Laos News
Huge development project underway in Siphandone in southern Laos Khong district, an island situated in the Mekong River in Champassak Province in the south of Laos is part of the area known as Siphandone (Si Phan Don), meaning Four Thousand Islands, and has long been popular with visitors for its laid-back bucolic feel. Siphandone is […]
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Vietnam’s FLC and Laos’ Petroleum Trading Lao to build a $5-billion railroad line between Vietnam and Laos SEE ALSO: Work on Laos-Vietnam (Vientiane-Vung Ang) railway expected to start in November 2022 Vietnamese company FLC will join hands with Laos’ Petroleum Trading Lao Public Company to build a $5-billion railroad line between the two countries. They […]
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Work on Laos-Vietnam (Vientiane-Vung Ang) railway expected to start in November 2022 Construction of a railway linking Vientiane with the Vung Ang seaport in Vietnam’s central Ha Tinh province is expected to begin in November, the Vientiane Times reported, quoting an investor involved in the project. Construction of a railway linking Vientiane with the […]
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Thai cabinet makes commendable decision to allow legal migrant workers from Myanmar, Cambodia and Laos to stay on in Thailand Migrant workers required in the food processing and construction sectors This week, the Thai cabinet made a commendable decision to allow legal migrant workers from Myanmar, Cambodia and the Lao PDR, who have been working […]
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Laos power plant deals in the pipeline Developers and operators of four hydroelectric power plants in Laos will sign power purchase agreements with energy policymakers in Laos and Thailand within May under a plan to promote more renewable energy. Massive investments in these power plants, which will be located in northern Laos, are expected over […]
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Laopec, The first modern petroleum refinery in Laos Lao Petroleum and Chemical Co Ltd (Laopec), located in the Saysettha Development Zone in Lao capital Vientiane, has invested more than $200 million in a petroleum refinery. Laopec launched the first phase of production of its three million tonnes a year refinery in December 2020, which has […]
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Thai Transport minister checks work on fifth Thai-Laos bridge from Bueng Kan to Bolikhamsai Transport Minister Saksayam Chidchob on Saturday inspected work on the fifth Thai-Lao Friendship Bridge from Bueng Kan to Bolikhamsai. The bridge is due for completion in 2024. It will carry goods and tourists between the two countries on Highway 212 from […]
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Three-year action plan for China – Thailand railway China wants to accelerate projects to connect the China-Laos line with Thailand. THE Yunnan Province in China has issued a three-year action plan which aims to accelerate the connection between the China-Laos railway with Thailand’s railway as well as start construction of the Taraleng – Thailand Nong […]
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Laos capital Vientiane begins second phase of flood protection project The government of Laos has begun construction of the second phase of a flood protection project in Vientiane Capital this month, reports Laotian Times on Monday. An opening ceremony for the second phase of the flood protection embankment along the Mekong River took place in […]
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Laos plans more expressways to improve logistics The Lao government is upgrading the country’s road network and is planning to build more expressways to improve logistics and help fulfil the goal for Laos to become a land-linked country. Deputy Minister of Public Works and Transport Lan Seng-Aphone gave a summary of the work undertaken in […]
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