Ride-sharing app LOCA helps you get around like a LOCAL. Not surprisingly, to make my way over to LOCA headquarters for this story, I downloaded and installed the LOCA app. A vehicle was sent to my office to pick me up, and I tracked its progress on my mobile phone until a small,...
Men’s fashion in Vientiane proves to be a suitable endeavor. Take a stroll through the markets of Laos and you will surely see the sinh, the long wraparound skirt which is the national dress for women. A vast array of patterns and colors allows women to be able to match the right sinh to...
It is an uncontested fact that Lao farmers know their trade. And when it comes to tobacco, these hardworking individuals produce some of the country’s best leaves. While these are very much prized in Laos, many are unaware that they are much sought after outside the country as well. As with...
Beginning with a simple Facebook group, Danish entrepreneur Jeppe Carlson, or JP as he is known, set himself on the path to launching the first digital agency in Laos. That Facebook group was So-So Club, an online meeting place for young people that were not lo-so (low society), but not hi-so...
She lives in New York City, runs a million-dollar fashion business and has been the subject of several breathless inspirational stories. And it’s not hard to see why; Monica Phromsavanh’s story is like a Hollywood film. From a refugee camp in a rural town in northern Argentina to midtown...
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