VIENTIANE: The government is stepping up efforts to tackle crime, boost revenue collection, improve roads and strengthen agricultural production in November, while pushing ahead with plans for digital transformation, environmental protection and cleaner transport.

Laos has launched Lao Digital Week 2026, highlighting the country's efforts to accelerate digital transformation and lay a strong foundation for the sustainable development of its digital economy and society.

KUALA LUMPUR: The government will add more services to the MyGOV Malaysia app by year's end, as it works towards linking digital services across ministries and agencies, says Digital Minister Gobind Singh Deo.

HANOI: A planned trip to Guangzhou came to an abrupt halt for 56-year-old Vietnamese businessman Nguyen Minh Hieu, when he discovered that he was barred from leaving the country over an old tax debt.

HANOI: From surveillance cameras to 23 'green wave' routes with coordinated traffic signals, Hanoi is increasingly using AI and digital data to manage traffic, detect congestion and address urban bottlenecks.

Digital healthcare, technological applications and artificial intelligence (AI) are increasingly part of the healthcare landscape, and are already changing the way we work.

PETALING JAYA: Tax consultants see both opportunities and limitations in the expanded lifestyle tax relief under Budget 2027, with broader eligibility expected to help more taxpayers maximise their claims even as the unchanged RM2,500 ceiling limits additional savings for others.

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN: South Korea and Brunei Darussalam are looking to deepen cooperation in artificial intelligence (AI), digital transformation, trade and people-to-people exchanges as they build on 42 years of diplomatic relations.

KOTA KINABALU: The Malaysian Communication and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) has completed its 1,099th National Information Dissemination Centre (Nadi) with the latest one officiated here on Thursday (Oct 8).

KUALA LUMPUR: Exchange 106 will be equipped with full 5G coverage under a collaboration with U Mobile and EdgePoint Towers Sdn Bhd, with the network expected to go live in phases from the fourth quarter of 2026.