‘Hot money’ outflows dip to $299M in April FOREIGN portfolio investments or “hot money” net outflows reached $298.83 million in April, lower than March’s $739 million and reversing the $279.29-million inflow posted a year ago, […]
China grants ICT development for trade, investment facilities The Lao government expects that regional and international economic links in the areas of trade and investment will flourish with the development of necessary tools that will […]
Protesters, police clash in second night of post-election protests in Indonesia Indonesian police fired water cannon and rubber bullets at protesters setting fires and trying to breach barbed wire barricades on Wednesday as demonstrations over […]
Bulwark against Duterte falls in Philippines vote: Final results Allies of President Rodrigo Duterte stormed to a landslide victory in midterm polls, final results showed Wednesday, dissolving a last bulwark against his controversial rule. — […]
Laos’ trade deficit increases in first quarter of 2019 The value of Laos’ combined exports and imports in the first quarter of 2019 amounted to 1.53 percent less than during the same period last year, […]
Police fire tear gas to disperse crowds after Indonesia confirms president’s re-election Indonesian police fired tear gas on Wednesday to disperse protesters in central Jakarta following a rally held after official results showed President Joko […]
Neda committee changes scopes of 3 infra projects The National Economic and Development Authority Board’s Investment Coordination Committee-Cabinet Committee chaired by Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III approved on May 17 the changes in three infrastructure […]
Lao gov sits on dam collapse report waiting on Seoul’s approval on what to say Almost one year after a tsunami-like wall of water swept away homes, villages, people, cattle and agriculture fields in Champassak […]
President Jokowi re-elected with 55.5 per cent of votes: Elections commission Indonesia’s president Joko Widodo has, as expected, defeated his old rival Prabowo Subianto at the polls again – this time by more than double […]
BoP swung to a surplus of $4.27b in four months The country’s balance of payments posted a surplus of $467 million in April, a reversal of the $270-million deficit recorded a year ago, buoyed by […]
Almost one year after a tsunami-like wall of water swept away homes, villages, people, cattle and agriculture fields in Champassak and Attapeu provinces of Lao PDR the government has reportedly been handed a report into […]
Laos-Japan trade grows, tourist flow drops Laos has raised its trade value targets, including imports and exports, with Japan this year after an increase in the annual trade value of both countries. — ANN/ Vientiane […]