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Laos Shifts Tourism Licensing Powers to Provincial, District Authorities

Laos is revising how tourism business licences are issued and enforced, dividing responsibilities among central, provincial, and district authorities, Minister of Information, Culture and Tourism Suanesavanh Vignaket said at the National Assembly meeting on 7 October. The Ministry will retain control over foreign-invested tourism businesses and international tour operators, according...

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...

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...

Tzu Chi Environmental Action Center Presents Exhibitions

Common Understanding · Common Consensus · Collective Action and A Breeze from the Woods An Initiative...

Korean Firm Partners with Wanfeng Property to Attract Investment to That Luang SEZ

A Korean real estate investment firm based in Shanghai has signed an agreement with a Chinese property developer to attract investment in the That...

Electricity Exports On the Rise as Laos Powers Up ASEAN

Laos has earned USD 2,012 million from the export of electricity to other countries this year, up by 12 percent compared to last year. Deputy...

Botify expands in Asia Pacific – empowering brands locally to enhance ROI from search with its enterprise SEO platform

Brands in Asia Pacific can now join the growing number of global enterprises that are discovering the power of organic search, achieving impressive measurable...

Kenanga Investors Appointed Fund Manager for Dana Wakaf Bencana

KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA - Media OutReach - 18 November 2021 - Kenanga Investors Berhad ("Kenanga Investors") has been appointed Fund Manager for Dana Wakaf Bencana...

Apical Group Collaborates with Palm Oil Industry Stakeholders to Launch “Palm Oil Nation”

JAKARTA, INDONESIA/SINGAPORE - Media OutReach - 18 November 2021 - Exporter of sustainable palm oil, Apical Group joined forces with the Roundtable of Sustainable Palm...