"Vientiane"

Thai entrepreneurs are exploring business opportunities offered by the new Vientiane Logistics Park and its Thanaleng Dry Port.

The Thanaleng Dry Port, part of an integrated logistics facility Vientiane, has received new financing for its development and equipment costs to modernise and deliver world-class services.

The State Railway of Thailand (SRT) has been urged to seek immediate funding so the construction of the second bridge over the Mekong River can be speeded up.

The number of new locally-transmitted Covid cases recorded over the past five days remains high, especially in the provinces of Vientiane, Khammuan, Savannakhet and Luang Prabang.

Police and security authorities are placing strict controls on travel and many roads in the capital are now blocked off following new restrictions imposed as a result of the latest lockdown.

Vientiane authorities have introduced new restrictions, including a ban on night travel and closure of some businesses and schools, as the community outbreak of Covid-19 widens.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Saleumxay Kommasith on Friday visited the Thanaleng Dry Port and Vientiane Logistics Park. He pledged support for the project after learning that it will significantly facilitate logistics and transport and thus boost trade and Laos’ economy. 

Construction of the Vientiane station for the Laos-China railway project officially commenced on Friday in preparation for the launch of its operations in December 2021.

Hanoi and Vientiane are top two cheapest cities in Asia for backpackers to visit in 2020 while Bangkok offers the cheapest prices for a meal, a study conducted by UK-based Alpha Travel Insurance has revealed.

VIENTIANE - Electricity poles and cables, houses, other buildings and some farmland suffered varying degrees of damage when a squall passed through Sing district in Luang Namtha province on December 28.

Vientiane will host the Lower Mekong Tourism Cities’ Mayors Summit from October 12-15 to promote tourism and cultural cooperation between cities in Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam.

Lao Airlines, the national flag carrier, has opened a new sector from Vientiane-Luang Prabang-Changsha city in China’s Hunan province, aiming to attract more Chinese travellers, especially during Visit Laos Year.