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VIENTIANE: Luang Namtha province in northern Laos was declared a disaster zone on Saturday (Aug 29) after flash floods surged around the Laos-China border crossing in Boten, inundating buildings, a ...
News Laos » Vientiane Province » Economy: Laos PM calls for stronger regulation of Golden Triangle Special Economic Zone
Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone met Bokeo province’s leaders and representatives of the Golden Triangle Special Economic Zone’s management companies. -- Photo: Prime Minister’s Office - Vientiane ...
News Laos » Vientiane Province » Economy: Vietnam, Laos strengthen locality-to-locality cooperation
Over the past five years, despite the impact of global economic volatility, An Giang and Champasak have maintained regular exchanges of delegations at all levels while closely coordinating in trade ...
News Laos » Vientiane Province » Economy: China’s 15th Five-Year Plan could advance Laos’ land-link ambitions as Beijing strengthens ties with BRI countries
Beijing-Jiangsu high-speech rail forms part of BRI and the route reaches Laos and beyond.
News Laos » Vientiane Province » Economy: Laos Bet Big on China-Backed Dams. Its Economy Is Paying the Price
Laos' government has longstanding plans to turn the landlocked country of 8 million people into "the battery of Southeast Asia" by exporting electricity generated by hydropower dams along the Mekong ...
News Laos » Vientiane Province » Economy: Developing Asia’s laggard Laos faces economic headwinds
BANGKOK – Xay, an auto mechanic from Laos, has been working in Thailand for three years. A combination of rising prices and falling purchasing power back home mean that he is one of 286,000 documented ...
News Laos » Vientiane Province » Economy: China-aided school upgrading project in northern Laos commences
The Santiphab Secondary School upgrading and renovation project is one of ten schools in Laos funded by China. The project has a total construction area of approximately 9,417 square meters and will ...
News Laos » Vientiane Province » Economy: Sustainability: Environment, Economy and Livelihoods
Vientiane 17 August: With the funding from IKEA, WWF and NAFRI signed a MoU for phase III of the project Sustainable rattan production and harvesting. The signing was done by Mr Somphone Bouasavanh, ...