Laos

Vietnam group starts huge sugar project in Laos
- Tuoi Tre News
- 23 November 2011
Vietnam’s Hoang Anh Gia Lai Group started work on the construction of a US$100 million sugar and sugarcane industrial cluster in Attapeu province, southern Laos.
Lao-Indochina Group prepares for IPO
- Vientiane Times
- 14 November 2011
Lao Indochina Group, which grows cassava on about 7,700 hectares of land in three provinces in Laos, is mobilising investment funds to expand business.
Laos, China sign MOU to develop organic farms
- Vientiane Times
- 26 October 2011
Lao and Chinese businesses this week signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for investment in organic farming in Laos, at a cost of about US$5 million.
Thai company eyes cassava, oil palm investment in Laos
- Vientiane Times
- 02 September 2011
The RTL World Trade Company wants to grow about 50,000 hectares of cassava and oil palms in Vientiane province.
Laos swamped by foreign investment
- AFP
- 18 May 2011
A new Chinese-controlled town inside Laos where Laotians are not welcome.
Laos losing out to land concessions
- Vientiane Times
- 27 April 2011
More than 50 percent of land concessions granted for investment projects result in detrimental affects to Laos, according to an expert from the National Land Management Authority
Laos: Land concessions come under scrutiny
- Vientiane Times
- 22 April 2011
The granting of land leases and concessions for some investment projects is unacceptable, as some projects negatively impact on the environment and livelihoods of local people.
Laos and the Resource Curse
- Asian Sentinel
- 21 October 2010
China and other nations are making Laos an industrial farm, to the detriment of its ecology
Laos gives green light to foreign rice farmers
- Vientiane Times
- 22 June 2010
The government will allow foreign companies and individuals to invest in rice cultivation in Laos, Prime Minister Bouasone Bouphavanh announced on Friday
Kuwait backs rice cultivation study in Laos
- Vientiane Times
- 07 June 2010
Kuwait has provided US$350,000 to the Lao Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry to study the suitability of extending irrigation so rice can be grown for export to Kuwait.
PE firm rethinks Laos/Cambodia fund
- Financial Times
- 18 April 2010
FIDP has launched a Cambodia and Laos fund, “an extended China play” that will focus largely on agriculture, seeking to benefit from China’s desire for food security.
Laos, Mongolia agree to agriculture cooperation
- Vientiane Times
- 22 Mar 2010
The Lao side will consider a request by Mongolia to seek agricultural land of up to 10,000 hectares to produce rice and other crops. Also under consideration is a proposal by Mongolia to develop sheep farming in Laos.