The Export-Import Bank of Thailand (Exim Bank Thailand) has unveiled a new loan facility for entrepreneurs in Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam who purchase products from Thai businesses, a move aimed at boosting exports to the subregion. Under the scheme, each borrower is offered up to ...

In early September, the Lao government signed a deal to give majority control of its electric grid over to a Chinese state-owned company amid mounting public debt as Beijing continues to expand its role in the country. State-owned China Southern Power Grid Company signed a deal with the ...

Hydropower projects ruining Mekong, culture and causing deaths, meeting told LAOS HAS to wake up from its dream to be the major power supplier of the region, say critics. Keep reading ...

The government is encouraging the building of environmentally-friendly hydropower plants to ensure green growth and sustainable poverty reduction, according to a senior government official. “The government is highly encouraged to promote environmentally-friendly and sustainable hydropower projects,” Deputy Minister of Natural Resource and Environment, Ms Bounkham Vorachit, ...

Thailand is preparing to sign a tripartite electricity-trading agreement with two neighbouring countries at the upcoming Asean Ministers of Energy Meeting. Energy Ministry permanent secretary Areepong Bhoocha-Oom said the agreement would pave the way for the Laos-Thailand-Malaysia electricity deal, enabling the Asean Power Grid to ...

The government has instructed its anti-corruption body to work out necessary measures and carry out inspection to fight against corruption in all forms. The instruction was made at the two-day meeting between the government cabinet, Vientiane Mayor and provincial governors that concluded on December 14 in ...

Giving equal momentum to development remains the major topic that the Greater Mekong Sub-region (GMS) nations – Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam (CLMV) – will discuss at the 54th ASEAN Economic Ministers’ (AEM) Meeting, slated to kick off on September 14 in Siem Reap town. Pen ...

Beyond concern for the undoubted human costs of the collapse of a dam in Laos, this event once again focuses attention on the long-term effect of the massive expansion of hydropower in the Mekong Basin.  Keep reading ...

Xekong province is among the poorest in Laos, with an infant mortality rate of 70 per 1,000 live births and a maternal mortality ratio of 357 per 100,000 live births, according to 2015 statistics from the provincial health office. Xekong province was one of five provinces-targeted ...

Vietnam-based co-working space chain Toong has announced a partnership with real estate developer BIM to jointly develop a co-working space in Laos. BIM group will be in charge of developing the property while Toong will be its operator, which will involve consulting, developing and managing ...

The Lao-Thai Railway Construction Project Phase II is now completed, while Section II will begin operations at the end of this year. The project handover ceremony was held on March 23 between the Ministry of Public Works and Transport and Neighbouring Countries Economic Development Cooperation Agency ...

Waterworks officials evaluated the management of water supply operation on Friday at the terminal evaluation of a project to improve management in the sector. The evaluation was conducted at the 5th Joint Coordination Committee Meeting, which assessed JICA’s technical cooperation Capacity Development Project for Improvement ...

The US space agency, NASA, has officially launched a project to provide remote sensing data to Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos, aiding regional environmental and population monitoring as part of a wider effort for sustainable resource management and planning in these countries. Keep reading ...

The Xe Pian – Xe Namnoy hydropower dam in southern Laos, which collapsed on the night of July 23, will not affect Vietnam’s Mekong Delta region, according to Associate Professor Le Anh Tuan, head of the Climate Change Research Institute under the Can Tho University. Keep ...

A year ago, a U.S.$6 billion high-speed railway was completed between Laos and China amid much fanfare and hopes that it would fuel exports from Laos and spur growth in the impoverished, landlocked country. But one year later, most of the trade has been one-way: from ...

The lack of tourists is among the main reasons for the closure of Attapeu International Airport in recent months, according to senior officials. Infrastructure and tourism development serve as the foundations for developing the main draw-cards in Attapeu if authorities want to attract more tourists ...

As Laos hits the pause button on its huge hydropower dam building spree, this is an opportunity to push for other forms of renewable energy – solar and wind – that Laos is well-placed to use, argues Brian Eyler. Keep reading ...

Over 61,000 people in Vientiane will benefit from the Flood and Drought Risk Management and Mitigation Project (FDM) after its completion, a review meeting heard on Friday. The project has been improving flood and drought risk management on more than 20,000 hectares of land, reduced ...

ວຽງຈັນ (ວຽງຈັນທາມສ໌/ANN) – ເຈົ້າໜ້າທີ່ໄດ້ເພີ່ມທະວີຄວາມພະຍາຍາມໃນການປັບປຸງການອະນຸລັກມໍລະດົກທາງວັນທະນະທຳຮີດຄອງປະເພນີລາວ ເຊິ່ງລວມມີການເລີ່ມລົງມືກວດກາ ແລະ ຂຶ້ນທະບຽນການຮັກສາມໍລະດົກຢ່າງເປັນທາງການ.ນີ້ແມ່ນຂໍ້ຄວາມຈາກກອງປະຊຸມກ່ຽວກັບການຄຸ້ມຄອງວັດຖຸບູຮານ ແລະ ສົ່ງເສີມການປົກປັກຮັກສາມໍລະດົກທາງວັດທະນະທຳ ເຊິ່ງຈັດຂຶ້ນທີ່ຫໍວັດທະນະທຳແຫ່ງຊາດ ວຽງຈັນ ວານນີ້ ພາຍໃຕ້ການເປັນປະທານຂອງທ່ານ ບົວເງິນ ຊາພູວົງ ຮອງລັດຖະມົນຕີກະຊວງຖະແຫຼງຂ່າວ, ວັດທະນະທຳ ແລະ ທ່ອງທ່ຽວ.ອ່ານຕໍ່ ...

ວຽງຈັນ (ວຽງຈັນທາມສ໌/ANN) – ເຈົ້າໜ້າທີ່ສາທາລະນະສຸກຈະເລີ່ມນຳໃຊ້ເຄືອຂ່າຍລະບົບຂໍ້ມູນຂ່າວສານສາທາລະນະສຸກໃນເດືອນນີ້ ເພື່ອປັບປຸງການຄຸ້ມຄອງໂຮງໝໍເອກະຊົນ ແລະ ຮັບປະກັນການຄຸ້ມຄອງກ່ຽວກັບມາດຕະຖານ.ພາຍໃຕ້ລະບົບດັ່ງກ່າວ ເຈົ້າຂອງໂຮງໝໍເອກະຊົນ ທັງພາຍໃນ ແລະ ຕ່າງປະເທດ ຈະຕ້ອງແຈ້ງລາຍລະອຽດຂໍ້ມູນກ່ຽວກັບສິ່ງອຳນວຍຄວາມສະດວກຂອງໂຮງໝໍຕົນໃຫ້ກັບເຈົ້າໜ້າທີ່ສາທາ.ອ່ານຕໍ່ ...