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Laos

ASEAN Business

No sea, no sweat: Dry ports turn landlocked Laos into land corridor, eye trade to Middle East, Europe

Set up as a public-private partnership, Lao Bullion Bank currently operates out of a five-storey building in the capital, Vientiane.
ASEAN Business

Gold-rich Laos hits mother lode with S-E Asia’s first bullion bank amid inflation, currency blues

Inside China’s quiet reboot in Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar
ASEAN Business

Inside China’s quiet reboot in Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar

A supplied screen grab obtained on Wednesday, November 20, 2024, of The Nana Backpackers Hostel, Laos. Australian teenagers Bianca Jones and Holly Bowle are fighting for life in Thailand after travelling together on a dream holiday when they suffered suspected methanol poisoning in Laos. (AAP Image/Supplied by 9news) NO ARCHIVING, EDITORIAL USE ONLYNo Use Australia. No Use New Zealand.
International

What to know about the methanol poisonings in Laos

Prices in Laos has rocketed 23 per cent in 2022 and 31 per cent last year, while they are on course for 25 per cent this year, according to the Asian Development Bank
ASEAN Business

Debt-saddled Laos struggles to tame rampant inflation

Singapore Prime Lawrence Wong made his Asean Summit debut in his current capacity in Vientiane, Laos this October. He was sworn in as the Republic’s fourth prime minister in May.
ASEAN Business

Why the green, digital economies are a strategic focus for Singapore and Asean

PM Wong (centre) with Lao PM Sonexay Siphandone at a welcome ceremony for the bilateral visit in Vientiane on Friday. PM Sonexay's wife Vandara Siphandone is also seen.
ASEAN Business

Landlocked Laos, ‘sea-locked’ Singapore join forces in energy, sustainability, food security 

From left: Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr, PM Wong, Thailand's PM Paetongtarn Shinawatra and Vietnam's PM Pham Minh Chinh.
ASEAN Business

Singapore, Thai leaders pledge cooperation in digital economy, food security, tourism

Patuxai war monument in downtown Vientiane, Laos – the chair of this year's Asean Summits.
ASEAN Business

Laos in the limelight as PM Wong, world leaders converge for Asean Summit amid a series of firsts

(From left) Myanmar's Permanent Secretary of Foreign Affairs Aung Kyaw Moe, Philippines' Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Ma. Theresa P. Lazaro, Singapore's Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan, Thailand's Foreign Minister Maris Sangiampongsa, Vietnam's Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son, Laos' Foreign Minister Saleumxay Kommasith, Malaysia's Foreign Minister Mohamad Hasan, Brunei's Second Minister of Foreign Affairs Erywan Yusof, Cambodia's Foreign Minister Sok Chenda Sophea, Indonesia's Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi, East Timor's Foreign Minister Bendito dos Santos Freitas and Asean Secretary General Kao Kim Hourn pose for a photo in Vientiane, Laos, Oct 8, 2024.
ASEAN Business

Myanmar and South China Sea to test Asean relevance in summit

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