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...

Tian Yuan Xiang Launches Chicken Essence For Better Sleep

SINGAPORE - Media OutReach - 19 April 2022 - Tian Yuan Xiang, one of the top drip chicken essence brands in Singapore,...

Rakuten Symphony and F5 Accelerate Supply Chain Diversity With Availability of F5 Cloud-Native Solutions in Symworld™

F5 announces BIG-IP Next Cloud-Native Network Functions (CNF) for service providers migrating network services to the...

Colgate’s latest electric toothbrush launching first on Shopee is ‘Tailored for Your Smile’

Colgate is meeting the oral care needs of Gen Z and Millennial consumers and offering exclusive deals with its Super Brand Day campaign on...

World’s First Bespoke Jewellery Brand Experience Centre Opens in Ann Siang Road

Unprecedented insight into the process, design and craftsmanship that goes into every handcrafted creation ...

Aura FAT Projects Acquisition Corp Successfully closes US$115m SPAC initial public offering on the Nasdaq as it ramps up investments in Asia

SINGAPORE - Media OutReach - 19 April 2022 - Aura FAT Projects Acquisition Corp (NASDAQ: AFAR),a Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC) focused...

South Korea’s K-Startup Grand Challenge 2022 to accept applications from April 15th

Korean government-sponsored program encourages wider participation this year, with top grants worth $320,000SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - Media OutReach - 18 April 2022 -...