11 mars 2022
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Éric Mottet et al., « Laos », Institut de recherche sur l’Asie du Sud-Est contemporaine, ID : 10.4000/books.irasec.4707
As the Covid-19 virus which now affects tens of thousands claimed its first deaths among Laotians in 2021, the health situation in Laos, which was relatively stable and not very alarming during the first year of the Covid-19 pandemic, abruptly deteriorated. Hit hard by the health crisis and the closure of the country for many months, the whole economy has been severely impacted, especially in the labour-intensive sectors such as agriculture, tourism and manufacturing. Finally, since the opening ceremony of the railway on December 3, Laos has entered a new era, with the country taking an important step in transiting from a land-locked mountain nation to a logistics hub linked with neighbouring countries, particularly China.