Laos-China

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 Energy Group Co., Ltd. exchanged an agreement to study battery energy storage systems in Laos. The agreement was one of three signed or exchanged at the Laos–Hong Kong Business Forum in Hong Kong, which brought together...

Prime Minister Calls for Tighter Oversight of Boten SEZ Amid Development Challenges

Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone has called for stronger management of the Boten Special Economic...

Laos-China Railway Trade Surges as Cross-Border Freight Hits New Highs

Trade along the Laos-China Railway continued to grow sharply in the first half of...

Lao President Meets Xi Jinping in Beijing

Lao President and Party General Secretary Thongloun Sisoulith met Chinese President and Communist Party...

Laos, China Set Four Strategies to Hit USD 20 Billion Trade Target by 2030

Laos and China have agreed on four strategic pillars to boost bilateral trade and...

Laos–China 500 kV Power Line Fully Connected, Operations to Begin in April

Laos and China have completed the full connection of the Laos–China 500 kilovolt (kV) power transmission line, further enhancing their cross-border energy cooperation. since the...

Laos Sends First Banana Shipment to China as Rail Cargo Volumes Continue to Rise

Laos has completed its first banana export to Chongqing, China using sealed rail-to-rail transport, as part of efforts to expand agricultural exports through the...

Laos Breaks Ground on 230 kV Transmission Line Project in Northern Laos

Laos launched construction of a new 230-kilovolt (kV) transmission line on 30 January in northern Laos, connecting Luang Prabang and Xieng Khouang provinces. The 186-kilometer...

China Donates New Army Camp to Lao Forces in Phongsaly

On 18 January, China officially handed over a project to support the construction of a battalion camp to the Lao People’s Army (LPA), officials...

Laos Section of Laos-China 500kV Power Interconnection Reaches 80 Percent Completion

The Lao section of the Laos-China 500-kilovolt (kV) power interconnection project has reached 80 percent completion, one of the country’s most important cross-border energy...

Laos, China Team Up to Modernize Livestock Industry

Laos partnered with China to launch a new disease-control project, helping transform the livestock sector into a cleaner, safer, and more efficient industry that...