Category: Laos
South Korean investors leaving Lao communities behind
The top-down development model has social and environmental impacts, and weak regulations that put Korean investors and local communities at risk.
Laos to export over 14,000 MW of electricity by 2030
Thailand has signed agreements with Laos totaling 9,000 MW. Laos currently supplies over 4,000 MW. The Lao government expects to increase this to 7,000 MW by 2020 and 9,000 MW by 2030.
Lao Dam Collapse Creates Hardship for Student Far From Floodwaters
Laos’ worst flooding in decades is still reverberating far away in the capital of the poor, landlocked country.
Chinese-Owned Cement Factories Pollute Lao Villages
900 families in at least four villages in Vientiane Province are blanketed in dust and smog, threatening their health.
Govt to begin dam safety checks next year
The checks have been instituted following a devastating flood caused by a dam collapse at the Xe-Pian Xe-Namnoy hydropower plant.
Lao Cai border gate economic zone to drive province’s growth
The Lao Cai border economic zone will be developed into an industrial, urban, trade and service hub, serving as a driving force for the growth of the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai, according to the zone’s master plan.