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Laos can 'manage' debt to China, PM insists
TOKYO — Laos borrows from China and other countries only for projects that are both necessary and economically viable, the country’s prime minister said on Friday, pushing back against international warnings about his government’s debt to Asia’s emerging superpower.“If we don’t borrow, Laos, as a ...
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https://asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/The-Future-of-Asia-2019/Laos-can-manage-debt-to-China-PM-insists
China to create trade zone with Thailand and Laos as tariffs bite
Beijing looks to boost ties with the two Mekong nations amid a trade war escalationBANGKOK — As the trade war with the U.S. intensifies, China is looking to strengthen commercial ties with countries in the Mekong region of Southeast Asia by setting up a free-trade ...
APORNRATH PHOONPHONGPHIPHAT
Chinese dams ramp up Lao external debt
BANGKOK — In its rush to become the “battery” of Southeast Asia, Laos is accepting more Chinese loans to build dams, ensuring the already debt-strapped country falls ever deeper into China’s pocket. More ...
MARWAAN MACAN-MARKAR
Laos stresses the need to borrow as West raises debt alarm
Prime minister admits missing target for graduating world’s poorest countriesTOKYO — As the only landlocked country in Southeast Asia and one of the least developed ones in the region, Laos seems to have different priorities on growth that are driving it pile on even more ...
Kenji Kawase
