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Visitors at the night market in Luang Prabang in March.

Luang Prabang's Economy Grew 3.9% While Its Visitor Numbers Fell By 884,775

Luang Prabang's economy grew 3.9 percent in the first half of 2026 despite tourist arrivals nearly halving, with agriculture, forestry and railway activity supporting provincial output.

Thailand Approves THB 1.78 Billion For A Mekong Bridge At Luang Prabang, Due To Open In 2031
Luang Namtha Stays Cut Off By Road As Floods Hit More Than 100 Villages Across Northern Laos
Lutnick confirms Trump administration preparing semiconductor tariffs

Houthi Gains Threaten Saudi Oil Exports as Satellite Images Raise New Concerns
Satellite images show smoke near Saudi Arabia's East-West pipeline, an alternative route for oil exports after shipments through key waterways came under attack by Iran and Yemen's Houthi rebels.
Thailand Approves THB 1.78 Billion For A Mekong Bridge At Luang Prabang, Due To Open In 2031
Thailand has approved THB 1.78 billion in assistance for a Mekong bridge linking Xiengman and Luang Prabang, with construction expected to begin in 2027 and finish by 2031.
Luang Namtha Stays Cut Off By Road As Floods Hit More Than 100 Villages Across Northern Laos
Severe flooding in Northern Laos has disrupted infrastructure and communities, with roads impassable and power outages affecting thousands. Recovery efforts are underway, but challenges remain significant.

Hong Kong Share Buybacks Hit Record as Companies Spend Less

Hong Kong-listed companies have significantly increased share buybacks this year while spending less, as lower share prices allowed them to purchase more stock with less cash. The activity remains concentrated among a few major companies, led by Tencent and Alibaba.

The Spotlight

Iran Has Only Two Months of Gasoline Supplies Left as US Pressure Intensifies: Report

Iran has spent decades building networks to evade Western sanctions, but Washington is now targeting many of the financial channels, intermediaries and trading arrangements that kept them operating.

Jobs Jump to 162,000 as Diesel Hits Record: Two Figures Facing the Fed

Business

Technology

Adobe names Chakravarthy CEO as agentic AI bet puts Informatica playbook on Photoshop scale
Adobe CEO Anil Chakravarthy, who converted Informatica from legacy software into a $1 billion cloud subscription business, will succeed Shantanu Narayen on December 1, 2026. The appointment signals plans to shift Creative Cloud's 35 million subscribers towards consumption-based AI pricing, even as division president David Wadhwani departs on the same day.
OpenAI Agents Took Over German Website to Share Ways Around Restrictions
IQUNIX EV63 Review: A Premium Hall Effect Keyboard Built for Speed

World

Swallowed Fish Bone Migrated from Man's Gut into Liver, Causing Abscess
A 56-year-old man had a fever for 25 days without abdominal pain. A CT scan revealed that a fish bone had perforated his duodenum and migrated into his liver, where it caused an abscess.
Automakers Cut Investment in Mexico as Electronics Gain Ground in Exports
GameStop shares little changed ahead of Sept. 8 earnings as traders brace for possible 9% swing

Economy

Luang Prabang's Economy Grew 3.9% While Its Visitor Numbers Fell By 884,775

Houthi Gains Threaten Saudi Oil Exports as Satellite Images Raise New Concerns

Thailand Approves THB 1.78 Billion For A Mekong Bridge At Luang Prabang, Due To Open In 2031

Luang Namtha Stays Cut Off By Road As Floods Hit More Than 100 Villages Across Northern Laos

Lutnick confirms Trump administration preparing semiconductor tariffs

China's Solar Capacity Surpasses Coal in Milestone for Renewable Energy Transition

Debt Collectors and Demons: Portal to Hell Brings Faustian Bargain to Laundromats This Week

IFA Berlin 2026 opens as Xiaomi replaces Samsung and AMD brings AI to laptops

US drone tariffs double thermal costs for fire and police departments

Hong Kong Share Buybacks Hit Record as Companies Spend Less

Iran Has Only Two Months of Gasoline Supplies Left as US Pressure Intensifies: Report

Diesel Prices Hit Record High as Fuel Crunch Shows No Sign of Easing

Bitcoin Set for Third Consecutive Weekly Gain Despite Strong US Jobs Report

Micron Taiwan Strike Risk Grows as HBM Workers Seek Share of AI Boom

Microsoft 365 outage enters third day as Teams, Outlook and OneDrive disruptions continue

Adobe names Chakravarthy CEO as agentic AI bet puts Informatica playbook on Photoshop scale

OpenAI Agents Took Over German Website to Share Ways Around Restrictions

IQUNIX EV63 Review: A Premium Hall Effect Keyboard Built for Speed

Swallowed Fish Bone Migrated from Man's Gut into Liver, Causing Abscess

Automakers Cut Investment in Mexico as Electronics Gain Ground in Exports

GameStop shares little changed ahead of Sept. 8 earnings as traders brace for possible 9% swing

Money Market Funds Attract $46 Billion in One Week as Hormuz Conflict, Warsh and Jobs Uncertainty Drive Investors to Cash

Chevron to Invest Billions and Double Oil Production in Venezuela After US Deal

Bond Yields Keep Rising as New York Fed Chief Links Surge to Strong Economy

Mexico opens anti-dumping investigation into Japanese steel plate imports