Transport and shipping

Travelers, tourists and residents in Laos can expect to be able to ride the rails to traverse some of the country’s key destinations and onward to China’s Yunnan province and beyond by the end of 2021, and eventually, in the other direction to Bangkok, a major strategic dialogue meeting ...

Policy-makers are drafting a law that provides guidelines for the efficient development of a railway network and its commercial operation, to maximise the benefits of rail transport and drive socio-economic development.More ...

Laos and China on Tuesday signed an agreement for a feasibility study on the establishment of a college that would train personnel to work as ticket sellers, station operators and provide various passenger services.More ...

Motorists travelling to the northern provinces are being advised to be alert for landslides along mountainous routes, especially Road No.13 North which has been blocked in places.More ...

Construction of the almost-US$6 billion railway linking Vientiane to the Chinese border is making good progress despite the torrential rains, floods and landslides afflicting the north of the country.More ...

All timber bridges connecting flooded Sanamxay district to Samakhixay district in Attapeu province are being replaced by steel structures.More ...

Motorists travelling to Phongsaly province are advised to avoid sections of national roads 1A, 2E and 1B, which have been severely damaged and are blocked by landslides in places.More ...

The expansion of the Wattay International Airport passenger terminal, supported by the government of Japan, is now complete after 32 months of construction. A handover ceremony for the new terminal took place at Wattay International Airport yesterdayMore ...

A new airport under construction in Xamneua district, Huaphan province, is now 40 percent complete, with the contractor now focusing on the main building work.More ...

Attapeu province will spend 5.2 billion kip on emergency repairs to Road 18A, which runs from the provincial capital to Sanamxay district where a dam at the Xe-Pian Xe-Namnoy hydropower plant collapsed on July 23.More ...