Over 70 Chinese businessmen and representatives of companies and enterprises are seeking market opportunities in Laos to increase trade and investment between Laos and Hunan Province, China. They met with Lao government officials on Wednesday in Vientiane in the presence of the Deputy Minister of Planning and Investment Khamlien Pholsena, and Minister of the Hunan […]
Read MoreLaos: Laos to share hydropower development expertise with Myanmar Saturday, 13 August 2016 – 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 consumption of larger amounts of energy resources to spur socio-economic development, poverty reduction and improvements in both […]
Read MoreLaos: Laos, Thailand continue cooperation Thursday, 11 August 2016 – Lao and Thai officials met in Bangkok to continue their cooperation in development, investment and combatting illegal trafficking between the two nations. In response to an invitation by Minister of Foreign Affairs of Thailand Mr Don Pramudwunai, Lao Minister of Foreign Affairs Mr Saleumxay Kommasith […]
Read MoreBrunei eyes rice purchase from Laos Wednesday, 10 August 2016 – The Sultanate of Brunei, one of the biggest oil suppliers in the region, has expressed its interest in purchasing rice products from Laos. This interest was expressed by the Brunei Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, MrPehin Lim Jock Seng during a bilateral meeting […]
Read MoreLaos: China-Laos Relations Improve as Gezhouba Group Constructs Hydro Power Plant Wednesday, 10 August 2016 – The project is called Xelanong 2 and is foreseen to generate 35 megawatts of power, or 140,700 megawatts of electricity annually. The Chinese company is the one which built the giant Gezhouba Dam in the Yangtze River which produces 2,715 […]
Read MoreLaos: Lao trade official rejects IMF view that currency too strong Saturday, 6 August 2016 – Laos’ currency is not over-valued, a trade ministry official said on Saturday, rejecting an IMF assessment that the kip was too strong for a country with a large current account deficit.The Asian Development Bank expects the external deficit to […]
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