Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone has called for stronger management of the Boten Special Economic Zone (SEZ) in Luang Namtha as Laos seeks to expand the border area as a trade and investment hub.
Laos began developing the Boten SEZ in 2012 to attract investment in finance, trade, industry, transport and...
After flights between Vientiane-Attapeu ceased since October 2016, the Attapeu airport has been temporarily shut down.
Passenger numbers were continually low, and flights were infrequent,...
Certain members of the foreign media have hailed Laos as the "battery of Southeast Asia," with one of the nation's economic development strategies centered on...
Despite limited funding, Laos has been doing its best to develop and improve most of the regional transport infrastructure that passes through the country.
This...
Soldiers from the Lao People's Army have been deployed to clear unexploded ordnance (UXO) along the route earmarked for the Laos-China railway so that...