Münchener Post - Economy (English)

Debt-saddled Laos struggles to tame rampant inflation

Suffocating under a mountain of debt to China, communist Laos is struggling to tame rampant inflation, with food prices rising so sharply that a growing number of households are resorting to foraging.

India's vinyl revival finds its groove

Melting plastic pellets into chunky discs then squashed flat, a worker presses records in what claims to be the first vinyl plant to open in India in decades.