Walk into a mall in Bangkok now and you will be asked to scan a QR code and key in personal details on a web platform for contact tracing. Enter a shop in the same mall and you will have to go through …
China-Laos railway tunnel’s border drilling finished
China Railway No. 2 Engineering Group (CREC-2) said that it has drilled through the Friendship Tunnel from northern Laos to the border line with China on Wednesday. The Friendship Tunnel, with a total …
With 19 Confirmed COVID-19 Cases And No Deaths, Laos To Loosen Lockdown
Starting Monday, the Southeast Asian country will open some schools and more businesses. It will also allow its citizens to travel domestically.
Laos attracts US$37bil in investment since opening up
The Laos government has approved more than 6,000 investment projects with combined funding of around US$37 billion since the introduction of the market-oriented economy and opening up to the world in …
Environmentalists urge Laos to scrap ‘destructive’ Mekong dam plans
Environmentalists have urged Laos not to proceed with the construction of another “destructive” dam on the Mekong River, a vital Southeast Asian waterway that sustains about 60 million people. Last …
REFILE–China’s Chifeng Jilong restarts gold production at Laos mine after 6 yrs
China’s Chifeng Jilong Gold Mining Co said it had started processing gold ore from its Sepon mine in Laos, marking the first time the project has produced gold in almost six and a half years. The …
Laos To Press Ahead With ‘Destructive’ New Dam On Mekong
Water levels have dropped to record lows over the last year, exposing rocks and killing fish, a phenomenon blamed by villagers in Thailand and Laos on the operations of dams. On Monday, Laos’ …
Laos records no new Covid-19 cases again as four more patients recovers
VIENTIANE: Laos on Sunday (May 10) reported no new case of Covid-19 (coronavirus) for 27 consecutive days, and four more patients have recovered.
Engineers brave pandemic, pacing up China-Laos railway construction
Engineers of China Railway No. 5 Engineering Group (CREC-5) celebrate the completion of the China-Laos railway Ban Konlouang Tunnel in the Namor District of Oudomxay Province, Laos, April 29, 2020.
Only four Covid-19 patients left in Laos hospital
VIENTIANE: Only four Covid-19 patients left in Loas Hospital as of Saturday morning (May 9). Six out of 10 covid-19 patients in hospital have tested negative for the virus in the first round testing …