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Laos to launch first satellite in 2015
dpa, Published on 27/05/2014
» VIENTIANE — Chinese contractors will launch Laos' first satellite next year, state media reported on Tuesday.
Laos to borrow $566m this year
dpa, Published on 25/04/2014
» Vientiane — Laos will need to borrow an estimated 4.5 trillion kip ($566 million) this fiscal year to address its ballooning budget deficit, a state media report said on Friday.
Laos' Attapeu airport 50% constructed
dpa, Published on 24/04/2014
» VIENTIANE - Construction of Laos' Attapeu International Airport is 50% completed and should be finished on schedule by May 2015, a media report said on Thursday.
Laos exports up 6% last year
dpa, Published on 18/04/2014
» VIENTIANE - Laos' exports reached US$2.4 billion (78 billion baht) in 2013, up 6% year-on-year with minerals accounting for the lion's share, media reports said Friday.
Mitsubishi to build plant in Laos
dpa, Published on 09/04/2014
» VIENTIANE - Japanese electronics maker Mitsubishi will invest US$8 million (260 million baht) in its first production plant in Laos, reports said Wednesday.
Xayaburi dam in Laos ''23% complete''
dpa, Published on 03/04/2014
» Vientiane - Construction of the controversial Xayaburi Hydro-power plant, the first dam on the lower stretch of the Mekong River, is now 23% complete, Lao media reports said Thursday.
Mekong commission to discuss dams
dpa, Published on 02/04/2014
» HANOI - Activists have urged Cambodia and Vietnam to use the Mekong River Commission's second high-level summit this weekend to take a stand against a controversial dam project in Laos.
Laos inflation may deter investors
dpa, Published on 20/03/2014
» VIENTIANE - Rising inflation in Laos is undermining the country's attraction as a low-cost manufacturing base, a report said on Thursday, although investment figures remain solid.
Lao fibre-optic network nearly done
dpa, Published on 11/03/2014
» VIENTIANE - Laos is to complete the installation of its first underground national fibre-optic network this month, to compete with private overground networks, media reports said Tuesday.
Asian integration to spur drug trade
dpa, Published on 04/03/2014
» Increased economic integration in East and South-East Asia is expected to lead to a rise in regional trade in heroin and methamphetamines, the United Nations said Tuesday.