VNExpress/VNA-Mar 29
A railway project linking Thakhek township in Khammouane Province of Laos and the Mu Gia border gate in Vietnam’s Quang Tri Province under the build-operate-transfer (BOT) model has received in-principle approval from the Lao National Assembly (NA) at the inaugural session of its 10th legislature. The project is seen as a strategic step to help transform Laos from a landlocked country into one better connected to regional and global markets via the East–West Economic Corridor.
At the session, which concluded on March 27, lawmakers also adopted the 10th five-year national socio-economic development plan for 2026-2030, and approved the organizational structure of the NA, the Government, and key state agencies. The NA endorsed a legislative program for 2026-2030, including the drafting of 19 new laws and amendments to 72 others across key areas such as administration, justice, economy, culture–society, and national defense-security. Five-year work plans of major state bodies, including the NA, the Supreme People’s Court, the Supreme People’s Procuracy, the State Inspection Authority, and the State Audit Organization, were also approved. Read more at:
