Chinese casino group eyeing development near the Plain of Jars

via Radio Free Asia,, 07 April 2021: Worth monitoring in the future – A Chinese casino company has been studying the possibility of building a casino near the Plain of Jars.

Zhao’s company is currently engaged in a feasibility study on a similar project in northern Laos’ Xieng Khouang province. The company looked at a piece of land in Pek district near the Plain of Jars, a major archaeological landscape and UNESCO World Heritage Site consisting of thousands of large prehistoric stone containers scattered about the area.

“Zhao Wei visited here in August last year. He was looking for about 150 hectares of land for agricultural and tourist development that would include building hotels, raising cows and growing organic vegetables,” an official of the province’s Planning and Investment Department told RFA.

“In May last year, Zhao Wei signed a MoU with the Lao government that allowed him to do a feasibility study on the 150-hectare land to develop a tourist attraction complex, a traditional medicine factory and a golf course. The central government gave permission to him to do the feasibility study because he has experience and money, but there’s no concession agreement yet,” said the official.

Source: Chinese Casino Mogul Zhao Wei Explores Expansion Out of Laos’ Golden Triangle SEZ — Radio Free Asia