Laos has collected approximately USD 12 million in digital taxes from global technology companies since introducing its digital tax system in late 2024, according to Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Santiphab Phomvihane.
The tax applies to foreign digital service providers without a physical presence in Laos, including Microsoft,...
AFP - China experienced its hottest summer on record in 2025, the meteorological authority said, as heatwaves continued to scorch the country's south.
Temperatures around...
By Thanaporn PROMYAMYAI/AFP - Thailand’s acting prime minister has moved to dissolve parliament, his party said Wednesday, 3 September after the largest opposition party...
Aimal Zahir/AFP - Strong aftershocks to a powerful earthquake that killed more than 1,400 people at the weekend rattled eastern Afghanistan on Tuesday as survivors...
By Marchio GORBIANO/AFP - At least 20 people are missing after violent Indonesia protests sparked by lavish perks for lawmakers that have widened to...
AFP - A massive rescue operation was underway in Afghanistan Monday after a strong earthquake and multiple aftershocks flattened homes in the impoverished nation,...
