Economy

Laos, Thailand Move Forward With Plans for New Friendship Bridge Linking Vientiane, Loei

Laos and Thailand are studying a possible new Friendship Bridge linking Vientiane Province with Loei Province. The proposed crossing is now in the feasibility and planning stage. The bridge would connect the Banvang International Border Checkpoint in Muen District, Vientiane Province, with the Ban Khok Phai Border Checkpoint in Pak...

African Swine Fever Spreads Across Laos, Leaves Thousands of Pigs Dead or Culled

African swine fever has spread across Laos, with 11,369 pigs dead or culled since...

Attapeu Dam Collapse Survivors Set to Receive Final Compensation After Eight Years

Eight years after the Xe-Pian Xe-Namnoy hydropower dam in Attapeu collapsed, killing dozens and...

Lao, Chinese Energy Firms to Study Battery Storage System for Laos Power Grid

On 11 September, Électricité du Laos (EDL) and Chinese energy company Shenzhen Yichu Smart...

Vietnam-Backed Bauxite Project in Laos Moves Toward 2028 Production

A major bauxite project in southern Laos is moving closer to production, with Lao...

Economist: Kip Strong, Not Overvalued

Even though the Lao kip is strong the currency is not overvalued, according to a leading local economist. Senior Economist of the National Economic Research...

New Study: Laos At Development Crossroads

A new study by the Economic Research Institute for Asean and East Asia has highlighted 2 serious challenges for the nation's industrial development while...

Xekong Coffee Growers Exasperated By Price Drop

Agricultural officials have soothed coffee growers enough in the southern province of Xekong before they began pulling their crops in favour of others due...

ASEAN and Indian Businesses Seek Ways to Promote Trade & Investment

The ASEAN India Business Council (AIBC), representing the voice of industry in India and ASEAN, met in Vientiane last week to consolidate the process...

The Rise, Fall and Possible Renewal of Boten

BOTEN, Laos — For five years, this remote town on the China-Laos border has lived in the shadow of more prosperous times. On the main street,...

Laos to Share Hydropower Development Expertise With Myanmar

A hydro-electric-powered energy revolution has been afoot in South-East Asia over recent years with the movement of fresh and fast-flowing waters increasingly fueling the...