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PM Modi Heads To Japan: Trade, Tech & Indo-Pacific Take Center Stage
News24
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August 28, 2025
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to embark on a two-day visit to Japan today, for the 15th India-Japan Annual Summit with his Japanese counterpart, Shigeru Ishiba, during which the two leaders will focus on further bolstering ties between the...
Second Phase of Mekong Flood Barrier Project Nears 90 Percent Completion
The Laotian Times
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September 9, 2025
The second phase of the Mekong River Erosion Prevention and Development Project in Vientiane Capital is now 89.3 percent complete, as of early September, according to the Department of Public Works and Transport. The project is expected to be...
Lao Mission in Geneva extends congratulations to Vietnam on 80th National Day
VietnamPlus
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August 22, 2025
Geneva (VNA) – Ambassador Daovy Vongxay, Permanent Representative of Laos to the United Nations (UN), the World Trade Organisation (WTO), and other international organisations in Geneva, has highlighted the close coordination between the...
2 men busted on charge of filming underage girls in Laos, Myanmar
The Asahi Shimbun
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NAGOYA—Aichi prefectural police on Aug. 27 arrested two Japanese men on suspicion of producing child pornography by filming underage girls in Laos and Myanmar. The arrests came amid a growing scandal over the involvement of Japanese nationals in...
LNCCI Strengthens Facilitators’ Capacity on Responsible Business Conduct and ESG
Lao News Agency
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KPL The Lao National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LNCCI) organized a capacity building workshop for facilitators on “Responsible Business Conduct and Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Practices” on August 27-28, 2025 in Vientiane....
PM Modi to visit Japan for annual summit, focus on trade, Indo-Pacific
Awaz The Voice
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August 28, 2025
New Delhi Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to embark on a two-day visit to Japan today, for the 15th India-Japan Annual Summit with his Japanese counterpart, Shigeru Ishiba, during which the two leaders will focus on further bolstering ties...
Outdated and unfair: Rodriguez seeks removal of travel tax on economy airline passengers
Politiko
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August 28, 2025
By Billy Begas Cagayan de Oro City Rep. Rufus Rodriguez called for the removal of travel tax imposed on economy class airline passengers. In a privilege speech, Rodriguez said the travel tax should be imposed on passengers in the business and...
SHB set to double capital in Laos
Vietstock
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August 27, 2025
SHB set to double capital in Laos The board's resolution comes amid a robust performance in the stock market, where SHB's shares have skyrocketed by 135 per cent since the beginning of the year, closing at VNĐ18,500 per share as of August 21....
PM Modi to visit Japan for annual summit; intensifying engagement on trade, Indo-Pacific to be agenda
The Tribune (Chandigarh)
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August 28, 2025
New Delhi [India], August 28 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to embark on a two-day visit to Japan today, for the 15th India-Japan Annual Summit with his Japanese counterpart, Shigeru Ishiba, during which the two leaders will focus on...
World News | PM Modi to Visit Japan for Annual Summit; Intensifying Engagement on Trade, Indo-Pacific to Be Agenda
Latestly
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August 28, 2025
New Delhi [India], August 28 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to embark on a two-day visit to Japan today, for the 15th India-Japan Annual Summit with his Japanese counterpart, Shigeru Ishiba, during which the two leaders will focus on...
Green River’s Petri Earns Prestigious Fulbright Scholarship to Laos
Sweetwater NOW - Wyoming
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August 28, 2025
LARAMIE — A University of Wyoming student from Green River was selected for the Fulbright U.S. Student Scholarship Program this year. Jessica Petri was selected as an English teaching assistant in Laos. Petri graduated in May with bachelor’s...
Makati Business Club golf tourney draws strong turnout
Philippine STAR
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August 28, 2025
August 28, 2025 | 11:17am MANILA, Philippines — The Makati Business Club recently had their golf tournament at the Manila Golf and Country Club. This event was organized to help fund their Embassy Engagements, which includes their economic...
Infrastructure development: A boost for economic growth
VietnamPlus
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August 28, 2025
Hanoi (VNA) – The recent wave of infrastructure investment provides the momentum and confidence for Vietnam to advance toward its goal of becoming a high-income developed country by 2045. To mark the 80th anniversary of the August Revolution and...
Laos, Vietnam Pledge to Deepen Special Solidarity and Comprehensive Cooperation
Lao News Agency
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KPL Vice President of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic Pany Yathortou on August 21 warmly welcomed her Vietnamese counterpart, Vo Thi Anh Xuan, who is paying an official visit to Laos on August 21–22 at the invitation of the Lao Vice...
US sanctions Russian national and Chinese company over North Korean IT worker schemes
The Record
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August 27, 2025
The U.S. Treasury Department announced new sanctions on Wednesday targeting key players in North Korea’s ongoing scheme to siphon money from companies through IT workers posing as Americans. The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) said it is...
Laos looks to create payment system for forest ecosystems
Xinhua News Agency
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VIENTIANE, Aug. 21 (Xinhua) -- The Lao government, in partnership with development partners, has launched a feasibility study to develop a national Payment for Forest Environmental Services (PfES) system, a sustainable, long-term financing...
Vietnam, Laos strengthen friendship, comprehensive cooperation
VietnamPlus
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August 27, 2025
Vientiane (VNA) – The Lao People's Revolutionary Party (LPRP) Central Committee's Commission for Propaganda and Training held a seminar in Vientiane on August 27 to mark the 80th anniversary of Vietnam’s August Revolution (August 19) and National...
Việt Nam, Laos strengthen friendship, comprehensive cooperation
Vietnam News Agency
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VIENTIANE — The Lao People's Revolutionary Party (LPRP) Central Committee's Commission for Propaganda and Training held a seminar in Vientiane on Wednesday to mark the 80th anniversary of Việt Nam's August Revolution (August 19) and National Day...
Business : UK Mulls Deeper Linkages With ASEAN In Semiconductor Industry
Bernama
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August 21, 2025
By Anas Abu Hassan KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 21 (Bernama) -- The United Kingdom (UK) is open to strengthening industrial collaboration with ASEAN nations, particularly in the semiconductor industry to establish a resilient global supply chain in efforts...
Reps C'ttee laments youth's exclusion from digital economy
Punch
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August 27, 2025
The House of Representatives Committee on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has expressed concern over the exclusion of millions of Nigerian youths from the digital economy, citing limited access to skills, technology, and opportunities...