Transport and shipping

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Work on the Laos-China railway line is progressing ahead of schedule, with the project on track to be completed by 2021, a senior government official has said. Director General of the Planning and Cooperation Department under the Ministry of Public Works and ...

(KPL) Relevant authorities have paid over 76 billion kip as compensation for families affected by the Laos-China Railway Project in Luang Namtha. The amount equals 47 % of planned compensation.“Right now, the authorities have completed compensating 144 out of 317 families in four villages including Boten, Tintok, Bopeak and Natea which ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The public works and transport sector has been told to address the longstanding issue of many roads and bridges having been built and repaired at high cost but to low quality standards.Speaking at the national meeting of the sector that ended ...

Effective road construction and repairs, land transport management, planning and strict financial discipline, the country’s regional and global integration and connectivity, and devolution in the sector are issues to be addressed this year.The Ministry of Public Works and Transports revealed the agenda at its technical ...

Luang Namtha province: Lao and Chinese authorities yesterday marked completion of boring and construction of the Boten tunnel – the first completed among the 10 longest tunnels for the Laos-China railway project.The 6,453.5 metre-long tunnel is among 10 for the project whose length exceeds 5,000 metres ...

KHAMMUAN, Laos (Vientiane Times/ANN) – When elderly people in Thakhaek and Nabong villages get together with their friends, they’re likely to debate when and if the dirt roads that run in front of their homes will be asphalted.They stand outside their houses, looking at the ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Lao Skyway will spend US$4.5 million to upgrade the old terminal building at Luang Prabang International Airport.The project will be a joint venture between the airline and Aerodyne Aviation Laos.More ...

Mechanical investigations have followed after a brake system warning led to a Lao Airlines flight from the capital to China’s city of Shanghai returning to Vientiane’s Wattay International Airport Sunday.The aircraft conducted loops above the Nam Ngum Reservoir to burn up fuel before attempting its landing at Vientiane’s Wattay ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Construction of the Laos-China rail link will be complete in 2021 but this railway will not be connected to the Thai rail network until 2023.A senior Thai government official, Nathporn Chatusripitak, said last week that construction of the Thai-China railway, which ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Vientiane authorities have authorised the Vientiane Expressway Number 1 Sole Company Ltd to build the Vientiane Expressway No 1 from the Thatluang Marsh Specific Economic Zone to Dongmakkhai over a distance of 15.30 km.The agreement for the build-operate-transfer (BOT) concession was ...