Investissements étrangers au Laos ont quadruplé au 3è trimestre 2009 (4.3
Mds $US): (manager.co.th): Le Laos est parti en
contre courant de l'économie mondiale. Les investissements étrangers en 2008 totalisent 1.2 Md $US et en 2009 (en 9 mois) 4.3 Md $US pour
208 projets. Les différents domaines investis sont: l'énergie hydro-électrique, minerais, agro-alimentaires, agriculture (plantations d'hévéas, café,...), manufacturières, textiles,
assemblages semi-conducteurs. M.Houmphéng SOULARAÏ du Ministères de Planifications et de coopérations a dit que le Laos est riche en ressources naturelles et les coûts très bas qui
font attirer les capitaux
Premières journées lao-françaises de la recherche pour le
développement: (Ambafrance-laos.org) L’Autorité nationale pour les
sciences et la technologie et l’Ambassade de France au Laos organisent, du 28 au 30 octobre 2009, les premières journées lao-françaises de la recherche pour le
développement
M.Jean Louis BORLOO - Ministre d'état français de l'environnement a visité le LAOS :
French delegation calls on P.M. on climate change:
M. Jean Louis.BORLOO a été reçu par M.Le Premier Ministre Bouasone BOUPHAVANH à Vientiane
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(KPL) Prime Minister Bouasone Bouphavanh last week received a courtesy call from Mr. Jean Louis BORLOO, Minister of State,
Minister for Ecology, Energy, and Sustainable Development of France. Mr. BORLOO arrived here on 31 October for a short working visit in Laos. At the talks, P.M
Bouasone praised and highly valued the visit to Laos of Mr. J. Louis BORLOO as a big contribution to further strengthening the friendly relation and co-operation between Laos and France.
Mr. J. Louis BORLOO was also warmly received by Ms. Khempheng PHOLSENA, Minister to the Prime Minister's Office and Chairman of the Water Resource and Environment Agency. Mr. Jean Louis
BORLOO on 1 November visited the Nam Theun II Hydropower Construction project jointly funded by the French Electric Company. The main objective of Mr. J. L.BORLOO's visit to Laos was to
discuss with the Lao government on preparation for the United Nations Climate Change Conference Copenhagen 2009, especially on the issues of assistance for developing
countries.
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Laos
awaits its big moment: (atimes.com): Long after the misadventures of the United States in Indochina,
landlocked Laos evokes golden temples, golden smiles and, in the business world, golden mining prospects. But it is a different type of gold that will occupy the nation when the region's
Southeast Asian (SEA) Games are for the first time staged in the country, from 9-18 December. What's in it for little Laos ?
Laos Detains 9 Planning Protest:
(rfa.org) : Ten years after a rare student uprising, nine people are in custody as they prepare a demonstration.( BANGKOK)—Lao authorities are detaining nine people said to have been travelling by road to the Lao capital to stage a
pro-democracy protest, according to Lao sources who asked not to be named.
Laos Draw With Malaysia To Win Pre-SEA
Games: (Football-South East Asia): Despite only managing a 1-1 draw against Malaysia in their final round robin
match, Laos still emerged at the top of the standings above their opponents at the
pre-SEA Games courtesy of goal difference.
Le Droit du Développement Durable
(DDD): Le Représentant de Champalao a pu rencontrer M.Le Dr Bernard BALTHAZARD - Docteur en droit, Chercheur, auprès du CEERDS
[Centre Européen d’Etudes et de Recherche « Droit & Santé »]. Il mène ses recherches sans relâche et expose sa vision de Droit du Développement Durable, comme hypothèse d'un droit post
moderne, pour réponse au défis et construire une société humaine & fraternelle à Vientiane -
Laos.
Communism and Capitalism Are Mixing in Laos:
(nytimes.com) VIENTIANE, Laos
— Hammer-and-sickle flags flutter above government offices in downtown Vientiane, and the entrance to the national museum is decorated with massive sculptures glorifying the workers’
revolutionary struggle
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1. 30. 9.2009: La solidarité est traditionelle et intéressant pour la communauté laotienne.
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With 32% Mobile Penetration,
The Laos Mobile Market Had Reached The Two Million Subscriber Milestone By April 2009: (OfficialWire.com): There was no hiding the fact that Laos has had to struggle for years with a poorly performing economy and a commercial environment that was in desperate need of
reform HANOI, Sept. 10 (Xinhua) -- The World Bank (WB) decided to increase its grant for the
annual poverty reduction support operation of Laos to 20 million U.S. dollars this year from ten million U.S. dollars last year, the Lao newspaper Vientiane Times reported
Thursda
China, Laos pledge to improve ties: (Chinaview.cn) BEIJING, Sept. 9 (Xinhua) - Chinese President Hu Jintao and his Laotian counterpart Choummaly Saygnasone on Wednesday agreed to
lift bilateral ties to a comprehensive strategic partnership and pledged to boost relations between the two countries and their ruling parties.
