Business

Vientiane Halts New Microfinance, Pawnshop Licenses Amid Regulatory Review

On 31 July, the Bank of the Lao PDR (BoL) suspended applications for new non-bank financial institutions in Vientiane Capital. Effective from the announcement date onwards, the suspension applies to both domestic and foreign investors seeking to establish deposit-taking microfinance institutions, non-deposit-taking microfinance institutions, and pawnshops in the capital. BoL said...

Lao Authorities, Lao Bank Seek Legal Action Against Thai Media Over Money Laundering Claims

On 31 July, Lao authorities and Lao Development Bank (LDB) met with Thailand's Central...

Chinese Commerce Chamber Urges Businesses in Laos to Cut Ties with Scam Networks

The General Chinese Chamber of Commerce in Laos has told its members to check...

Laos Inflation Edges Up in July, Electricity Prices Surge 91.5% Year-on-Year

Electricity prices jumped 91.5 percent in July compared to the same month last year,...

Online Sellers Face Renewed Enforcement of Business Registration Rules

Online sellers in Vientiane must register as businesses and obtain an e-commerce licence or...

Zhenro Properties Announces Annual Results 2020

Focus on High-Quality Growth Core Profit up by 18.9%Deep Penetration of First- and Second-Tier RegionsFocus on Enhancing Management...

Takeda Begins Regulatory Submissions for Dengue Vaccine Candidate in EU and Dengue-Endemic Countries

European Medicines Agency to Conduct First-Ever Parallel Assessment of a Medicinal Product, Takeda's Dengue Vaccine Candidate (TAK-003), for use in the EU;...

World Green Building Leaders Join Forces to Support Hong Kong’s First “Advancing Net Zero” Ideas Competition for Carbon Neutrality

Chair of the WorldGBC, Mr William McDonough, Ms Meaghan Lloyd of Gehry Partners and Professor Jiang Yi from Tsinghua University will be on the...

M1 Reveals Made-to-Measure Bespoke Mobile Plans and Debuts ‘Be’ Campaign’s Inspirational Stories

M1's made-to-measure Bespoke mobile plans are the next step in the journey to revolutionise Singapore's telecommunications industry. Reflected in the newly unveiled human-centred stories...

Owl Square Defies Market Odds to Expand Residential Rental Space Market

HONG KONG SAR - Media OutReach - 26 March 2021 - Owl Square has recently signed a nearly 10-year lease for the...

Genor Biopharma Releases Its Annual Results for 2020

Significant progresses in IND, clinical development, NDA/BLA, commercialization, BD and financingNDA/BLA progress - GB226 (Geptanolimab) Priority Review for PTCL, GB242 (infliximab (Remicade) biosimilar) under...