Laos and China have launched a new digital payment link that allows Chinese visitors to pay Lao businesses using China’s digital yuan, without needing to exchange cash into Lao kip.
The system connects China’s digital yuan, known as e-CNY, with Laos’ domestic QR payment network. A Chinese visitor can now...
Thailand plans to construct a combined railway and roadway bridge across the Mekong River to connect with Laos.
The Thai cabinet approved plans for a...
Hundreds of thousands of laborers from Laos and Cambodia have begun returning to Thailand as the country opens its doors to migrant workers.
Thailand requires...
Thailand has become the first Asian nation to move to decriminalize marijuana, although rules governing recreational use remain unclear.
The country's Minister of Health, Anutin...
Consumers in Thailand have turned to crocodile meat in the face of soaring pork prices.
Crocodile meat is now more affordable than pork, while consumers...