Laos Expects to Have 100 Hydropower Plants by 2020
Laos has expected to operate 100 hydropower plants with combined installed generation capacity of 28,000 MW and annual power output of about 77,000 million KWh by 2020.
– Lao News Agency
Laos, China reaffirm links, consolidate connectivity as cooperation commission meets
Laos and China have pledged to further promote their cooperation in economic, trade and technical assistance matters, a meeting of representatives of the two sides heard in the capital yesterday.
– Vientiane Times
Laos, China Promote Domestic Use of Biogas
Laos and China have shared lessons exchanging ways to promote the technical production of biogas in households aiming to reduce gas imports.
– Lao News Agency
Laos, S. Korea Agree to Expanding E-Commerce
The Lao government and the Republic of Korea have agreed to further expand business opportunities in e-commerce.
– Lao News Agency
Savannakhet to Develop XeSalalong Reservoir as New Tourist Site
Savannakhet Province plans to develop XeSalalong reservoir in Thapangthong District as a new tourist destination for tourists to the province.
– Lao News Agency
Laos seizes cache of illegal logs allegedly owned by governor’s wife
Rampant corruption mars forest conservation efforts in Laos where timber continues to be smuggled to China and Vietnam despite a ban on export issued by Lao Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith in May last year.
– Eco-Business
Germany offers lessons in local self-governance
Active cooperation and coordination with domestic and international development partners will be a key factor to realise the government’s plans to achieve its aims for socio-economic development including the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), a senior economic official told a meeting in the capital.
– Vientiane Times
Mental health, one in four at risk
A psychiatrist has confirmed that people in Laos are in danger of suffering from mental health issues because of a lack of readily available treatment options.
– Vientiane Times
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