Business

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 their businesses, properties and services to make sure they do not help online scam networks operate. The chamber issued a notice warning companies that scam operations have harmed victims and damaged the reputation of Chinese businesses...

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...

Former MRC Chief Anoulak Kittikhoun Named First Lao Head of Mekong Institute

Former Mekong River Commission (MRC) Chief Executive Officer Anoulak Kittikhoun has been appointed Executive...

Trade, Energy, Tourism Drive Laos-Vietnam Economic Ties Past USD 1.3 Billion

Trade between Laos and Vietnam reached USD 1.305 billion during the first six months...

Indochina Bank Sees Customer Increase

The number of VIP customers holding accounts at the Indochina Bank has seen a rapid increase this year. A bank executive revealed the figure...

First Modeling Lao’s Varissara Tangsouvanh Wins First International Award

Representing the nation of Laos in Shanghai last week at the Miss Tourism Queen of the Year International 2016 Contest, Varissara “May” Tangsouvanh put...

BCEL-KT: Trade Summary (Dec 23, 2016)

Trade summary Lao stock market sew lower on the final trading day of the week, after banking stock hitting 5,500 kip on mid morning, then...

BCEL-KT: Trade Summary (Dec 22, 2016)

Trade summary Lao stock market mixed on Thursday, as energy stock jumped by 50 kip to close at 5,000 kip, posting trading volume of 19,000...

Conference Boosts Big Data Use

The use of core information technology, which provides results in terms of innovation, is being discussed by experts in these fields who are meeting...

Lao News Agency to Stop Print Edition of English Paper

The Lao News Agency has announced that the last issue of its English language newspaper will roll off the presses on December 31, ending...