The latest Provincial Facilitation for Investment and Trade Index report reflects the Lao government's efforts to improve the business environment.

To help achieve the goal of maintaining average GDP growth of over 10% annually and increasing the value of cashless transactions to approximately 30 times GDP by 2030, the Government has identified cashless payments not only as a convenient tool but also as a key driver of digital finance development.

Vietnam’s industrial production maintained strong momentum in the first five months of 2026, with the Index of Industrial Production (IIP) rising 9.1% year-on-year, the highest growth rate for the period in the past four years, according to the Ministry of Finance’s National Statistics Office (NSO).

Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul's upcoming official visit to Vietnam and attendance at the third ASEAN Future Forum, which follows immediately after top Vietnamese leader To Lam’s official visit to Thailand in May, reflects the high regard the two countries’ leaders attach to one another and their determination to further advance the Vietnam–Thailand Comprehensive Strategic Partnership.