Laos Reaffirms Commitment to Sustainable Development Goals Laos reaffirmed at the High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) on Sustainable development in New York, USA, Jul 17-19, its commitment to achieving sustainable development goals. – Lao News Agency […]
PM okays Van Don EZ development Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has given the northern province of Quang Ninh the go-ahead to develop the Van Don Economic Zone as a special administrative-economic unit. – Viet […]
A recent survey by English freelance marketplace PeoplePerHour rated Bangkok as the best city in Asia (and seventh-best in the world) in which to launch a startup. However, one founder’s account of the bureaucracy in […]
Yangon tender committee launches website According to an announcement by Yangon’s tender selection committee, all bids for the Yangon Region will pass through a new website. – Eleven Myanmar New Companies Law Submitted to Parliament […]
Could US reset sanctions on Myanmar over North Korea? If Kyaw Zeya, Myanmar’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs permanent secretary, is to be believed, then strategic ties between his country and North Korea are completely severed […]
Investment welcomed for Lao tourism site development Laos has huge potential in developing tourism sites, with a number of incentives introduced to boost investment in the sector. – Vientiane Times Lao Labour Market Still Faces […]
HSBC lowers 2017 economic growth forecast for Vietnam Vietnam’s economy is likely to grow by only 6 percent this year, HSBC said in a new report released on Wednesday, revising down its previous forecast of […]
Remembering modern Myanmar’s founding father Car horns blared in the streets of Myanmar’s most populous city at 10:37 a.m. Wednesday, 70 years to the day that independence leader Gen. Aung San was gunned down as […]
Govt to Spend Millions US Dollar for Improving Loading Services of Vung Ang Port Lao government will inject almost US$300 million in the improvement of the loading services at Vietnam’s Vung Ang Port from 3 […]
Mekong Delta faces troubling sand shortage Provinces in the Mekong Delta have run out of sand for construction at a time when many key infrastructure works are in progress. – Viet Nam News Can Tho […]
Myanmar’s Rohingya Muslims share stories of gang rape and killings by police and soldiers in Rakhine State As the last of the foreign reporters walked over a bamboo bridge a young Rohingya woman dressed in […]
Laos to establish administrative courts Laos is preparing to establish administrative courts to better address administrative disputes between executive agencies and the general public. – Vientiane Times Lao Officials to Approve Final Compensation Scheme For […]