LAO PRIME Minister Thongloun Sisoulith has urged the business and public sectors in Laos and Thailand to open their hearts to investment and cooperation. He made the comment at the Lao-Thai Business Forum 2017 in Vientiane yesterday, organised by the Lao National Chamber of Commerce and Industry in collaboration with the Thai Embassy to Laos. […]
Read MoreINDONESIA saw its external debt continue to grow slowly in November as companies reduced foreign loans, Bank Indonesia (BI) data has shown. The data showed that Indonesia’s foreign debt grew by 3.6 per cent year on year to US$316 billion (Bt11.1 trillion) as of November last year, slower than the 6.5-per-cent year-on-year growth a month […]
Read MoreMYANMAR’S PARLIAMENT is expected to discuss Section 66(d) of the Telecommunications Law on January 30, chairman Zaw Min of the Upper House’s bill committee said. on Monday.“Laws are important. This time it’s interesting as the section was suggested for discussion by the Commission for the Assessment of Legal Affairs and Special Issues to discuss,” Zaw […]
Read MoreExporters ended 2016 on a surprisingly upbeat note as shipments from Singapore registered another month of robust growth, surprising economists who had expected a more modest uptick. December’s unexpectedly strong non-oil domestic exports (Nodx) figures may be a sign that the region is finally recovering from its long trade slump. But economists cautioned against popping […]
Read MoreThe Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) in Laos has, at long last, issued a decision on the Implementation of Geographical Indications under the Law on Intellectual Property No. 1119/MOST, dated October 25, 2016. The decision allows both local and foreign geographical indications (GIs) to be registered in Laos, and it outlines a number of […]
Read MoreLAOS EXPECTS to be able to export 100 megawatts of electrical power to Malaysia by September, according to the office head of the Laotian Ministry of Energy and Mines. Dr Daovong Phonekeo said last week that the Laotian government was launching the first phase of a pilot project to sell 100MW of electricity to Malaysia […]
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