Railway, which connects Kunming in China’s Yunnan province with Vientiane — the capital of Laos. Danucha Pichayanan, secretary-general of the National Economic and Social […]

Laos hopes for economic boost from its new Chinese-built railway A new $6 billion Chinese-built railway line opens in Laos this week, bringing hopes of an economic boost to the reclusive nation, but experts are questioning the benefits of a project that has seen thousands of farmers evicted from their land. The 414-kilometre route, due […]