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Laos Inflation Reaches 7.7% in August, Remains Above Target

Laos’ inflation rate reached 7.7 percent in August, a slight increase from 7.6 percent in July, while average inflation for the first eight months of the year stood at 7.9 percent. Housing, water supply, electricity and cooking fuel recorded the largest increase, rising 30.2 percent from the same period last...

Laos Signs Deal for 330MW Coal Power Plant in Xieng Khouang

A new 330-megawatt (MW) coal-fired power plant planned for Xieng Khouang Province is expected to...

Laos Tightens Foreign Borrowing Rules as Debt Risks Persist

Laos has tightened controls on foreign borrowing as the government seeks to limit debt...

Laos Cuts 7-Day Base Interest Rate to 7% as Economic Risks Persist

The Bank of Laos (BOL) has cut its seven-day base interest rate from 8...

Laos Studies USD 1 Billion Vientiane-Lidu Industrial Park in Pakngum

On 13 August, Laos agreed to study the development of a new industrial park...

Japan Rice and Rice Industry Export Promotion Association Collaborates with Hawkers for an Exciting Showcase of Local Heritage Food Using Japanese Rice

Gracing the event we have Guest-of-Honour Minister Low Yen Ling and Minister Yoshiaki Takahashi, Embassy of Japan in Singapore showing their support in this...

Travel with Kumamon to the immersive fantasy adventure of Japan’s official Kumamon Land in VEX Metaverse!

HONG KONG SAR - Media OutReach - 17 November 2022 - Approaching the new metaverse era, Kumamoto Prefectural Government and ADK Emotions Inc....

Medtronic launches Medtronic Customer eXperience Center in Singapore to drive remote access to innovative technologies and training

A first for Medtronic in Asia, the center will harness leading-edge healthcare technology to create a worldwide interconnected training and knowledge ecosystem for better...

Lenovo Launches Limited ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 10 30th Anniversary Edition in Singapore

The ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 10 Anniversary Edition is released in celebration of 30 years of ThinkPad and limited to 100 units in SingaporeSINGAPORE...

Google Wallet Launches in Thailand and Vietnam

Google Wallet is a digital wallet that allows one to securely store credit and debit cards, tickets, passes, keys, and IDs. It was launched...

Camatic Seating Uses Infor Integrated AI Solution to Help Improve Customer Satisfaction, Increase Revenues and Optimise Vendor Selection Process

Leading manufacturer of seating solutions for some of the most iconic venues in the world anticipates 5% increase in sales win rates and 93%...