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Eastern Economic Forum to discuss shift of global business activity to Asia-Pacific
TASS
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September 3, 2025
MOSCOW, September 4. /TASS/. The core business program of the 10th Eastern Economic Forum kicks off on Thursday. Participants of the anniversary forum will review the results of recent years, discuss current regional and international agenda...
Americans Now Need To Get A Digital Entry Permit When Traveling To This Trendy Asian Country
Travel Off Path
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September 6, 2025
It seems the era of low-bureaucracy travel is officially over. After the United Kingdom rolled out its ETA back in January, affecting all Americans, and Saint Kitts and Nevis followed suit in recent weeks, the next country to introduce a digital...
Lao, Cambodian leaders visit exhibition of Vietnam’s 80-year national achievements
VietnamPlus
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September 2, 2025
Hanoi (VNA) – The high-ranking delegations from Laos and Cambodia visited an exhibition of national achievements themed “80-Year Journey of Independence – Freedom – Happiness” at the Vietnam Exposition Centre in Hanoi on September 2, on the...
Lao Grads Power Up Laos-China Railway After Training in China
Lao News Agency
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KPL Nearly twenty Lao students have graduated from the Liuzhou Railway Vocational Technical College (LRVTC) since the college began its internationalization efforts in 2015, according to Qin Haibo, President of LRVTC, during an interview with Lao...
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Lao official hails Việt Nam's 80-year achievements, special bilateral ties
Vietnam News Agency
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VIENTIANE — Khamphan Pheuyavong, head of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party (LPRP) Central Committee’s Propaganda and Training Commission and Chairman of the LPRP Central Committee's Theory Council, has praised Việt Nam's development...
Business News | 600 MW Monsoon Wind Achieves Commercial Operation, Delivering Clean Energy Across Borders
Latestly
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September 2, 2025
PRNewswire Dak Cheung [Lao PDR], September 2: What began as a bold idea in 2011 is now a milestone in Asia's clean energy story. The Monsoon Wind Power Project has officially reached its COD on 22 August 2025, becoming the first cross-border...
Fire and Frenzy Laos after Lent
Champa Meuanglao
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September 3, 2025
A fireboat takes to the Mekong Text by: Jason Rolan Photos by: Phoonsab Thevongsa There’s a moment, just as Buddhist Lent draws to a close each October, when all of Laos seems to exhale. The rains have swollen the Mekong to its fullest, the...
Laos national digital ID issuance begins in October
Biometric Update
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September 1, 2025
Laos will begin issuing national digital ID cards across the country next month, replacing its paper-based system and providing citizens with official proof of identity from birth through old age. Kaenchanh Phommachack, Director of the Department...
Prime Minister of Laos Arrives in Russia's Vladivostok to Participate in EEF
Sputnik News
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September 3, 2025
Prime Minister of Laos Sonexay Siphandone arrived in the Russian city of Vladivostok on Wednesday to participate in the Eastern Economic Forum (EEF), a Sputnik correspondent reported. The forum will run from September 3-6 at the Far Eastern...
Senior General Min Aung Hlain says meetings with Chinese, Indian, and Lao Leaders achieved...
Eleven Myanmar
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Myanmar’s Acting President and Chairman of the State Security and Peace Commission, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, said he held productive talks with the leaders of China, India, and Laos during his official trip to Beijing. Speaking at the...
Vietnamese Party chief meets top Lao leader in Hà Nội
Vietnam News
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September 2, 2025
HÀ NỘI — Party General Secretary Tô Lâm met with Party General Secretary and President of Laos Thongloun Sisoulith in Hà Nội on September 2 as the latter came to Việt Nam to attend the celebration of the 80th anniversary of the August Revolution...
Türkiye Rolls Out Cold Storage, Vocational Training Initiatives in Laos
The Laotian Times
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September 3, 2025
On 27–28 August, the Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TİKA) launched two key initiatives in Vientiane Capital, including two cold storage units at the Rice and Crop Research Center and a renovated vocational training center for the Lao...
General Secretary of Lao PDR Meets with Vietnam’s Top Leaders
Lao News Agency
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KPL On the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the August Revolution Victory Day and the founding of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, a high-level Party and State delegation of the Lao PDR, led by Comrade Thongloun Sisoulith, General Secretary...
Carlsberg’s Lao Brewery extends PepsiCo partnership for 15 years
ScandAsia
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September 3, 2025
Representatives from Lao Brewery Co. and PepsiCo at the signing ceremony to extend their partnership for another 15 years in Vientiane. Lao Brewery Co., Ltd. (LBC), part of Denmark’s Carlsberg Group, has signed a new 15-year agreement with PepsiCo...
Eastern Economic Forum 2025 Kicks Off in Vladivostok: Day 1
Sputnik News
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September 3, 2025
https://sputnikglobe.com/20250903/eastern-economic-forum-2025-kicks-off-in-vladivostok-day-1-1122715654.html Eastern Economic Forum 2025 Kicks Off in Vladivostok: Day 1 Eastern Economic Forum 2025 Kicks Off in Vladivostok: Day 1 Sputnik...
Laos Starts New Academic Year Amid Worsening Teacher Shortage
The Laotian Times
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September 1, 2025
As schools across Laos reopened on 1 September for the new academic year, Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone urged the public to embrace the new semester with optimism while acknowledging the challenges still facing the nation’s schools. In his...
German media impressed at Vietnam’s defence strength, economic progress
VietnamPlus
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September 3, 2025
Berlin (VNA) – German media have expressed strong interest and high evaluation for the scale and significance of Vietnam’s 80th National Day celebration, featuring the largest-ever military parade in decades. Leading German outlets such as DPA and...
Philippines will champion regional framework to scale blended finance as Asean chair: central bank sustainability head
Eco-Business
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September 3, 2025
Speaking at Eco-Business’ Unlocking capital for sustainability Philippines forum in Metro Manila last week, central bank representative Ellen Joyce Suficiencia said that the country will be pushing for more regional initiatives on climate and...
World : Top News Headlines In Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand And Vietnam: Sept 3, 2025
Bernama
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September 3, 2025
INDONESIA 1.VIOLENT CRACKDOWN ON PROTESTS SPARKS OUTCRY -- THE JAKARTA POST Criticism has been mounting over the excessive use of force by security officers in their handling of nationwide protests against lawmakers’ conduct and lavish allowance,...
Cuba and Vietnam value positive results of economic ties
Cuban News Agency
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September 2, 2025
HAVANA, Cuba, Sep 2 (ACN) Cuba and Vietnam positively assessed the results achieved in the current phase of their economic ties, Cuban president Miguel Diaz-Canel commented on X. This was emphasized today by Cuban head of state about his meeting...