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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...

UD Trucks kicks off global launch of new Euro 5 truck range

Drive for better with the new Euro 5 Quester and Croner trucks, with feature enhancements that boost profitability by doing more with less to...

Hairy Crab Season Has Arrived and Brilliant Fresh Direct Launched Hairy Crab Packages Hairy Crab Lovers

HONG KONG SAR - Media OutReach - 30 September 2021 - Autumn days may be too long for hairy crab lovers, for they have longed...

Businesses Request Clarification of Government Assistance and Employee Compensation

Businesses have called on the government to provide assistance including tax breaks to ease the burden on the private sector. The private sector wants to...

Mead Johnson Nutrition’s Cross-sector Formula Cans Recycling Program Claims Silver for ‘Best PR Campaign – Sustainability’ at PR Awards 2021

HONG KONG SAR - Media OutReach - 30 September 2021 - Mead Johnson Nutrition Hong Kong's ("Mead Johnson") city-wide formula cans recycling program with cross sector cooperation,...

ONLY Aesthetics Launches New Aesthetics Treatment ONLYCOOL® – The World’s First And Only Cryo Plasma Technology

SINGAPORE - Media OutReach - 30 September 2021 - ONLY Aesthetics (All About Aesthetics Pte Ltd), the largest multi-award-winning aesthetics group in Singapore,...

Orient Europharma Launches Two Premium Skin Boosters Aimed to Deliver the Diamond Feel Skin® Result to Consumers

KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA - Media OutReach - 30 September 2021 - The term "Working from Home" is no longer foreign to us as we...