A pump jack operates near a crude oil reserve in the Permian Basin oil field near Midland, Texas, US.

EU regulator green lights an injectable HIV drug that could help stop transmission LONDON (AP) -- The European Medicines Agency has recommended authorising a twice-yearly injectable drug aimed at ...

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Law on dam safety essential: energy minister It is necessary to enact a specific law to regulate the safety of dams, as part of the government’s efforts to achieve sustainable energy development.

Vientiane-Hanoi expressway under study The Lao and Vietnamese governments are considering the feasibility of building an expressway linking Vientiane to Hanoi, with assistance from the government of ...

Hongsa Power Co., Ltd. has built 136 houses and other essential infrastructure to accommodate people who had to move from their homes in Kiewngiew village, Ngeun district, Xayaboury province, when the ...

Laos and the Republic of Korea have agreed to start a 12-year biofuel production project worth US$20 million, with the aim of producing 500,000 litres of biogasoline a day, equalling 12.5 million ...

Korean Fund provides grant for feasibility study of Mekong River integrated management project The Mekong River Integrated Management Project in Khammuan province may receive loan assistance from ...