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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...

ECOVACS partners Shopee in Indonesia to get homeowners to “Trade Up for the Latest DEEBOT” and usher a new era of smart and modern...

The “Trade Up for the Latest DEEBOT” campaign tells consumers it’s “Time to Switch to Something Smarter” by simply uploading their purchase receipts and...

ECOVACS partners Shopee to get homeowners to “Trade Up for the Latest DEEBOT” and usher a new era of smart and modern home cleaning...

The “Trade Up for the Latest DEEBOT” campaign tells consumers it’s “Time to Switch to Something Smarter” by simply uploading their purchase receipts and...

ECOVACS partners Shopee in Malaysia to get homeowners to “Trade Up for the Latest DEEBOT” and usher a new era of smart and modern...

The “Trade Up for the Latest DEEBOT” campaign tells consumers it’s “Time to Switch to Something Smarter” by simply uploading their purchase receipts and...

Bybit Brings Annual Trading Competition World Series of Trading (WSOT) 2021 to the Next Level With Record $7.5M Prize Pool

4.9x bigger prize pool than last year at up to 7.5m USDT & NFT additionLargest WSOT donation to UNICEF at $400,000 in BTC...

LOCA Listed on Forbes Asia 100 to Watch

Forbes Asia Magazine announced the Forbes Asia 100 to Watch list on Tuesday which included LOCALAOS, the first Lao startup to be listed on...

HOYA launches “FULL CONTROL”, a revolutionary 4-in-1 combo for lenses that provide the ultimate eye protection to spectacle wearers

SINGAPORE - Media OutReach - 13 August 2021 - HOYA Vision Care, a leader in optical technology innovation, has launched its latest...