Laos power plant misses jumbo payout: (Asia Times Online) SAYABOURY, Laos - The wildly successful Sayaboury Elephant Festival, held this year in the village of Hongsa,
attracted more than 80,000 visitors, some elegantly attired, some dreadlocked ganja-inspired, despite the event's remote location in northwestern Laos. The 70 or so jumbos were by turns
applauded, photographed and simply adored as they dipped like divas.
French businessmen to set up optic factory in Laos: (KPL) French businessmen are interested in setting up an optic factory in Vientiane. The statement was made by Mr Peter Covelier, Vice Chairman of
Essi Lor Company, when he called on Mr Bounchanh Sinthavong, Deputy Mayor of Vientiane in Vientiane on 31 August. Mr Covelier came to Laos to conduct a feasibility study on setting up the factory
at Km-21 Saythany district, Vientiane. During the meeting, he said that his company had two such factories in Thailand and was thinking of expanding the operation to Laos.
Hong Kong to set up direct links with Laos: Hongkong-Vientiane vol direct: (etravelblackboardasia.com): Hong Kong
and Lao People's Democratic Republic have entered into an air services agreement, which will set up direct air links between Hong Kong and Laos. According the government of the Hong Kong
Special Administrative Region, the document is the 60th of its kind ever signed between the region and its partners.
Thailand’s General Anupong,
PM Abhisit to Force Return of 500 Laos Hmong Refugees: (pr-inside.com) Despite
repeated U.S. Congressional and international appeals to His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej, the King of Thailand, shockingly and tragically, under the apparent direct orders of Thai Prime
Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva as well as Army Commander-in-Chief Anupong Paojinda and Defense Minister Prawit Wonguwon, elements of the Thai Third Army and Ministry of Interior (MOI) troops are
aggressively threatening and secretly preparing to engage in the mass forced repatriation of hundreds of Laotian and Hmong refugees to the Stalinist regime Laos they
fled.
Malaysian Firm To Develop Special Economic Zone In Laos: (Bernama.com) VIENTIANE, Sept 14 (Bernama) -- A Malaysian company, Universal Pacific Ltd has been given a 50-year concession by the Laos Government to develop
a special economic zone near the newly-completed Laos-Thai railway line across the Mekong River.According to Malaysian and Laos officials here, the company was expected to allocate US$50
million to develop the 53-hectare zone located in Dongphosy at the Laos-Thai Friendship Bridge.
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1 -31 Août 2009: Champalao félicite aux amis d'ex-lycéenes de Paksé et à tous nos invisités...
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Laos simplifies import
procedure: (Asia News Network) : Business people will find it simpler to import goods to Laos if a new prime ministerial decree on import procedures is
enforced. The new legal document, which Prime Minister Bouasone Bouphavanh signed in July, also aims to move Lao import procedures closer to the rules and regulations of the World Trade Organisation. The reforms form part of the main
conditions for the country to become a member of the global trade group.
Sinohydro inks power plant deal with Laos' energy firm: (People Daily Online.com) Sinohydro Corporation,
China's largest builder of hydropower plants, has signed a contract with Laos' electricity supplier, Electricite Du Laos (EDL), to build two hydropower stations and a power transmission line in a
deal that is cumulatively worth around $559 million.
LAOS
FLOATS JOINT THAI-KUWAITI RICE INVESTMENT PROPOSAL: (Bangkok Post.com):
Thailand may be able to co-invest with Kuwait to grow rice in Laos in a form of contract farming. Laos made the proposal in talks between Commerce Minister Porntiva
Nakasai and Nan Viyaketh, Laos' Minister of Industry and Commerce, said Ms Porntiva's chief adviser Chaiya Yimwilai. The pair met for talks during the four-day Asean Economic Ministers Meeting in
Bangkok which ends today. Ms Porntiva liked the sound of the proposal and said the ministry would look at how to make it work.
L'Association Thailandaise des Professeurs de Français (ATPF) s'intéresse à
l'auteur-compositeur lao-france: L'A.T.P.F. a découvert la capacité artistique de
M.Saysamone AMPHONESINH - Auteur compositeur de chansons françaises d'originaire du Laos à Montpellier France. Malgré son peu de temps, il le consacre à écrire et composer les chansons françaises
pour le public du monde entier. A découvrir son talent sur son site web: http://www.amphonesinh.info/perso/index.php
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1 -30 juillet 2009: Champalao dit merci aux amis d'ex-lycéenes de Paksé et à tous nos invisités...
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US in key environment meeting with Mekong countries: PHUKET, Thailand (AFP) – The United States held an unprecedented meeting Thursday with countries from the lower Mekong basin in
what Washington said showed its commitment to combating climate change in Asia. US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton met with the foreign ministers of Cambodia, Laos, Thailand and Vietnam in the
Thai island of Phuket during the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Regional Forum.
South
Korea to aid Laos bourse: (Stratstimes.com): Seoul - The operator of South
Korea's stock market said on Thursday it has reached agreement with the Laotian government to jointly set up a stock exchange in the communist state next
year.
