Category: Laos
Laos, China sign deal on northern provinces business development
This will facilitate the private sectors of Laos and China to focus on developing industry in various parts of the northern provinces to take advantage of the Laos-China railway and the new expressway.
Lao Authorities Allow Chinese Firm to Plant on Land Promised to Dam Collapse Survivors
Authorities cleared the land three months ago so victims of the disaster would be able to grow crops, but the authorities recently allowed a Chinese investor to plant bananas.
Lao Dam Collapse Due to Use of Soil: Water Experts
Laos couldn’t disclose its findings “because they are in the process of negotiating with the South Korean government about what information should or should not be released to the public.”
Scorched Earth Development in Northern Laos
Entire mountains were raked away, and rectilinear geometries were imposed upon this land of jungled hills. The new railway was gashed through the landscape, covering villages with dust.
Increasing ecosystem carbon is good for species, says new study
The research (including Laos and VN) confirmed that more carbon generally means more biodiversity and the other way around.