News Laos: Visiting Vientiane, the world’s youngest Communist capital
Aditta Kittikhoun has learned to anticipate the question. No, not Thailand, but it’s next to Thailand. No, not China, but it’s next to China. No, not Vietnam, but it’s next to Vietnam. Kittikhoun, who ...
News Laos: Laos seeks capable executives to lead state firms
VIENTIANE: Laos is moving to put capable executives in charge of state-owned enterprises as part of reforms aimed at improving management, reducing debt and raising returns on state assets ...
News Laos: Laos and China launch new cross-border bus route linking Yunnan to Luang Namtha
VIENTIANE (Laotian Times): Laos and China have launched a new international bus route connecting Xiang Hung City in Yunnan Province to Xiang Kok village in Luang Namtha, creating a direct overland ...
News Laos: Laos, Cambodia deepen agricultural partnership, open new trade corridor to China
VIENTIANE: Laos’ Ministry of Agriculture and Environment and the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of the Kingdom of Cambodia have agreed to strengthen their partnership in agriculture ...
News Laos: Laos launches project to boost sustainable agri-food systems
VIENTIANE: Laos' Ministry of Industry and Commerce, in collaboration with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and other development partners, has officially launched a project to promote sustainable agri ...
News Laos: Zoomlion Collaborates with Lao Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry to Jointly Develop Lao Agricultural Machinery Standard System
--On September 5, a memorandum of understanding for standardization collaboration between Zoomlion and the Lao Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry was signed in Vientiane, Laos, both parties will advance technological and agricultural collaboration, earnestly promoting exchanges and mutual learning in areas such as agricultural machinery standards,...
News Laos: Laos and Bitcoin: The Big Struggles of a Small Nation
Bitcoin MagazineLaos and Bitcoin: The Big Struggles of a Small NationLaos, a landlocked country in Southeast Asia, suffers immense corruption and oppressive censorship. Freedom tech like Nostr and Bitcoin offer ways around it.This post Laos and Bitcoin: The Big Struggles of a Small Nation first appeared on Bitcoin Magazine and is written by Win Ko Ko Aung.
News Laos: Tax Reform Would Improve Health and Finances in Lao PDR – World Bank
Tax Reform Would Improve Health and Finances in Lao PDR – World Bank Revising health taxes — levies on harmful products like tobacco and alcohol — would increase government revenue, reduce the cost of ...
News Laos: Lao Economic Monitor Launch features Health Taxes
On November 7 2024, the World Bank launched the October 2024 Lao PDR Economic Monitor - Reforms for Stability and Growth. The biannual Lao PDR Economic Monitor provides updates on macroeconomic ...
News Laos: Taking Advantage of E-Commerce: Legal, Regulatory, and Trade Facilitation Priorities for Lao PDR
E-commerce refers to the buying and selling of goods and services digitally and has been a rapidly growing sector in economies around the world. Although limited available information suggests that ...
News Laos: Cryptocurrencies and U.S. Sanctions Evasion: Implications for Russia
A current risk in today’s trade ecosystem is that countries leverage cryptocurrencies to circumvent U.S. sanctions. Cryptocurrencies are digital currencies that are not backed by central banks and are ...
News Laos: Laos, Hong Kong forge strategic partnership to develop gold market
VIENTIANE: Laos and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) have signed a memorandum of understanding to strengthen cooperation in gold trading and market development, as both sides seek ...
News Laos: What Is A Mutual Fund? How They Work And How To Invest For Beginners
Mutual funds explained for beginners. Learn how they work, their benefits, and how to start investing to grow your wealth.
News Laos: Laos seeks stronger Japanese investment partnership
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Thongsavanh Phomvihane, meets representatives of the Japan External Trade Organisation in Vientiane on June 22. - VT VIENTIANE: The government ...
News Laos: A fuel shortage is driving Laos — which is on the brink of a debt default — to seek out cheap Russian oil
The Southeast Asian country of Laos is discussing oil purchases with sanctions-hit Russia, the Nikkei reported, citing local media. It's the latest Asian country after bankrupt Sri Lanka to face ...
News Laos: ASEAN finance leaders end meetings in Laos, pointing to challenges from geopolitics, volatile prices
LUANG PRABANG, Laos — Southeast Asian economies are gaining ground as tourism and exports recover from the shocks of the pandemic, but geopolitical tensions and volatile commodity prices still pose serious risks, regional financial leaders said Friday. Laos’ Finance Minister Santiphab Phomvihane read out a joint statement following meetings among finance ministers at a hotel in the […]
News Laos: Thai businessman among 10 jailed for life in major Laos corruption scandal
The People’s Court of Vientiane Capital has sentenced a Thai businessman and nine former senior Lao government officials to life imprisonment after convicting them in four major corruption and bribery ...
News Laos: Laos Is Not in a Chinese ‘Debt Trap’ – But It Is in Trouble
China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) turns 10 this year. Much ink has been spilled, digitally and otherwise, about the global infrastructure project. The “debt-trap diplomacy” claims that arose in ...
