Economics5/4/2025 8:40:53 AM
Minster of Foreign Affairs Mr. Thongsavanh Phomvihane led a Lao delegation to participate in the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Southeast Asia Regional Programme 2025 Policy Dialogue, held in Bangkok, Thailand.
Economics4/30/2025 3:50:23 PM
Laos launched construction of the 124 MW Nam Neun 1 hydropower plant, a key energy export project that will send electricity to Vietnam upon completion in 2028.
Economics4/10/2025 12:12:19 PM
Phonesack Group held a groundbreaking ceremony on April 2 for a 4-billion-dollar coal-fired thermal power plant project in Kalum District, Xekong Province, southern Laos.
The event was attended by Deputy Prime Minister Saleumxay Kommasith, the Minister of Energy and Mines, the Provincial Governor, and key guests from public and private sectors.
The project is being developed by the Phonesack Group.
Economics4/3/2025 12:33:16 PM
The Asian Development Bank (ADB), in partnership with the Ministry of Finance, organized the two-day Workshop on Scaling Up Financing for Resilient Growth in the Lao PDR, which brought together more than 100 senior government officials, development partners, and sector experts to discuss ways to drive resilient growth in the country in an integrated manner.
Economics3/28/2025 2:52:58 PM
The government signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with AB Construction and Shaochun Hung Heuang Co., Ltd. to conduct a feasibility study for a solar power project in Bolikhamxay and Sekong provinces on March 26, 2025.
Economics3/26/2025 12:16:21 PM
The ASEAN Centre for Energy (ACE) has released a study titled "Energy Sector Development Plan for Net-Zero Emissions in Laos". The study, published on March 25, 2025, underscores Laos' commitment to achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, aligning with its Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) under the Paris Agreement.
Economics3/17/2025 9:39:17 AM
(KPL/VNA) A conference was held in Vientiane on March 14 to promote the use of the Lao kip (LAK) and the Vietnam dong (VND) in payments for goods and services between the two countries.
