For properties of local people impacted and displaced by domestic and foreign investment projects.
Category: Laos
Govt, civil society organisations review results, sector administration
The government would also discuss cooperation with international organisations.
Mekong countries to seek sustainable tourism by training Cultural Heritage Specialist Guides
Mekong officials will meet for the first time for training specialist guides and developing relevant policies for cultural heritage
ASEAN ministers to meet in Laos to discuss disaster management
ASEAN ministers to meet on disaster management in Luang Prabang with focus on the need to prepare resources in readiness for preparedness.
Laos, Vietnam speeding up oil pipeline project
Lao PM Thongloun Sisoulith and his Vietnamese counterpart Nguyen Xuan Phuc agreed to accelerate the project during the former’s visit to Hanoi earlier this month.
The Lancang-Mekong cooperation framework: China’s real motivation
There are several reasons why China finally takes part in a cooperation framework with the lower Mekong countries. One of them is allow China to enter a ‘damage control’ diplomacy.
Oudomxay province in Laos eyes development of large-scale farms
Chinese companies have told us we need to carry out large-scale production if we want to supply the railway and other development projects in the province: province governor
Laos merely a bystander as China pushes Belt and Road ambitions
Costly China-led railway project offers questionable benefits to host
Lao Police Beat Villagers Arrested in Lengthy Land Dispute in Sekong Province
The residents of Yeub village have been fighting for alternative land and additional compensation since the government granted their land to LVF in 2006 for rubber cultivation.
Chinese investor gears up to develop Khonphapheng SEZ
“If construction goes ahead as planned, it will be the largest development in the province and in Laos,” says Champasak Provincial Governor Bounthong Divixay.