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Thailand to End Tax Exemption on Low-Value Online Imports from January 2026

Thailand is set to eliminate its tax exemption for low-value online purchases starting January 2026, imposing import duties and a 7 percent value-added tax (VAT) on all foreign goods purchased online, including items valued as low as THB 1 (USD 0.03). Customs Director-General Panthong Loikulnan announced on 5 November that...

Vientiane Cracks Down on Business Violations, Fines Over LAK 338 Million

In the first half of 2025, the Vientiane Capital Department of Industry and Commerce...

Vietnam Parliament Approves Raising Alcohol Tax to 90 Percent by 203

On 14 June, Vietnam’s parliament passed legislation to increase the special consumption tax on...

Lao Government Enforces Ban on Unregistered, Unlabeled Imported Food Starting 1 July

Starting 1 July, Laos will prohibit the import and sale of unregistered food products...

Laos Pauses Importer-Exporter System for Necessary Upgrades

The Ministry of Industry and Commerce has announced the temporary closure and upgrade of...

Lao Garment Association Plans to Boost Local Production and Sales

The Association of the Lao Garment Industry (ALGI) hopes that soon every village will have at least one shop stocked with clothes produced locally....

New Vientiane Market Promotes Goods Produced in Laos

An entrepreneur in Vientiane Capital has launched a new wholesale and retail fresh market that promotes goods produced in Laos. The new market is located...

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...

That Luang Lake Market Becomes Shopping Hotspot

The recently opened That Luang Lake Market, also known as Beung That Luang Market, has become a shopping hotspot overnight after the closure of...

Vientiane Bus Station Project Severely Delayed

The Vientiane Capital bus station construction project, which began in 2015, remains incomplete despite plans to be ready for use in 2018. Chitchareun Construction was...

7-Eleven Convenience Stores to Enter Laos By 2022

7-Eleven has signed a master franchise agreement with CP ALL Laos, a subsidiary of Thailand's CP ALL Public Company, to operate 7-Eleven stores within...