By Anoulak Kittikhoun, originally published on Fulcrum Analysis on Southeast Asia
Laos will graduate from the UN’s Least Developed Country (LDC) category this year. Doing so not only achieves a national aspiration from the 2000s but also marks the end of a decades-long categorisation that has framed the country as “poor”....
The Ministry of Industry and Commerce (MOIC) of Laos, with support from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), has launched an enhanced...
Starting 1 August, digital platforms like Google, Facebook, and Amazon will enforce a 10 percent value-added tax (VAT) on customers in Laos, following the...
Electronic waste, or e-waste, is a rapidly escalating environmental concern in Southeast Asia (SEA). As the region undergoes prolonged development and modernization, the demand...