Provinces of Laos
New airport to connect remote Lao province with business, tourism to open in May 2015
A new international airport currently under construction in Laos' southernmost province of Attapeu is "50 per cent completed" and should be finished on schedule...
Laos gets first fibre-optic network
Laos is to complete the installation of its first underground national fibre-optic network this March to compete with private overground networks, media reports said.
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Tourism numbers in Laos up 13% in 2013
Laos’ Ministry of Tourism and Sports’ Tourism Development Department reported last week that international arrivals to the country had soared 13 per cent to...
Laos property lures foreign buyers
Buoyed by a number of large mall and mixed-use developments under construction, land prices across Laos' capital Vientiane rose by an average of 15...
Tourism in Laos: Touring the Bokeo Wilds
The remote Bokeo Province of Laos might soon become a familiar destination for international adventure seekers, thanks to a new bridge being built across...
Laos to spend $27m to fight rural poverty
The Lao government approved $27 million for rural development and poverty alleviation for the next fiscal year, the Vientiane Times reported on July 30.
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Lao-Vietnam trade seen at $2b by 2015
Bilateral trade between Vietnam and Laos is expected to rise to $2 billion by 2015 and to $5 billion by 2020, up from $900...
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