Despite known challenges, and concerns from both Unesco and environmentalists, the Luang Prabang dam construction moves inevitably forward
Category: Laos
Laos to join meetings on rail link
Thailand and China have agreed to seek to hold a monthly tripartite meeting with Laos to review updates on the progress on their plan to connect the Thai-Chinese high-speed rail system in Thailand with Vientiane.
China, Laos unite to boost wildlife protection
“The project aimed to improve the proactiveness of local residents so that they will further participate in ecosystem preservation and Asian elephant monitoring, and at the same time it strove to create opportunities for community development by improving basic living conditions.”
Farmers in Huaphan Province Change their Life with Coffee Plantation
With the support of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and the Lao Commission for Drug Control and Supervision (LCDC), 383 Vanmai farmers began their transition towards cultivating coffee in late 2016. Since then, their achievements have been many.
Chinese Casino and Resort in Laos 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.
Railway project opens new chapter in exchanges
At the Shanghai Institute of Technology, a center for people-to-people exchanges between China and the Mekong region countries, to which Laos belongs, was established last week. The “Belt and Road Lancang-Mekong Railway Connectivity Center” was initiated by the institute, which has a rich history of participation in the construction of the railway and education exchanges with Laos.
Laos in push to inspect dams before rainy season begins
Lao authorities have ordered owners of the country’s 78 dams to monitor water levels and safety conditions ahead of the start of this year’s rainy season, fearing a repeat of past structural collapses and deadly floods
First train test on Laos-China railway planned for August
Track has been laid along the whole length of the 422.4-km railway and the test will be conducted in August before the railway opens for operation in December.
As Lao-China rail line nears completion, some displaced by the work still wait to be paid
Lao villagers displaced by construction near Vientiane of the $5.9 billion high-speed rail line linking China with Laos are still waiting for promised compensation though most stations on the line are almost fully built
Laos to sell Vietnam its wind power with help from Mitsubishi
The facility will have power generation capacity of 600 megawatts, making it one of the largest onshore wind farms in Southeast Asia. The price tag is expected to run in the hundreds of millions of dollars.