Business

Laos Links South Korea Work Visas to Overstay Rates as Program Expands

Laos will suspend access to South Korea’s seasonal work program for 3 years if the nationwide overstay rate reaches 70 percent, under new rules introduced as the country expands overseas job opportunities. A provincial overstay rate above 20 percent will trigger a one-year suspension of visa issuance for Bolikhamxay Province,...

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...

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...

“Wild, threatened, farmed: Hong Kong’s Invisible Pets”, a report by the ADM Capital Foundation

HONG KONG SAR - Media OutReach - 18 May 2022 - An extraordinary four million exotic animals, from all corners of the world...

2 in 3 working Singapore Residents concerned about losing job due to illness and/or disability: AIA Disability Income Survey 2022

Insights from survey led to creation of AIA Pay Protector; first in market to offer a simplified disability income plan which provides fixed monthly...

Spot by NetApp Delivers Cloud Desktop-as-a-Service Solution for Service Providers, Enterprises and Today’s Distributed Workforce

Spot PC provides MSPs and enterprises with a comprehensive managed cloud desktop solution with the security, reliability and flexibility businesses need to succeed SINGAPORE...

G8 Partners with South Korean ODIN to Develop Next Generation Wind Power Systems for Offshore and Island Power Generation

G8 enters into MOU agreement with ODIN South Korea for the development of next generation wind...

Intentions to receive vaccines are associated with the intensity of the pandemic waves and the toughness of anti-pandemic measures; A “rising then declining” trend...

HONG KONG SAR - Media OutReach - 17 May 2022 - Since the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic in early 2020, Hong Kong has...

Viet Nam – US Agricultural cooperation: reliability and mutual benefit

WASHINGTON, D.C., USA - Media OutReach - 17 May 2022 - From May 11 to 17, Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham...