Scrap is worth about 10 cents a pound and a large shell can bring in $30-40, a crucial income source for many Lao families. Scrap is sent for smelting across the border to Vietnam, where much of it is ...
Laos has established a new national park spanning 133,500 hectares in the southern provinces of Salavan and Sekong. This ...
During the Global Mayors Dialogue held in Nanning, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, Southeast Asian mayors experience some ...
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VIENTIANE: Xekong province is setting ambitious goals for 2025, aiming to transform its economy and reduce poverty while ...
The Southeast Asian country has lagged behind Vietnam and Thailand when it comes to tourism but the government hopes new hotels, roads and a train system will put Laos on visitors’ lists. Select an ...
Since these countries are so dominant, it can be difficult for other destinations in the region to shine through. That's what Laos has been struggling with for years. Sandwiched between its better ...
and Cambodia’s ancient temples… Laos is often totally forgotten about while eager travelers traipse through the region. And let me be the one to tell you, you’re making the biggest mistake ...
Nam Theun 2 set to contribute US$2 billion to Laos Nam Theun 2, one of Laos’ most significant hydropower projects in Laos, is ...
The initiative is philanthropy-led and will extend beyond traditional Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) to cover conservation of more existing ocean ecosystems. Less than 3 per cent of the region's ...
VIENTIANE: Nam Theun 2, one of Laos’ most significant hydropower projects in Laos, is expected to generate approximately US$2 ...
injecting momentum into the economic and social development of the region. "We are seizing the historic opportunity of the China-Laos Railway to accelerate the domestic and foreign industrial ...