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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...

Each Payment to Ransomware Attackers Subsidizes Nine Future Attacks

New report from Trend shows how ransomware industry is kept afloatHONG KONG SAR - Media OutReach - 28 February 2023 - Trend...

Schneider Electric closes 2022 with strong Sustainability Impact results

Half-way milestone crossed in ambition to save 800 million tonnes of CO2 emissions for customers ...

Asia School of Business Signs Memorandum of Agreement with McKinsey to Catalyze the Corporate Venturing Movement in Malaysia

KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA - Media OutReach - 28 February 2023 - The Asia School of Business (ASB) announced that they have entered into...

“The Hang Lung Scholarship and Development Donation for the Visually Impaired” Is Open for Application

HONG KONG SAR - Media OutReach - 28 February 2023 - Hang Lung Properties (SEHK stock code: 00101) (the "Company" or "Hang Lung")...

The 11th Beauty and Lifestyle Expo and Global Beauty and Lifestyle Summit Successfully Held with 30,000 Participants

SHANGHAI, CHINA - Media OutReach - 28 February 2023 - From February 15th to 17th, the 11th Beauty and Lifestyle Expo and the...

On Zero Discrimination Day, UNAIDS urges Asia Pacific countries to decriminalise to save lives

BANGKOK, THAILAND - Media OutReach - 28 February 2023 - On Zero Discrimination Day, commemorated on March 1,...