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Laos Targets Faster Border Checks in USD 5 Million Trade Project

Laos is preparing local businesses for higher costs when selling goods abroad, as the country gets ready to graduate from least developed country (LDC) status and lose some of its duty-free trade benefits. A new USD 5 million project aims to help businesses stay competitive by cutting paperwork, speeding up...

Vientiane’s Shared E-Bikes Return Amid Parking, Licensing Concerns

Red electric bikes bearing the “Laos Shared E-Bike” logo have reappeared across Vientiane, raising...

Laos, Vietnam Restart USD 492M Potash Project in Khammouane

A USD 492 million potash mining and processing project in Khammouane is moving forward...

Laos Shifts Tourism Licensing Powers to Provincial, District Authorities

Laos is revising how tourism business licences are issued and enforced, dividing responsibilities among...

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...

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%...

Sa Sa Announces Interim Results for FY2022/23

Hong Kong SAR same store sales up 19.8% Group’s loss narrows by 26.7% YoY HONG KONG SAR...

When regulating the metaverse, lessons can be learned from existing approaches to regulating online spaces—from video games to social networks

Economist Impact and Meta to convene top policymakers and industry experts to discuss how stakeholders can work together to develop principle-based approaches to privacy,...

Unlocking US$5M funding access for social enterprises, Choco Up partners with Dream Impact to bring Hong Kong’s impact ecosystem to new heights

SINGAPORE - Media OutReach - 17 November 2022 - Choco Up, Asia's leading revenue-based financing and growth platform, today announces its partnership with...