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Southeast Asia’s economic corridors, building resilience amidst global and regional friction
Value Chain Asia
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August 30, 2025
Southeast Asia is subtly growing as an important part of global commerce as emerging risks shake the region. But as the recent brief border skirmish between Thailand and Cambodia revealed, regional connectivity also faces challenges from within....
Laos to Launch Digital ID Cards Nationwide in October 2025
The Laotian Times
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August 29, 2025
Starting October, Laos will roll out nationwide digital ID cards, a move to modernize identification and enhance public administration. The new digital ID card will serve as official proof of identity from birth to death, replacing the old...
Laos and China Hold Handover Ceremony for Second Rural Infrastructure Project
Lao News Agency
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KPL On August 26, in Vientiane, the Lao-China Cooperation Committee (LCC) of the Ministry of Finance, in cooperation with the Chinese Embassy in the Lao PDR, relevant central and local authorities, the Chinese project management unit, and the...
Business Buzz: Golden Yolk to close; Clark Fork Market to be year-round; new downtown bar
Missoulian - Montana
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Here's some business news in the Missoula area: The Clark Fork River Market, the largest spring, summer and fall market in Missoula, will now have an indoor winter location. The market's organizers announced that they'll be at The Badlander and...
ITC unanimously votes to investigate solar panels from India, Indonesia and Laos
Solar Power World
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August 29, 2025
All three commissioners on the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) voted to continue investigating solar cells and panels imported from India, Indonesia and Laos for unfair trade practices. The Alliance for American Solar Manufacturing and...
Laos advances nutrition efforts using fortified rice
Xinhua News Agency
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VIENTIANE, Aug. 28 (Xinhua) -- Laos is stepping up efforts to combat widespread micronutrient deficiencies by launching a large-scale rice fortification initiative aimed at improving national nutrition and public health. Representatives from the...
IES’ 600MW Monsoon Wind Power Project commences operations in Laos
Power Technology
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August 29, 2025
The Monsoon Wind Power Project, a 600MW wind farm in Laos, has officially commenced commercial operations. The project, spearheaded by Impact Electrons Siam (IES), commenced operations on 22 August 2025 and is touted as Asia’s first cross-border...
Laos enhances economic diplomacy to drive trade, investment growth
Xinhua News Agency
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VIENTIANE, Aug. 28 (Xinhua) -- Laos' Ministry of Foreign Affairs held a consultation meeting with Lao officials stationed overseas to enhance cooperation in trade, investment, and international integration, aiming to strengthen the country's...
US will proceed with probe of solar imports from India, Laos and Indonesia
Channel News Asia
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August 29, 2025
The U.S. International Trade Commission voted on Friday to proceed with an investigation into whether solar panels from India, Laos and Indonesia are stifling domestic manufacturing, a key procedural step that could result in tariffs on those...
Lao Sets September Priorities to Strengthen Economy, Infrastructure
The Laotian Times
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August 28, 2025
The Lao government has outlined its key priorities for September, focusing on stabilizing the economy, improving infrastructure, and maintaining national stability. These decisions came during the two-day monthly meeting of the cabinet and...
Lao PDR Advances National Rice Fortification to Improve Nutrition and Public Health
Lao News Agency
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KPL The Lao PDR is stepping up efforts to combat widespread micronutrient deficiencies by launching a large-scale rice fortification initiative aimed at improving national nutrition and public health. (KPL) The Lao PDR is stepping up efforts to...
Lao diplomatic missions in China, France congratulate Vietnam on National Day
VietnamPlus
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August 28, 2025
Hanoi (VNA) - The Lao diplomatic missions in China and France on August 27 visited the Vietnamese Embassies and Vietnamese representative agencies in the host countries on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the August Revolution (August 19,...
What next for Trump’s tariffs after president warned US would be ‘destroyed’ if they don’t go ahead
The Independent
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September 1, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Putin to hold series of international meetings at Eastern Economic Forum
TASS
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August 29, 2025
MOSCOW, August 29. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet Prime Ministers of Laos and Mongolia and the Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress of China on September 4 at the Eastern Economic Forum...
Putin to speak at Eastern Economic Forum on September 5
TASS
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August 29, 2025
MOSCOW, August 29. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin will speak at the plenary session of the Eastern Economic Forum (EEF) on September 5, Kremlin aide Yury Ushakov said. "Following completion of all the meetings and activities in China,...
Vietnamese, Lao units to boost exchange of experience
People's Army Newspaper
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Senior Colonel Le Chien Thang, Commanding Officer of Division 968, and Major General Khanthi Sanamoun, Commanding General of Division 4, co-chaired the event. In an atmosphere of warm friendship and special solidarity, both sides reviewed their...
Vientiane Wastewater Treatment Plant Project Nears 90 Percent Completion
The Laotian Times
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August 28, 2025
The Vientiane Wastewater Treatment Plant project has reached 89.57 percent overall completion, marking a significant milestone in the city’s efforts to address urban water pollution. Located in Khammngoy village, Xaysetha district, the facility is...
Vietnam – Singapore business roundtable spotlights investment prospects
VietnamPlus
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August 29, 2025
Singapore (VNA) – A roundtable seminar was held in Singapore on August 28 to promote investment promotion initiatives between Vietnam and the city state. Jointly organised by the Investment and Trade Promotion Centre of Ho Chi Minh City (ITPC),...
Partnerships, purpose and people: Thapanee Techajareonvikul
The CEO Magazine
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It’s the human touch at the heart of Berli Jucker Public Company Limited (BJC) that makes it so special, CEO and President Thapanee Techajareonvikul explains. “The soul of BJC is its people,” she says. “It is the people, which comprises employees,...
Did PM Modi take a jibe at China's Belt and Road Initiative with his 'connectivity' remark at SCO Summit?
The Economic Times
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September 1, 2025
Amid the ongoing expansion of economic cooperation and investment under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while addressing the 25th SCO Heads of State Council Summit, said that connectivity which bypasses...