Laos is spiraling toward a debt crisis as China looms large
A pedestrians at a bus station in Vientiane, Laos, on Saturday, June 24, 2023. Valeria Mongelli | Bloomberg | Getty Images An alarming debt crisis has unfolded in Laos in…
Southeast Asia’s worst-performing stock market is UBS’s ‘top pick’
Pita Limjaroenrat, leader of Move Forward Party, attends a press conference of the Thai pro-democracy parties in Bangkok. Peerapon Boonyakiat | SOPA Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images There’s plenty…
Southeast Asia hit with record-breaking heat, heavy air pollution
A worker handles a block of ice at a wet market during a heat wave in Bangkok, April 27, 2023. Andre Malerba | Bloomberg | Getty Images Several cities in…
Vietnam and Laos record hottest temperatures ever as heat wave grips Southeast Asia
Hong Kong CNN — Temperature records tumbled across Southeast Asia over the weekend as the region swelters under a weekslong heat wave that has brought misery to millions. All-time highs…
Asia leads 2023 real wage growth; jumps in India, China
As inflation continues to impact global economies, Asia-Pacific will be the only region to see real salary growth in 2023, a new survey has found. According to the annual Salary…