On 10 November, the Lao government confirmed an agreement with the Chinese state-owned aircraft manufacturer, Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC). Under the deal, COMAC will acquire a 49 percent stake in Lao Airlines while the government retains a 51 percent majority.
The deal is part of broader efforts to...
Standing on the baking hot tarmac at Vientiane’s international airport on a May afternoon, Soudaphone Visounnarath doesn’t quite know what to do with her...