Nikon Corporation has announced that they’ve reduced the number of employees in their Imaging business by 700 at its factories in Thailand and Laos – around 10% of their workforce in each of those locations.
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Japanese investment in Laos has skyrocketed and the prospects remain strong looking forward, according to a leading economic expert in the field.
With strong forecasts for growth, Japanese investors see Laos as a new production base following the improvement of the country’s infrastructure, legal framework and the availability of cheap labour. The latest investors from these countries include Nikon and Toyota, which will both be building part of their production bases in Laos.
The value of Japanese investment in Laos in 2013 reached …..
