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...

Banana Farms Ordered to Stop

Oudomxay province: -- Chinese farms in Laos' provinces have been suspended due to their ongoing use of hazardous chemicals which are having negative impacts...

PM Supports Chamber for Highest Business Role

Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith has expressed his full support for the Lao National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (NCCI) to serve as the highest...

Thai Kasikornbank Eyes Regional Expansion; Plans 2nd Branch in Laos

Thailand's Kasikornbank Pcl said on Tuesday it plans to open a second branch in Laos and upgrade the status of its local bank in...

China Is Transforming Southeast Asia Faster Than Ever

China’s investment is transforming its smaller Southeast Asian neighbors like never before while helping turn Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar into bigger destinations for its exports. That’s driving...

Japan Tech Firms Start Lao PDR Data Center Project

Toyota Tsusho, Internet Initiative Japan, and Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities announced the start of a joint demonstration project in the Lao PDR. The firms...

Indochina Aviation Centre Introducing Bizav to Mekong Region

First-time MEBAA exhibitor Indochina Aviation Centre (Stand 936) is here to introduce potential customers to travel opportunities in the Mekong region and to meet...