When India halted the exports of non-basmati white rice in late July to control soaring prices domestically and ensure its local availability, the country had an explanation ready. The ban, coming fro…
Asean’s digital economy to touch $330B by 2025
Asean’s digital economy which reached $194 billion in 2022 is now projected to rise to $330 billion by 2025. Disclosing this at the opening of the 2023 ASEAN Investment Forum (AIF) in Jakarta on Satur…
Vietnam joins Southeast Asian effort on cross-border payments
Vietnam’s central bank signed an agreement on Friday to be part of an initiative by five other Southeast Asian countries to establish a cross-border payments mechanisms between them. Vietnam wil…
Gov’t plans to raise Philippines renewable energy output to 50% by 2040
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India plans own certification for digital public infra, goods
India is working with multilateral forums, including the UN and the G20, to create collaborations that would certify, register, test and benchmark Indian digital public infrastructure (DPIs) and publi…
Malaysia eyes UAE’s tech, clean energy sectors as free trade talks progress
Malaysia wants deeper economic ties with the UAE, especially in the tech and renewable energy sectors, the Southeast Asian nation’s international trade minister said, as the two sides continue their n…
BRICS Summit: Why India’s PM Narendra Modi Focused On Resilient And Inclusive Supply Chain – Analysis
There has been growing chatter on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s assertion on India’s resilient and inclusive supply chain at the 15th BRICS summit, held at Johannesburg, leaving aside the major globa…
Train attendant on China-Laos Railway witnesses gratifying changes, growing friendship
Yi Bofeng, a Chinese train attendant on the China-Laos Railway, which connects Kunming in southwest China’s Yunnan Province with Lao capital Vientiane, has witnessed the positive changes and inc…
What makes a good food & agriculture leader? 6 questions with INSEAD’s Shekshnia
Stanislav Shekshnia is a senior professor of entrepreneurship and family enterprise at INSEAD and the FFA program director. He has extensive experience in leadership, leadership development, and effec…
Geely’s multi-billion ringgit bet on Malaysia part of Asean drive
Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co Ltd’s planned multi-billion ringgit expansion in Malaysia, at the expense of Thailand, is a precursor to the group driving its footprint in Asean, industry specia…