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E-GetS Scales User Engagement Across SEA with EngageLab’s Omnichannel AppPush & WhatsApp Business Solutions
SINGAPORE, Sept. 30, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- EngageLab, a world-leading AI-powered omnichannel customer engagement solution provider, today announced the successful deployment of its AppPush and WhatsApp Business API solutions for E-GetS, a...

Transcript Of Minister For Foreign Affairs Dr Vivian Balakrishnan’s Fireside Chat At The Business China Futurechina Global Forum, 19 September 2025
Editor-in-Chief of SPH Chinese Media Group Lee Huay Leng (Moderator): Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen, thank you, Minister for joining us today for this fireside chat. Would you first like to make opening remarks? Minister: Let me try to...

Know Your Voting Rights, Ensure Your Voice is Heard: Attorney General Bonta and Secretary of State Weber Engage Californians in Advance of November Special Election
LOS ANGELES — In advance of the Tuesday, November 4, 2025 Special Election, California Attorney General Rob Bonta and Secretary of State Shirley N. Weber, Ph.D. held a press conference today to remind Californians about their voting rights,...

Ministry of Education and Sports of Lao PDR and Australia launch the second episode of the national education promotion campaign
This week, the Ministry of Education and Sports of Lao PDR (MoES), with support from the Australian Government through the BEQUAL program, filmed the second episode of their groundbreaking national campaign to promote education across Laos. Led by...

Laotian PM says Laos might reroute its coffee sales from US to Russia
(MENAFN) Laos could redirect its coffee exports from the United States to Russia following the steep tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump, Laotian Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone told RIA Novosti. Last month, Trump introduced 40% tariffs...

Laos Considers Redirecting Coffee Exports from US
(MENAFN) Laos is considering shifting its coffee exports away from the United States and towards Russia following the steep tariffs introduced by US President Donald Trump, according to Laotian Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone, who spoke to a...

Singapore Meeting on China’s Economic Transformation and Capital Market Innovation, MCE Drives Cultural Asset Trading
From Wall Street to the Bund: SGX and MCE explore how culture meets capital — with cultural assets emerging as China’s next trillion-dollar opportunity. MACAO, MACAO, September 11, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- On the morning of November 6, 2024,...

Mekong Fishery Leads Laos' Emergence in Global Pangasius Trade with Integrated Aquaculture Efforts
PAKSE, CHAMPASAK, LAOS, September 3, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Along the lower Mekong River in Laos, a new chapter is unfolding in the pangasius industry, traditionally led by Vietnam. In Champasak Province, MeKong Fishery is spearheading an...

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...

Typhoon Kajiki Predicted to Unleash Chaos in Laos
(MENAFN) Authorities across Laos are urging citizens to prepare for the severe impacts of Typhoon Kajiki, the 13th typhoon of 2025, expected to unleash widespread thunderstorms, intense rainfall, and powerful winds throughout the country. The...

Southeast Asia’s largest business summit to kick off in SA today
Release date: 26/08/25 Hundreds of senior government officials and business leaders are in Adelaide today as Southeast Asia’s largest business summit commences. Around 750 domestic and international diplomatic officials, major investors and...

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...

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...
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 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...

Letter of Credence Ceremony, 30 September 2025
The Government has appointed Mr Ong Siew Gay as Singapore’s next Ambassador to the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, and Mr Rajpal Singh as Singapore’s next Ambassador to the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. Mr Ong Siew Gay was Singapore’s...

Laos seeks to expand its solidarity village fund project
(MENAFN) Laos is moving forward with efforts to strengthen rural development by expanding its solidarity village fund initiative, as outlined by the Lao Front for National Development (LFND). The program is aimed at offering financial support to...

Laos tackles health challenges posed by climate change with new initiative
(MENAFN) Laos has launched a new initiative aimed at reinforcing its health system to better withstand the growing health challenges posed by climate change. The project, which began on Tuesday, focuses on building community-level capacity to...

Laos Issues Alert as Typhoon Wipha Sparks Flood, Landslide Threats
(MENAFN) The Laos weather bureau has issued a critical alert as Typhoon Wipha—the sixth typhoon of the year—approaches, bringing a heightened threat of flash floods and landslides due to anticipated heavy rain, powerful winds, and thunderstorms...
【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...