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Viet Nam will have some 116 warehouses at the border gates with Laos and Cambodia by 2035, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade. Under Decision 229/QD-BCT issued on January 23, the ministry said it would develop professional and modern warehouses…
The farm is located in Naxineua village, Naxaithong district. It keeps a variety of animals, including goats, pigs, ducks, chicken, and fish, but its mainstay is ists herd of dairy cows. Farm Director Sengmany Yathotou told last week that they began in 2014…
Attopeu airport, located in the south of Laos near the borders of Vietnam and Cambodia, has ceased commercial operations. Lao Airlines (QV, Vientiane) had been running a scheduled service to the small aerodrome 2x weekly from Vientiane via Pakse since April…
Lao PDR’s Department of Civil Aviation says its priority is to encourage more international airlines to serve the capital Vientiane. In an interview the department claimed there were more direct flights to Laos, many of them charter flights during the peak…
International Commercial Bank Lao Limited provides banking and related financial services in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic. It offers various deposit products, including current, savings, education fund savings, and senior citizen savings accounts; and…
The government of Laos has teamed up with Microsoft to advance the adoption of emerging technologies for sustainable economic development, with focus on projects with social impact. At a Government Solution Day event held in collaboration with the Laos…
The company expects to lose $1 million a month but hopes to boost connections in Indochina. Vietnam’s biggest telecom firm Viettel has announced it will abolish roaming charges between Vietnam and neighboring Cambodia and Laos, where it has also developed…
The divestment was consistent with the bank’s strategy of simplifying its business and narrowing the focus of its Asian operations on institutional business, analyst David Ellis said in a research note released yesterday. The sale followed those of five Asian…
Sompo Insurance (Thailand) is embracing innovation and digital channels as key strategies to build brand awareness among individual Thais, who are a new customer base for the Japan-based firm, which aims to be in the top 10 in Thailand’s |insurance market by…
Vietnam’s state-owned telecom Viettel will eliminate overseas roaming charges between its operators in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from January 2017. “Users of Metfone in Cambodia, Unitel in Laos and Viettel in Vietnam will be charged at the local mobile fee…
Cambodia will soon open both its roads and ports for Laos to use in exporting goods abroad, according to an announcement posted on Prime Minister Hun Sen’s Facebook page on Sunday. The announcement followed a meeting between Mr. Hun Sen and Laotian President…
Set to open in 2021, the new-build InterContinental Vientiane will become the company’s second hotel in Southeast Asian country, following the existing Crowne Plaza Vientiane. It will also become one of the Lao capital’s largest hotels, with more than 400…
Thailand’s Kasikornbank said on Tuesday (29/11) it plans to open a second branch in Laos and upgrade the status of its local bank in China in 2017 as part of a regional expansion. With assets of $68 billion, Thailand’s fourth-largest lender by assets is…
Chinese fashion and novelty retailer Miniso has opened its first store in Laos as it continues its rapid Asian expansion. The Miniso Laos store is located on the 1st floor of KL’lar Huk K’kee Mall in Vientiane, the nation’s capital. The flagship store in Laos…
Travelife is a leading training, management and certification initiative for tourism companies that are committed to sustainability. Travelife was founded with the support of ABTA in the UK and ANVR in the Netherlands in 2007 as a thorough responsible tourism…
Macau Legend Development Limited announced via press release on May 13 that it had entered into a USD42 million (approximately HKD326 million) project development agreement (PDA) with a company wholly-owned by the Ministry of Finance of the Lao People’s…
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