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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...

BTS Skytrain Workers in Bangkok Threaten Strike Over Unpaid Debts

Over 300 employees of the BTS Skytrain said they were willing to stop working and bring the city’s mass transit system to a standstill...

Kenanga Investors Wins Best Mixed Assets – Malaysia Provident Fund Group At 2023 Refinitiv Lipper Fund Awards

KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA - Media OutReach - 16 March 2023 - Kenanga Investors Berhad ("Kenanga Investors") received five awards at the Refinitiv Lipper...

SAUDIA Signs an Agreement with Boeing to Order 49 Boeing 787 Dreamliners

In support of its strategic objective to bring the world to the KingdomRiyadh, Saudi Arabia - Newsfile Corp. - March 15, 2023 -...

COVOS Launches Global Digital Economy Investment Management Platform

NEW DELHI, INDIA - Media OutReach - 15 March 2023 - COVOS launched a global digital economy investment management platform for Southeast Asia,...

DHL Global Connectedness Index: Globalization resilient even as U.S.-China decoupling advances

Global flows of trade, capital, information stronger than pre-pandemic; people flows recovering ...

Comba Has Been Appointed by China Mobile Hong Kong to Provide 5G Indoor Coverage Solution for LAWSGROUP’s Flagship Technology Property in Hong Kong

HONG KONG SAR - Media OutReach - 15 March 2023 - Comba Telecom Systems Holdings Limited ("Comba Telecom" or "the Group",...