VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/Asia News Network): Vice President Pany Yathotou and Russian President Vladimir Putin hailed the sound relations between Laos and Russia during talks on Tuesday (Sept 12) on the sidelines of the Eastern Economic Forum held in Vladivostok, Russia.
VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/Asia News Network): The government, in cooperation with Impact Energy Asia Limited, will build a 1,000MW wind farm, named the Xekong Wind Farm Project, in Lamam and Dak Cheung districts of Xekong province.
VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/Asia News Network): Authorities from Thailand and the operator of the Thanaleng Dry Port on Wednesday (Sept 6) met to discuss logistics and transport link opportunities, including the need to remove non-tariff barriers to speed the shipment of freight.
VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/Asia News Network): Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone, his Cambodian counterpart Hun Manet and Vietnamese counterpart Phạm Minh Chinh agreed to deepen cooperation between the three neighbours during talks on the sidelines of the 43rd Asean Summit held in Jakarta, Indonesia.
VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/Asia News Network): The Laos-Vietnam Railway is expected to be completed and open for service in 2028. The Petroleum Trading Lao Public Company (PTL) in cooperation with Yooshin Engineering Corporation & Korea National Railway will conduct a detailed design study of the railway before construction begins.