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Lao State Fuel Company Set to Transform into Public–Private Joint Venture

The Lao government is moving to restructure the Lao State Fuel Company (LSFC) into a public–private joint venture as part of its broader overhaul of major state-owned enterprises, according to a report presented to the National Assembly on 13 November. Officials detailed the reform plan during the 10th Ordinary Session...

Thailand to End Tax Exemption on Low-Value Online Imports from January 2026

Thailand is set to eliminate its tax exemption for low-value online purchases starting January...

Lao Government Keeps Majority in Lao Airlines as COMAC Takes 49% Stake

On 10 November, the Lao government confirmed an agreement with the Chinese state-owned aircraft...

National Assembly Advances Dialogue on Sustainable Health Financing in Laos

The National Assembly of Laos has convened the second in a national series of...

ASEAN SOAR Together Empowers MSMEs with Digital Boost at ABIS 2025

On 31 October, the ASEAN Foundation, in partnership with TikTok Shop and the ASEAN...

Laos Remains Unable to Streamline Investment Process

While Laos has been promoting a one-stop investment service for many years, lawmakers admit that the reality remains a tedious process mired in bureaucracy....

Lao Railway Staff To Take Intensive Chinese Language Course

Lao employees who are to operate the Laos-China Railway have begun an intensive Chinese language course at the Confucious Institute of the National University...

Johnson & Johnson Discontinues Skin Whitening Creams in Asia

Johnson & Johnson has made a decision to cease the sale of skin whitening creams popular in Asia after its products have come under...

Chao Anouvong Park To Be Upgraded In Bid To Attract Tourists

Chao Anouvong Park is to receive renovations to improve the site in a bid to attract more tourists, both foreign and domestic. Fujiwara Enterprise, in...

Ministry of Labor Orders Employers to Pay Wages Despite Pandemic

The Lao Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare has instructed employers to ensure workers are fairly compensated despite an economic downturn due to the...

Nikon Cuts Workforce in Laos and Thailand

Nikon has published a revised financial forecast, releasing its 2020 fiscal year financial results, and announcing it has had to cut ten percent of...