Category: Laos

Northern Thailand to Southern China in two hours on Laos Expressway Surveyors are already designing a route for a new expressway in Laos that will cut travel time between northern Thailand and southern China. Liu Jingwei, an official overseeing the project, said officials were surveying the route for the expressway that will connect Huayxai in […]

Laos government approves Bokeo-Boten expressway linking China, Laos and Thailand The Laos government has approved the construction of an expressway running between Bokeo province and Boten, which will link China and Thailand through Laos. The project was discussed at a design and survey meeting held in Bokeo on Wednesday, which was attended by the Governor […]

Construction progress of China-Laos railway on schedule for December 2021 opening Despite the impact from the COVID-19 pandemic, both Chinese and Lao engineers are striving to complete the construction of the China-Laos Railway and put it in operation in December as scheduled. “It will be on December 2 when we are to complete the railway […]

Chinese Casino and Resort in northwestern Laos’ Bokeo province Resumes Work on Controversial Airport Some fear the new air link will lead to a surge in crime in the China-owned SEZ, including trafficking in women and drugs. Airport in Houayxay , across the Mekong river from Thailand’s Chiang Khong, Chiang Rai province SEE ALSO: Huayxai […]

First train test on Laos-China railway planned for August 2021, railway opens for operation in December 2021 VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN): The first trial run of a train on the under-construction Laos-China railway is scheduled to take place in August. Track has been laid along the whole length of the 422.4-km railway and the test will […]

Lao government approves Vientiane-Pakse expressway route selection The Lao government has recently approved the route selection for Vientiane-Pakse Expressway Project recommended by a Chinese engineering company. Zhang Xiaowei, head of the international engineering department of Henan Provincial Communications Planning and Design Institute Co., Ltd. (HNRBI), which suggested the route plan, told Xinhua on Friday that […]

Hundreds of Families Forced to Move for Hongsa Coal Plant Expansion in Laos Villagers demand more in compensation, worry about life in a relocation village. Authorities in northwestern Laos are forcing hundreds of families to relocate to make way for the expansion of a lignite power plant, setting the stage for a dispute over compensation […]

Sanctions against Swedish project management company Hifab International AB and Hifab Oy accused in Laos lifted The World Bank has lifted the sanctions that Hifab received after a road construction project in Laos. Photo: David Longstreath The World Bank has lifted sanctions against the Swedish project management company Hifab International AB and Hifab Oy after […]