Business

Laos’s Credit Rating Upgraded After Bond Sale, Hong Kong Tax Pact

Laos has received a credit rating upgrade after issuing a USD 500 million international bond and signing a tax agreement with Hong Kong aimed at reducing costs for cross-border investors. On 29 October, S&P Global Ratings upgraded Laos’s long-term credit rating from CCC+ to B-, with a stable outlook, indicating...

Laos Eyes 500MW Renewable Electricity Export to Singapore

Laos is eyeing a major expansion of its clean energy exports following a proposed...

Laos Links South Korea Work Visas to Overstay Rates as Program Expands

Laos will suspend access to South Korea’s seasonal work program for 3 years if...

Laos Targets Faster Border Checks in USD 5 Million Trade Project

Laos is preparing local businesses for higher costs when selling goods abroad, as the...

Vientiane’s Shared E-Bikes Return Amid Parking, Licensing Concerns

Red electric bikes bearing the “Laos Shared E-Bike” logo have reappeared across Vientiane, raising...

Trend Micro Warns of Ransomware Targeting Industrial Control Systems

Latest report highlights United States as the prime target of global threat actorsHONG KONG SAR - Media OutReach - 5 July 2021 -...

CUHK Business School Research Shows Reducing Online Piracy Can Lead to Increased Creative Output, But Comes with Unintended Side Effects

HONG KONG SAR - Media OutReach - 5 July 2021 - The protection of intellectual property rights (IPR) has long been a...

Coface Asia Corporate Payment Survey 2021: Corporate payment delay trend stabilized; companies see brighter outlook, but risks and uncertainty remain

HONG KONG SAR - Media OutReach - 5 July 2021 - Coface's 2021 Asia Corporate Payment Survey, conducted between October 2020...

Coface Asia Corporate Payment Survey 2021: Corporate payment delay trend stabilized; companies see brighter outlook, but risks and uncertainty remain

HONG KONG SAR - Media OutReach - 5 July 2021 - Coface's 2021 Asia Corporate Payment Survey, conducted between October 2020...

Coface Asia Corporate Payment Survey 2021: Corporate payment delay trend stabilized; companies see brighter outlook, but risks and uncertainty remain

HONG KONG SAR - Media OutReach - 5 July 2021 - Coface's 2021 Asia Corporate Payment Survey, conducted between October 2020...

SonicWall Triples Threat Performance, Dramatically Improves TCO with Trio of New Enterprise Firewalls

With triple the firewall throughput compared to previous SonicWall appliances, new NSa and NSsp models help organizations keep pace with the speeds of their...