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Laos to Reopen Applications for Non-Bank Financial Institutions by End of 2026

The Lao central bank plans to resume accepting applications to establish new non-bank financial institutions by the end of 2026, after suspending new applications earlier this year to review and update licensing regulations. Visone Saysongkham, head of the non-bank financial institution supervision department at the Bank of the Lao PDR...

Khammouane Targets UNESCO Geopark Status to Boost Tourism

Khammouane is preparing a UNESCO bid for the Hinboun Geopark, hoping the international designation...

African Swine Fever Disrupts Pork Supplies, Beef Prices Rise in Vientiane

The pork shortage is putting pressure on Vientiane’s meat markets as African swine fever...

Lao Migrant Workers Send Home USD 500 Million in First Seven Months of 2026

Lao migrant workers sent an estimated USD 500.7 million back to Laos during the...

Laos, China Launch Digital Payment Link For Cross-Border Transactions

Laos and China have launched a new digital payment link that allows Chinese visitors...

Resumption of the Takamatsu (Kagawa prefecture in Shikoku, Japan) – Hong Kong route (scheduled flights)

HONG KONG SAR - Media OutReach - 29 March 2023 - Tourism Shikoku is pleased to announce that regular, bi-directional flights on the...

GBS Simplifies Foreign Business Registration in Vietnam with New One-Stop-Shop Service

HO CHI MINH CITY, VIETNAM - Media OutReach - 29 March 2023 - Global Business Services LLC (GBS) is a business law...

Vetter Performs Extraordinarily with Six Wins in the 12th Annual CDMO Leadership Awards

CDMO honored as winner in all six core award categories Vetter celebrates its second consecutive year earning...

New research reveals the growing prevalence of “conversational everything” for customer communications

Infobip data from more than 449 billion interactions in 2022 shows conversational experience is becoming more popular across all forms of customer communication, from...

First Phosphate Corp. Signs LFP Production Technology Licensing Agreement with Integrals Power Limited

Saguenay, Quebec - Newsfile Corp. - 28 March 2023 - First Phosphate Corp. (CSE: PHOS) (FSE: KD0) ("First Phosphate" or the "Company") is pleased...