Landlocked Laos doesn’t have the famous beaches of its neighbors to attract tourists, but instead relies on the pristine beauty of its mountains and rivers.
Casinos and cryptocurrency exchanges in the Mekong region are emerging as key venues for organised crime, the UN Office of Drugs and Crime said in a report.
Southern Laos Agricultural Investment and Business Production Co. Ltd. (Southern Laos Agri), under leading Vietnamese private conglomerate Thaco, has received an investment certificate for a $750 million agricultural project in Laos.
Despite some positive signs, political instability and a struggling economic recovery will likely continue to hold back the Mekong region in 2024, writes Nguyen Khac Giang (ISEAS–Yusof Ishak Institute).