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UM holds awards ceremony for Bank of China Trophy UltiMater Entrepreneur Competition

UM holds awards ceremony for Bank of China Trophy UltiMater Entrepreneur Competition

MACAU, August 21 - The Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) at the University of Macau (UM) held the final round and awards ceremony of the ‘2025 Bank of China Trophy UltiMater Entrepreneur Competition’. A total of 70 entrepreneurial...

Vietnam–Korea Blockchain Cooperation Advances Digital Economy Partnership

Vietnam–Korea Blockchain Cooperation Advances Digital Economy Partnership

Vietnam and Korea strengthen blockchain collaboration to drive digital transformation, RWA tracking, and industrial innovation across Southeast Asia. SEOUL, SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA, August 21, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Vietnam, currently ranked...

Laos Launches Plan to Safeguard Workers’ Rights

Laos Launches Plan to Safeguard Workers’ Rights

(MENAFN) Laos has officially launched a wide-ranging initiative to eliminate workplace discrimination, harassment, and child labor by 2028, in a bid to bolster trade partnerships, tighten labor law compliance, and elevate national standards for...

【Boost influx of consumers】 “ZAPE Taste Jam” kicks off  Energizing community tourism and economic vitality

【Boost influx of consumers】 “ZAPE Taste Jam” kicks off Energizing community tourism and economic vitality

MACAU, August 15 - The “ZAPE Taste Jam”, co-organized by the Macao Government Tourism Office and the Association of Returned Overseas Chinese Macau, officially opened today (15 August). The event is centered around the theme “Taste the Streets...

GRAPHION ENERGY SOLUTIONS, LAUNCHES WORLD’S FIRST 30-MINUTE CHARGING ELECTRIC MOTORCYCLES IN VIENTIANE, LAO PDR

GRAPHION ENERGY SOLUTIONS, LAUNCHES WORLD’S FIRST 30-MINUTE CHARGING ELECTRIC MOTORCYCLES IN VIENTIANE, LAO PDR

SINGAPORE, August 13, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Graphion Energy Solutions, operating in Lao PDR under its local brand Ewave Lao, announces the world’s first electric motorcycles with rapid 10- to 30-minute charging capabilities, supported by a...

Introductory Visit of Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Lao People's Democratic Republic Thongsavanh Phomvihane, 11 to 12 August 2025

Introductory Visit of Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Lao People's Democratic Republic Thongsavanh Phomvihane, 11 to 12 August 2025

Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic Thongsavanh Phomvihane made his Introductory Visit to Singapore from 11 to 12 August, at the invitation of Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Vivian Balakrishnan. Minister...

Laos’s authorities to spread awareness on human trafficking

Laos’s authorities to spread awareness on human trafficking

(MENAFN) Authorities in Laos have intensified efforts to raise public awareness about human trafficking, with a focus on protecting vulnerable communities. The Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare organized a public campaign on Tuesday to mark the...

Introductory Visit of Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic Thongsavanh Phomvihane, 11 to 12 August 2025

Introductory Visit of Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic Thongsavanh Phomvihane, 11 to 12 August 2025

Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic Thongsavanh Phomvihane will make an Introductory Visit to Singapore from 11 to 12 August 2025 at the invitation of Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Vivian Balakrishnan. Following...

Laos Reveals Gifting Elephants to Russia

Laos Reveals Gifting Elephants to Russia

(MENAFN) During a recent meeting in Moscow, Lao President Thongloun Sisoulith announced that Laos intends to present Russia with a pair of elephants as a symbol of harmony and shared prosperity. The declaration came amid a discussion with Russian...

23 Agreements Signed on Opening Day of GMBPF as Traders Explore Business Opportunities in Silver Economy and China Chic Industry

23 Agreements Signed on Opening Day of GMBPF as Traders Explore Business Opportunities in Silver Economy and China Chic Industry

MACAU, July 25 - The 2025 Guangdong & Macao Branded Products Fair (2025GMBPF), jointly organised by the Commerce and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM) of the Macao Special Administrative Region and the Department of Commerce of Guangdong...

China states stable growth in railway freight

China states stable growth in railway freight

(MENAFN) China reported stable growth in railway freight during the first seven months of 2025, driven by more efficient network operations and enhanced services, according to national railway authorities. The railway system moved over 2.33...

China Railways Post Strong Freight Growth in First 7 Months

China Railways Post Strong Freight Growth in First 7 Months

(MENAFN) China State Railway Group Co., Ltd. reported Monday that the nation’s railway freight volume maintained steady growth from January to July 2025, driven by streamlined network operations and enhanced service delivery. In the first seven...

LOTTERIA by LOTTE GRS Takes on the U.S. Market with K-Burger

LOTTERIA by LOTTE GRS Takes on the U.S. Market with K-Burger

Official opening of LOTTERIA’s first U.S. store in Fullerton, California on August 14. FULLERTON, CA, UNITED STATES, August 18, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- LOTTE GRS (CEO: Woochul Cha), the operator of the burger franchise LOTTERIA, held the...

ICE Deports Heinous Criminal Illegal Aliens Including a Gang Member, Pedophiles, and Drug Traffickers

ICE Deports Heinous Criminal Illegal Aliens Including a Gang Member, Pedophiles, and Drug Traffickers

All had final orders of removal from an immigration judge, some as early as 2003 WASHINGTON – Today, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced the deportation of Laotian criminal illegal aliens, including a gang member who obstructed a...

Trump’s far-reaching recent tariffs take effect

Trump’s far-reaching recent tariffs take effect

(MENAFN) President Donald Trump’s latest round of country-specific tariffs took effect at midnight Thursday, impacting almost 70 U.S. trade partners with rates ranging from 10% to 41%. The measures, first announced in April as part of Trump’s push...

CWE held “Lancang Mekong Green Course” Open Day to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Nam Ngiep 2 Hydropower Station

CWE held “Lancang Mekong Green Course” Open Day to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Nam Ngiep 2 Hydropower Station

VIENTIANE, Laos, July 24, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- To celebrate the 10th anniversary of the commissioning and operation of the Nam Ngiep 2 Hydropower Station in Laos, China International Water & Electric Corp. (CWE), a subsidiary of China...

Global Pallets Industry to Grow at 4.1% CAGR, Hitting $130.5B by 2032

Global Pallets Industry to Grow at 4.1% CAGR, Hitting $130.5B by 2032

Global Pallets Industry to Grow at 4.1% CAGR, Hitting $130.5B by 2032 WILMINGTON, DE, UNITED STATES, August 12, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- According to a new report published by Allied Market Research, titled, “Pallets Market Size,” The pallets...

T1 Energy Strategy Supported by Section 232 Polysilicon and AD/CVD Investigations

T1 Energy Strategy Supported by Section 232 Polysilicon and AD/CVD Investigations

AUSTIN, Texas and NEW YORK, July 28, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- T1 Energy Inc. (NYSE: TE) (“T1,” “T1 Energy,” or the “Company”) supports the recent announcement that the U.S. Secretary of Commerce will initiate an investigation under Section 232 of...

Trump's edited tariffs spark different reactions from nations

Trump's edited tariffs spark different reactions from nations

(MENAFN) U.S. President Donald Trump issued an executive order late Thursday altering tariff rates on imports from numerous countries, a sweeping move that has stirred fresh tensions in international trade. Described by the White House as a step...

Putin plans on getting couple of elephants

Putin plans on getting couple of elephants

(MENAFN) Laos has announced plans to present Russia with a pair of elephants as a symbol of peace and prosperity. The gift, intended to mark the 65th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two nations, was announced by Lao President...

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