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RCEP forum paves way for closer economic links between Laos and regional partners

Anhui province, China: Laos will see more benefit from economic cooperation with China and Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) member countries following the 2023 RCEP Local Governments and Friendship Cities Cooperation (Huangshan) Forum, held here on Friday. Cooperation will also be enhanced in industrial and supply chains to private companies, especially micro, small and medium-sized enterprises […]

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Direct transport link via China-Laos Railway ships Thai durians to SW China’s Chongqing in under 88 hours

(Global Times) — Some 500 tons of durian and other fruits arrived in China from fruit packaging factory in Thailand to Southwest China’s Chongqing Municipality, logistics firm China Railway Materials said on Monday. Stored in 28 refrigerated 40-foot containers, Thai durians, mangosteen and other tropical fruits left plantations in Thailand and arrived Chongqing’s Xiaonanya railway […]

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Laos Seals MOU With Chinese Firm for Development of That Luang SEZ

To attract more investment to the That Luang Lake SEZ, the Special Economic Zone (SEZ) Office in Laos signed an agreement with Huangpu Renewable Resources Utilization Company and Lao That Luang Investment and Development Company Limited last week. The agreement was signed by Mr. Chen Guangbiao, Chairman of Huangpu Renewable Resources Utilization Company Limited, Mr. Sonepaseuth Daravong, […]

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Laos to benefit from reduced tariffs through RCEP

Anhui, China: Laos will benefit from a reduced tariff policy implemented by the Chinese government after the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) comes into full effect. The governments of Laos and China are now negotiating the percentage by which tariffs will be reduced, Vice President of the Lao Front for National Development, Mr Chanthavong Seneamatmontry, who […]

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SEZs Provides More Than 60,000 Jobs to Locals in Laos

According to government officials, more than 1,000 businesses registered in 21 Special Economic Zones (SEZs) across seven provinces in Laos have provided 60,000 employment opportunities to the local population. During a meeting held on Monday, Mrs. Khamchan Vongsenboun, Vice Minister of Planning and Investment, revealed that the total investment value in these SEZs has surpassed USD 64 […]

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Laos Imports Over 80,000 Vehicles in 2022

The President of the Lao Automotive Industry Association informed the public in a meeting on 5 June that Laos imported 80,708 vehicles including cars, motorbikes, and EVs in 2022. President of the Lao Automotive Industry Association Pasatxay Philaphandeth said that of the 80,708 vehicles imported, 21,887 of them were internal combustion engine cars that use fuel to operate and […]

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