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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 institutions by the end of 2026, after suspending new applications earlier this year to review and update licensing regulations. Visone Saysongkham, head of the non-bank financial institution supervision department at the Bank of the Lao PDR...

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...

Laos, China Launch Digital Payment Link For Cross-Border Transactions

Laos and China have launched a new digital payment link that allows Chinese visitors...

Tokyo Islands Seafood Fair, a Tokyo Marine Produce Proposal Session for the Restaurant Industry, Etc., in Bangkok, Will Be Held on November 17 (Wed.)

TOKYO, JAPAN - Media OutReach - 5 November 2021 - Tokyo Metropolitan Government and THAI OOI YAMAMOTO CO., LTD. will hold the Tokyo...

Reece Group Taps Infor to Accelerate Growth

Australia’s leading plumbing and bathroom supplies business chooses Infor Warehouse Management Systems solution to optimise operations and enable further expansionSYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - Media OutReach -...

Cross-Chain Scaling Solution BTTC is compatible with BSC

SINGAPORE - Media OutReach - 5 November 2021 - On November 4, TRON made an announcement on Twitter, cross-chain scaling solution BitTorrent Chain (BTTC)  has been...

Twitter brings resounding cheers of K-pop fans to the 2021 Mnet ASIAN MUSIC AWARDS (2021 MAMA)

From Twitter Stanbot, #MAMAVOTE to the MAMA commentary, #KpopTwitter gets an intimate front-row seat to the awards show - exclusively on the service SEOUL,...

Finance Ministry: State Lottery Creates Jobs, Revenue

The Ministry of Finance has defended its decision to expand the national lottery to three days per week as a means of creating employment...

Schneider Electric Calls for the Acceleration of Digitization to Create a Sustainable Hong Kong

Schneider Electric's Innovation Summit Hong Kong 2021 will...