This was the second bus accident in Laos within 24 hours on Sunday after 13 Israelis were wounded in a traffic accident in Laos, including some in serious condition..

Laos is heavily indebted to and economically dependent on China. Could Vietnam and Thailand offer a way out of its conundrum?

BANGKOK: Seven Chinese men were tricked into travelling from Laos to Chanuman district, Amnat Charoen province, with promises of work in Thailand, offering good wages.

Cambodia, Laos outline strategies to boost bilateral trade (The Phnom Penh Post) -- The second Cambodia-Laos Joint Trade Committee Meeting took place in Vientiane, Laos on January 28. The two neighbouring nations have agreed on four key points which are expected to enhance bilateral trade and tourism cooperation.

Thailand expects its high-speed rail link to China via Laos to be operational by 2030, nearly a decade behind schedule.

Thailand started the construction of the high-speed rail network in 2017 under the Chinese government’s Belt and Road Initiative, according to the project’s website. The Thai government is responsible for entire project investment, civil works construction, and application of Chinese construction technologies and railway systems.

By 2030, the US$13 billion Thai network is expected to connect to the Laos-China high-speed railway via a bridge over the Mekong River.

Thailand’s Transport Company announced its plans to use its current slate of 11 bus routes to Laos and Cambodia to boost cross-border travel.

The planned high-speed line, which will connect Bangkok to China via Laos, has seen sluggish progress since construction began in 2017.

The government has confirmed the Bangkok-Nong Khai high-speed rail project, connecting to China's high-speed railway network, will be operational by 2030.

The Myanmar junta insists online scam operators are foreigners thriving on cross-border infrastructure, and neighboring countries must do their part to suppress them.