Vietnam and the Philippines have been reclassified as upper-middle-income economies by the World Bank, leaving Laos, Cambodia, Myanmar, and Timor-Leste as the only ASEAN members still in the lower-middle-income category.
The annual income classifications, released on 1 July, place seven of ASEAN's 11 members in the upper-middle-income bracket or higher....
A touring caravan of bigger bikes from neighbouringThailand was recently refused entry at the Nam Ngeun-HouaiKon International border between Laos and Thailand in Xayaboury...
The Sultanate of Brunei, one of the biggest oil suppliers in the region, has expressed its interest in purchasing rice products from Laos.
This interest...
Saravan province has joined the nationwide fight against illegal logging following prime minister's recent order to ban the export of partially-processed wood, tree roots,...
Prime Minister Thongloun is looking to change his country's pro-China image and broaden its economic horizons.
The one-party state, an ASEAN member, remains one of the world's...
