In 2018, the Lao government, Laos Maha Nathi Sithandone (Hong Kong) Investment Co., Ltd., and LTV Road and Bridge Construction Sole Co., Ltd. signed an agreement to develop the Maha Nathi Sithandone Special Economic Zone on an area of 9,846 hectares on islands in Khong district.
In these 19 stories, some of them might be forgotten or some still remember. While those stories also give hope for some people who looking for effective results in the near future.
There will be 4,411 families are affected by this project. The project is now completed 70%, the compensation process is far from the construction, 20.4% completed. It's planned to finish by the end of 2021.
The project is expected to have a direct impact on 26 villages in three provinces: Luang Prabang, Oudomxay and Xayaburi, with an estimated 840 households (9,974 people).
Laos-China Railway project is 70% completed, while the compensation’s paid to affected people is 20.4% (369 billion Kip) of total amount 2,492 billion Kip.
Vietnam has invested US$4.1 billion in 409 projects in Laos, with the largest investments being in the public works and transport, energy and mines, and agriculture sectors
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