Tag: Laos
In Laos, a dam threatens the tourist future of Luang Prabang, a UNESCO-listed city
The Mekong River in Luang Prabang, January 29, 2024 in Laos (AFP/TANG CHHIN Sothy) Near Luang Prabang, the construction of a dam on the Mekong River is blocking the future…
Laos accused of detaining Chinese dissident for Beijing
Chinese lawyer Lu Siwei, at an undisclosed location 300 kilometers north of Vientiane on July 27, 2023. PA The detention by the Laos authorities of Lu Siwei, a Chinese human…
In Laos, the shock after the attack against a blogger critical of the government
The assassination attempt, on the evening of April 29 in a café in Vientiane, the capital of Laos, of a young blogger critical of the communist government, created a shock.…
Vinci: signed a contract for a power plant in Laos
(CercleFinance.com) – Vinci has signed a contract for repair work on a hydroelectric power station in Laos. Nam Theun 2 Power Company-NTPC entrusted teams from Freyssinet (Vinci Construction) with the…
Vinci: signed a contract for a power plant in Laos – 09/09/2022 at 12:48
(CercleFinance.com) – Vinci has signed a contract for repair work on a hydroelectric power station in Laos. Nam Theun 2 Power Company-NTPC entrusted teams from Freyssinet (Vinci Construction) with the…
In a strategic position, Laos wants to become the logistics hub of Southeast Asia
Landlocked but offering China an outlet for Thailand and its ports, Laos dreams of being a logistics hub in Southeast Asia. Inaugurated in December 2021, the new Chinese high-speed train…
Laos under the weight of Chinese debt
With an external debt of ten billion dollars, estimated at 66% of gross domestic product (GDP) by the World Bank in April, nearly half of which is due to China,…
Risks and side effects of interest rate hikes in America for Southeast Asia: Laos looks into the abyss
The strong dollar is making energy and food imports more expensive, affecting lower-income groups in Southeast Asia. Countries like Laos now lack the foreign exchange to buy fuel. There are…
in Laos, food insecurity alert
Reserved for our subscribers ReportageCovid-19 and the economic turbulence of recent months have exacerbated nutrition problems in this small country in full economic and agricultural take-off. In Kokmaygnay, a village…
Laos: a railway line built on a mountain of Chinese debt
Screen capture from Lao National TV, taken on October 16, 2021, showing Lao and Chinese officials gathered in Ventiane for the launch of the first railway line in Laos (LAO…
New Chinese train puts Laos on the trade map
In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, an aerial view of Ganlanba Station, one of the stations along the new China-Laos railway line, September 28, 2021, in Yunnan Province.…
In Laos, giant Chinese Buddha causes discord
The Pha That Luang stupa, the most important religious building in Laos, in Vientiane, in 2015. CHRISTOPHE ARCHAMBAULT / AFP Laotians do not want a giant Chinese Buddha: the Chinese…