-(Dow Jones)- The State Bank of Vietnam said Monday it has issued a license to allow EVN Financial Joint Stock Co., or EVN Finance, to start operating.

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Agilysys, Inc. , a leading provider of innovative IT solutions, including specifically-designed hospitality software solutions, has announced that Savan Vegas Hotel & Casino in Savannakhet, Laos has selected a comprehensive portfolio of software solutions to increase efficiency and enhance guest service at the 180-room luxury property, scheduled to open in September.

Washington, July 14 : A new model, developed by Eawag researchers, has shown that the contamination of groundwater with arsenic poses a risk to the health of millions of people, especially in the densely populated river deltas of Southeast Asia.

An Australian woman has been arrested at a southern Vietnam airport after customs officials found her hiding more than 73 grams of heroin in her underwear, state media said.Nguyen Thanh Huyen, 22, who…

UNHCR concerns But on 23 June, the UN Refugee Agency, UNHCR, wrote to the Thai government to express its concern over the return of the Lao Hmong. UNHCR has never been given access by the Thai governm…

Bangkok - Concerns over rising tensions in the Middle East sent gold prices up 2.6 per cent Monday in the Bangkok gold market, media reports said. Gold Trading Association president Jitti Tangsitthipa…

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Cash-strapped Laos will send a team of only four athletes to next month’s Beijing Olympics, with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) picking up the tab.

Cash-strapped Laos will send a team of only four athletes to next month’s Beijing Olympics, with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) picking up the tab.