• China’s agricultural investment abroad is rising
    • USDA
    • 30 April 2018

    China’s agricultural investment abroad grew more than tenfold in less than a decade and parallels its emergence as a major importer of agricultural commodities. But the focus of investments are shifting from farming and raw materials to business acquisition.

  • Chinese firm to study development potential of Bolaven Plateau
    • Vientiane Times
    • 10 April 2018

    Laos government has authorised a Chinese firm to carry out a feasibility study in southern Laos, with a view to turning it into top agri-business and agri-tourism destination. Deputy Governor of Champassak province said the Chinese firm also intended to grow organic crops for export to China.

  • Regional countries seek new approaches to agricultural investment
    • Viantiane Times
    • 16 November 2017

    Laos and other countries located along the Mekong River will assess the challenges of large-scale agricultural investments to find better solutions for sustainable development and boost economic growth in the region.

  • Chinese firms eye Laos opportunities
    • ECNS
    • 13 November 2017

    The official visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping to Laos will boost the business ties between the two nations. Agriculture is one of the main sectors targeted by Chinese investors in the neighboring country. Xi will visit the country from Monday to Tuesday.

  • China approves 10 international agricultural parks
    • Reuters
    • 07 August 2017

    China has approved plans to establish international agricultural demonstration zones in 10 countries. The projects include an agriculture technology park in Laos, Zambia dan Fiji, said agriculture ministry in a statement.

  • La Chine va créer des zones de démonstration agricole dans 10 pays
    • Commodafrica
    • 06 August 2017

    Le ministère chinois de l'Agriculture a validé la création de "zones de démonstration agricole à l'international" dans 10 pays, rapporte Reuters. Objectif : accroître son influence sur le secteur agricole mondial.

  • Livestock links advanced with Vietnam's Ho Chi Minh City
    • Viantiane Times
    • 03 August 2017

    Laos is allocating 1,500 hectares of farmland along the That Luang marsh channel to grow the feed grasses needed for cattle raising, according to Vientiane Livestock and Fisheries section official. Vientiane is cooperating with distributors in Vietnam's Ho Chi Minh City to expand the numbers of cattle.

  • Chinese agriculture in SE Asia: Investment, aid and trade in Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar
    • HBS SE Asia
    • 22 June 2017

    This report seeks to provide an overview of the current state of China’s overseas investment in agriculture in the Mekong region - including through land acquisitions - with a focus on Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar.

  • Chinese company to build modern agricultural industrial park in Laos
    • Xinhua
    • 27 April 2017

    Lao Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with China's Xuanye (Lao) Co., Ltd/AVIC International Beijing Co., Ltd on a modern agricultural industrial park project in Laos.

  • Chinese investors reconsider plantations as profits prove elusive in banana business
    • Vientiane Times
    • 07 Mar 2017

    Some Chinese investors plan to shutter their banana farms in Laos and relocate to other countries while others plan to replace the yellow herbaceous fruit with other agricultural crops after sustaining losses.

  • Lao farm products to enjoy tariff exemptions
    • Vientiane Times
    • 11 February 2017

    Unprocessed Lao farm products raised and grown by Vietnamese investors in the 10 Lao provinces that share a border with Vietnam will enjoy tariff and value-added tax exemptions when exported to Vietnam.

  • Large M&A deal could change Vietnam’s sugar industry
    • VietNamNet
    • 04 October 2016

    Hoang Anh Gia Lai Group (HAGL) has finally confirmed that it is negotiating with Thanh Thanh Cong (TTC) on the transfer of its sugar mill and 6,000 ha plantation in Laos.

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