The 17th , Japan External Trade Organization ( JETRO ) has announced the newly established office in Vientiane, the capital of Laos in 2014 .
This is because the Japanese companies investment environment , such as floods and wage growth changes in Thailand and China , providing a base in Laos is increasing , JETRO to help companies advance to strengthen the local activities such as information gathering .
With the opening of Vientiane office , a country - ten eyes or 9 with the exception of Brunei office of JETRO (ASEAN) regional Association of Southeast Asian Nations . Japanese companies operating in Laos 77 companies . Garment industry is the center , but the machine -related companies is also increasing .
In Southeast Asia , movement and Japanese companies to reconsider the placement of the production base has been activated . In neighboring Thailand and Laos , and $ 197 month , 40% were also raised compared to last year this year the minimum wage in Bangkok . There is also a disaster risk and large flood of '11 , base concentration in Thailand are reviewed . Needs to build a social infrastructure , such as transportation network is also increasing in Laos wages are low compared to Thailand , expansion of Japanese companies is expected .