News Laos Investment: Laos, Thailand seek stronger economic, border ties
VIENTIANE: The governments of Laos and Thailand are seeking to strengthen economic, energy and border cooperation, with both sides calling for concrete results from their longstanding partnership.
News Laos Investment: Laos inks agreement on digital investment management platform
VIENTIANE: The government has signed a Memorandum of Agreement with AIDC Tech Co., Ltd. to develop the Invest in Laos Platform (ILP), a digital investment management system aimed at modernising and ...
News Laos Investment: Beijing Investment in Laos Sparks Chinese-Language Learning Boom
Chinese investment in Laos was a mere 1.5% of its total foreign direct investment in 2003, but Beijing accounted for 79% of FDI in Laos in 2018. The sharp rise in investment has prompted job hunters in Laos to view proficiency in the language as an essential skill
News Laos Investment: Laos seeks Belt and Road partner investment
VIENTIANE: The government has called on Belt and Road partners and businesses to invest in priority sectors as it seeks to strengthen regional connectivity and transform its economy.
News Laos Investment: Chinese investment transforms capital of Laos
Today, Vientiane, the Laotian capital, is abuzz with change. Cars choke the paved city streets, and the downtown area is brimming with cafes, restaurants and bars catering to the small but growing middle class. Read more.
News Laos Investment: Private Lao firms set to carry out study on power line to Vietnam
The Lao government has given the green light for two private companies to carry out a feasibility study on the construction of a 220kV transmission line, which would carry electricity from five dams ...
News Laos Investment: “Built by China” Going Global
China's evolving economic and geopolitical strategy is spreading to infrastructure and cities worldwide. The most recent example of this is the launch of the China-Laos Railway, writes Raether ...
