Law encourages local and foreign individual investors, legal entities and organizations to invest in its railway infrastructure development and transport in various ways, such as public-private partnerships, and concessions.
Category: Region
Selected environmental stories from media outlets in the Mekong region and beyond.
China-Laos railway achieves tech breakthrough
It is the tallest bridge pier in the world and the longest span between two piers, and is part of the Chinese section of the 925.5-kilometer China-Laos railway
Mekong River Commission Declares New Commitment To Flood, Drought Management
The improved Center aims to provide faster and accurate flood and drought forecasting and warning information throughout the year to communities potentially affected by rapid fluctuations in water levels and more extreme floods and droughts.
The environmental catastrophe you’ve probably never heard of
According to the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), sand mining of river deltas, such as the Yangtze and Mekong, is increasing the risk of climate-related disasters, because there’s not enough sediment to protect against flooding.