Category: Laos

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 […]

Laos to construct first university hospital, in Vientiane Seoul National University Hospital (SNUH) of the Republic of Korea has agreed to advise the Ministry of Health on the construction of a hospital under the University of Health Sciences (UHS-Laos). The hospital would be the first to be attached to a Lao university. Its function would […]

Thailand rejects concerns over Lao hydroelectric projects Authorities press ahead with decision to import power despite dire warnings by environmentalists Thailand’s government has shrugged off concerns voiced by environmentalist groups and agreed to import electricity from several controversial hydroelectric projects on the Mekong River in neighboring Laos. The Thai National Energy Policy Committee decided this […]

Innosea to support owner’s engineer team as technical advisor for major floating solar project at Nam Theun 2, Laos Innosea has joined the owner’s engineer team as technical advisor for one of the world’s largest floating solar photovoltaic (FPV) projects, to be built at the Nam Theun 2 hydropower plant reservoir, Laos. The FPV project […]

First building of new Mahosot Hospital in Vientiane handed over to Laos by China Construction of the first wing of the new Mahosot Hospital in Vientiane has been completed and was officially handed over to Laos by China on Thursday (Nov 11). When the new hospital is fully operational it will be the largest in […]

Thailand agrees to buy electricity from Laos, ignoring NGOs’ concerns Environmental groups say they fear harm to the Mekong’s ecosystem and to the livelihoods of local people. Thailand agrees to buy electricity from Laos, ignoring NGOs’ concerns Thai power authorities have agreed after a long delay to buy electricity from three hydropower projects in Laos, […]

BCPG Plc power generation company’s net profit soars in Q3 Weather factors push up production, sales BCPG Plc, the power generation arm of mostly state-owned energy conglomerate Bangchak Corporation Plc, saw its net profit soar by 40.7% from the second quarter of this year to 709 million baht in the third quarter, due mainly to […]

Expectations high for new Laos railway Luang Namtha Province is politically stable, socially safe, secure, and orderly, and its economy continues to grow steadily. The province is located in the northwest of Laos and has a 160-kilometer border with China, and a 159-kilometer border with Myanmar to the west. The province is home to people […]