Australia-listed Ord River Resources ORD.AX said on Monday it had discovered potentially large bauxite deposits in Laos, a country little known for its mining industry.
ORD said it had an agreement to develop a mine in the Bolaven Plateau in southern Laos in partnership with China Non-ferrous Metals International Mining Co. Ltd. (CNMIM), a government-run [...]

Champassak province is located in the south part of Laos, it is attracted both Lao and foreign businessmen headed to do business, especially in industrial handicraft sector, which increased 25 percent annually since 2001.
In 2001 the province has 2,794 factories, most of them invested in industrial production, in 2005 increased by 84% or 5,141 producing [...]