What Indonesia’s new president will mean for shipping and infrastructure
It is The Loadstar’s prediction that Indonesia will be the next big thing in terms ...
There’s a phrase in southeast Asia: the Vietnamese plant the rice, the Cambodians watch it, and the Laos listen to it grow. (We’re guessing that the Thais sell it.) But Laos, the small landlocked country wedged between Thailand, Vietnam and China, is starting to benefit from its geography. As this article points out, Laos could simply end up being a ‘chute’ for goods going from Thailand to China. But if it plays its cards right, with its low labour costs ...
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