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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...

Virtus Medical acquired International Medical Center – Beijing

HONG KONG SAR - Media OutReach - 19 August 2021 - Virtus Medical Group (Virtus) is pleased to announce that the Group has acquired 70%...

NTT and i-CABLE announce strategic alliance to address the evolving network demands of Hong Kong enterprises

Major initiatives include managed network services, call-center-as-a-service (CCaaS) and managed data center offeringsHONG KONG SAR - Media OutReach - 19 August 2021 - NTT Ltd., a global...

CPA Australia: Technology integration a boon for Malaysian Businesses

KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA - Media OutReach - 19 August 2021 - Over 80 percent of Malaysian businesses surveyed by CPA Australia, one of the...

JY Grandmark 2021 Interim Results Announcements

Contracted Sales and GFA Increased SignificantlySteady Growth in RevenueSuccessful Implementation of Development Strategy on Urban RenewalForged New Business Driver ...

Zi.Care’s Successful Closure of Seed Round to Boost Growth

HONG KONG SAR - Media OutReach - 19 August 2021 - As one of the pioneering Health Technology Startups which...

KYAN Therapeutics Announces Collaboration with Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology for Accelerated Drug Discovery and Development of Nucleic Acids

SINGAPORE - Media OutReach - 19 August 2021 - KYAN Therapeutics, Inc. (KYAN), a developer of optimised therapeutics, and the Agency of Science, Technology...