Mr Malaythong Kommasith (right) meets with Mr Cyril Chan in Vientiane on Monday to discuss investment opportunities in trade and logistics.     –Photo Ministry of Industry and Commerce

Company eyes construction of warehouses to store goods bound for China
 
Foreign investors are increasingly turning to Laos as a logistics hub, seeing strong potential for warehouse and storage facilities that would handle agricultural products and other goods inbound from Laos and Thailand for export to China.
 Investment plans and cooperation in the logistics, trade and industrial sectors was raised during a meeting on Monday when the chairman of Lancang-Mekong Silk Road Holding Co., Ltd., Mr Cyril Chan, visited the Ministry of Industry and Commerce.
 Mr Chan and his delegation were welcomed by the Minister, Mr Malaythong Kommasith, and senior ministry officials.
 During the discussions, Mr Chan outlined his company’s interest in exploring opportunities in cross-border trade, logistics, energy, mining, mechanical industry and technology.
He stressed that investing in modern warehouses and storage facilities would be vital to streamlining export flows from Laos and Thailand to China through rail and road networks.
Mr Malaythong responded positively, briefing Mr Chan and his delegation on government efforts to facilitate investment, especially under the reorganised ministry following its merger with the Ministry of Energy and Mines.
He reiterated the government’s commitment to create an enabling environment through infrastructure development, clearer regulations, and incentives to attract responsible investors.
Laos is already positioning itself as a regional logistics nexus through the Thanaleng Dry Port and Vientiane Logistics Park, which combine multimodal rail and road systems.
Since opening in December 2021, the dry port has handled cargo transiting between Thailand, Laos and China, with streamlined transfers between the metre-gauge Laos-Thailand line and the standard-gauge Laos-China railway.
In addition, Lao and Chinese entities have signed an agreement on the sharing of warehouse resources and standardisation of customs procedures, including leveraging bonded warehouses at the dry port to improve cross-border trade efficiency.

By Souksamai Boulom
(Latest Update October 15, 2025)