Agriculture dep’t hoping to get Japan to ease 100% banana testing regime THE Department of Agriculture (DA) hopes to meet with the Japanese government to seek an easing of its 100% testing regime for Philippine […]
EU Join Forces With UNICEF To Improve Nutrition In Phongsaly A delegation led by European Union Ambassador to the Lao PDR, Leo Faber and UNICEF Representative, Octavian Bivol, on Monday started a four-day visit to […]
BREAKING: Duterte threatens to veto entire 2019 national budget President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday threatened to veto the entire P3.757 trillion national budget for 2019. — Inquirer.net February trade deficit widened as exports fell 0.9% […]
China to assist 30 Lao villages to improve infrastructure China will assist 30 villages in northern Laos’ Luang Prabang Province and central Vientiane Province to improve infrastructure. — Global Times Border trade, price checks to […]
‘Almost an invasion’: Protesters in Philippines slam Duterte for weak response over disputes in South China Sea Protesters descended on the Chinese embassy in Manila on Tuesday to oppose China’s growing sway in the Philippines, […]
Chinese Investors Speed Up SEZ Development A group of Chinese investors have invested at least 10 billion yuan to speed up developing the infrastructure of the Boten Specific Economic Zone (SEZ) in Luang Namtha Province, […]
Govt debt payments hit P99.8B in Feb Government debt payments rose in February as higher amortizations offset a decrease in interest payments, data from the Bureau of the Treasury showed. — The Manila Times IMF […]
Energy sector powering growth in Laos Laos’ energy sector is set to boost its installed capacity to about 9,152.9 megawatts (MW) in 2019, once 12 more power plants kickstart commercial operations. — Xinhuanet 1,000 Chinese […]
Net ‘hot money’ flows reach $304M Foreign portfolio investments hit a net inflow of $304.83 million in mid-March, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) data showed, lower from a net inflow posted a year earlier. — […]
Laos Criminalizes Animal Abuse in Updated Penal Code Laos has added a new section to its penal code that criminalizes animal abuse. — The Laotian Times Police issue warning against drink driving, speeding over Pi […]
Policy easing now more likely as inflation slows to 3.3% HEADLINE inflation slowed to a 15-month low of 3.3 percent in March, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported on Friday, bolstering the chances that monetary […]
While Brunei continues to pursue its aspirations of becoming a regional Islamic financial hub the implementation of full sharia (Islamic law) during the week means visitors will need to be on their best behavior. However, […]