The UK’s new Developing Countries Trading Scheme is a strategic move for the post-Brexit era that will replace the Generalised Scheme of Preferences (GSP) for developing countries with a new trading instrument early next year. The new Developing Countries Trading Scheme (DCTS) offers additional tariff concessions to products imported from developing countries. Laos is among […]
Read MoreTwo delectable dishes from Laos have made CNN’s list of the 50 best street foods in Asia. Ping Khao (or Khao jee) and Naem Khao, two street food dishes, have been selected by Cable News Network Travel as among 50 of the best street foods in Asia. Khao Jee is grilled sticky rice on a stick, with the […]
Read MoreHead of the Department of Labor and Social Welfare, Mr. Odon Maniboun, said that after the official registration of workers in the zone at the beginning of this month, 1,267 Laos workers have registered. Health check ups on workers and labor conditions were also conducted. The department began with the registration of Lao workers, followed […]
Read MoreASEAN Briefing reports that India is fast-tracking the completion of the expanded India-Myanmar-Thailand Highway. The Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, said recently that the route should be further expanded from 1,400 km to 3,200 km in order to link the route with Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam. Presently, the route links Moreh in the northeast of India with […]
Read MoreVientiane Times reports that the in the first six months of last year, 6,675 businesses signed up to carry out commercial activities, with registered capital amounting to over 63.64 trillion Lao kip. Retail and wholesale outlets, as well as vehicle and motorcycle repair businesses, accounted for most of the new business registrations in the first six months […]
Read MoreThe new tri-country freight train, or ASEAN express, between Malaysia, Thailand and Laos will begin operating in October of this year. The Star reports that Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTMB), the railway operator company, tested the new railway last week via a dry run to test all aspects of the line and to prepare for the commercial […]
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