The USD 5 billion Luang Prabang hydropower dam on the Mekong River remains on track to begin generating electricity in 2030, with construction now more than 72 percent complete, Lao and Thai officials said following a high-level site visit on 18 July.
The project is one of several major dams...
Increasing passenger numbers via Vientiane's Wattay Airport as Laos pushes plans for a second terminal forward in capital.
The latest push comes after the completion and opening of a...
The United Nations in Lao PDR has a new Resident Coordinator, the most senior UN Official in Laos.
Ms. Sara Sekkenes a national of Norway succeeds Ms....
Global economic headwinds are impacting on the East Asia Pacific, yet large infrastructure projects are still expected to accelerate economic growth in Laos, according to...
Hundreds of thousands of cross-border passenger and vehicle trips each year are made possible by the first friendship bridge that crosses the Mekong from Laos' capital...
Thailand knows the time of year as Songkran. Cambodia has Chol Chnam Thmey. Myanmar marks the occasion with Thingyan. In Laos, Boun Pi Mai.
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