World Ecotourism Conference 2009 opened in Vientiane: (KPL) The World Ecotourism Conference 2009 was officially opened in Vientiane on 15 July under theme “ Paradigms and Resilience for
Sustainable and Responsible Tourism in Developing Countries”.Mr. Bouasone Bouphavanh, Prime Minister of Laos, Mr. Eugenio Yunio, Acting President of the World Tourism Authority and senior
officials from the tourism authority around the world attended at the conference, totaling 300
An interview with Karin Manente of the World Food Programme in
Laos: (examiner.com): The Lao People’s Democratic Republic is classified as a Least
Developed Country (LDC) and Low Income Food Deficit Country (LIFDC). The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has been successfully
running a school feeding program since 2002, in close cooperation with the Lao Ministry of Education
DKLS inks MoU with Laos govt: (Thestar.com) ; PETALING JAYA: DKLS Industries Bhd has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the government of Laos to conduct a feasibility study for
a potential water supply project there.The study would include financial, economic analysis as well as social and environmental impact assessment, DKLS told Bursa
yesterday.
Test energy generated by Laos' 1,070-MW Nam Theun
2: (hydroworld.com) Laos' 1,070-MW Nam Theun 2 hydroelectric project has
delivered its first test energy, a total of 60 MW to Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT). The milestone came at the end of June with initial synchronization of one of the
turbines, the World Bank announced July 3, 2009. Power was delivered through the transformer bay and substation to the 500-kilowatt transmission line that exports electricity to
Thailand
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01 - 30 juin 2009: La solidarité traditionelle est intéressant pour la communauté laotienne de partout.
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All aboard the Trans-Asian Railway: (ASIA Times) BANGKOK -
A train journey from Singapore to Shanghai may not be the stuff of dreams anymore. So too the prospect of travel by rail from Seoul to Samarkand, Uzbekistan. The blueprint for the continent-wide
railway network traces tracks that span 114,000 kilometers to link 28 countries. Of that, 106,000 kilometers of tracks already exist in the countries that - in addition to the eight who have
ratified the agreement - also include Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Iran, Laos, Malaysia, Pakistan, Singapore, Turkey, Uzbekistan and Vietnam.
Asia takes first step on modern 'Silk
Route': An ambitious plan to create a modern Silk Route of roads and railways
linking East Asia with Europe has made its first substantial progress, as the BBC's Vaudine England reports from Hong Kong. A seemingly obscure agreement on traffic rights between
Vietnam, Laos and Thailand now allows trucks to transit the three countries without having to unload cargo at border crossings for trans-shipment.
Alexandra on Japanese TV program : Alexandra BOUNXOUEI à la TV
japonaise:
EU Commits to Giving Extra Funding to Laos: 2009-04-27 17:19:27 Xinhua Web Editor: Cao Jie
The European Union (EU) is committed to giving extra funding to Laos to help the country deal with the global financial crisis, the Lao newspaper Vientiane Times reported Monday. According to
David Lipman, Head of the European Committee Delegation to the Lao People's Democratic Republic, the EU decided to provide about 50 million U.S. dollars to Laos for the period
2010-2013.
Le Mékong
sera plein de barrages (19 en tout, parmi eux 9 au Laos): (VOA) Les groupes environnementalists
protestent: Environmental Groups Form Coalition to Oppose Damming of the Mekong :
coalition of international environmental organizations launched a campaign to raise awareness of the need to protect the environment and oppose the construction of hydropower dams on the
Mekong River.
Russia to help Laos build three hydropower plants :(KPL) Russia will help Laos build three hydropower plants in the south of the country to supply domestic demand and exports. The three hydropower plants are estimated to cost
more than 17. 1 trillion kip (about two billion USD) and have an installation capacity of 1,200 megawatts. They are expected to start operation in 2014, 2015, and 2016,
respectively.
IFC to invest $25 million to support E&P in Thailand,
Laos: Oil & Gas Journal :Le Fond International Finance Corporation a accordé de fournir 25 millions dollards pour supporter l'exploration et de
productions de pétrole et de gaz au Laos et en Thailande. WASHINGTON, DC, Jan. 17 - The International Finance Corp. has agreed to provide $25 million of financing for oil and gas exploration and production
activities in Thailand and Laos. The work will be led by Salamander Energy PLC, a London-based independent producer that operates exclusively in southeast Asia. IFC said it would acquire a
minority equity interest in the Savannakhet production-sharing contract in western Laos and in two concessions in the underdeveloped Loei and Chaiyaphum provinces of northeastern
Thailand.
Laos found the crude oil mine ! LAOS a découvert le pétrole à Muong PHIN, après la révèlation de la Compagnie d'Etude d'Angleterre (England Survey Company): (KPL) Laos found the crude
oil mine in Phin district of Savannakhet province when the England Survey Company disclosed primary information on high potential of oil source in Savannakhet province, amid the
oscillatory oil price in the world market, said an official of Energy and Mine Office, Savannakhet province.
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Gigantic River Cave Revealed in Laos:Cavo-rivière souterraine gigantestque au
Laos:
October 20, 2008–A cave explorer stands before an imposing stalagmite–made of mineral deposits–near an entrance
to the Xe Bang Fai River cave in central Laos.