Infrastructure

The Ministry of Public Works and Transport and the China Road and Bridge Corporation (CRBC) on Monday signed a Memorandum of Understanding on a feasibility study of the planned expressway linking Vientiane and Pakxe, Section IV. This section will run from Road No. 15 in Saravan ...

The company contracted to build an 11-km road running from Donnokkhoum village in Sisattanak district to the 450 Year Road in Xaysettha district is speeding up the pace of work, aiming to complete the project by the end of 2019.More ...

(KPL) Increasing awareness and understanding about the importance of handwashing with soap is an effective and affordable way to prevent diseases and save lives.Therefore, the Ministry of Education and Sports has celebrated the Global Handwashing Day 2018 at Thadeua Primary School in Hadxayfong district of ...

LUANG PRABANG, 18 October 2018: Lao Airline is introducing a scheduled flight that will wing in Chinese tourists from Changsha to this World Heritage town. Due to start 31 October, the weekly flight is scheduled every Wednesday, but is not  bookable on the airline’s website.More ...

The National Committee for Civil Aviation Safety met in Vientiane yesterday to discuss ways of strengthening safety for the nation’s domestic and international air travellers.More ...

Work on a section of the National Road 11 section from Khok Khaodor-Nonsavanh villages to Xanakham district to Vang and Namsang villages is set to begin at the end of this year, with the construction to be completed in three years.More ...

Four steel bridges connecting Samakhixay district to the flood-hit areas of Sanamxay district in Attapeu province have been completed with grant assistance from the Laos-China Railway Project.More ...

Authorities in Luang Prabang province are speeding up efforts to repair Namxeuang bridge on Road No 13 North as ferry boats are being used to transport motorists and vehicles across the river.More ...

Travelers, tourists and residents in Laos can expect to be able to ride the rails to traverse some of the country’s key destinations and onward to China’s Yunnan province and beyond by the end of 2021, and eventually, in the other direction to Bangkok, a major strategic dialogue meeting ...

VIENTIANE, LAO PEOPLE’S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC (14 September 2018) — The Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) Board of Directors has approved an additional financing of $30.5 million, in the form of a grant, to help the government improve water supply and sanitation in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic ...