Indonesia is on track to secure a clean energy partnership with rich countries when it hosts a G20 summit in November, obtaining international funding to cut its reliance on coal power and to implemen…
India tops world ranking in digital payments
India, which is driving the global digital economy, has already clocked about 70 billion digital payment transactions in 2022—the highest in the world. This is a sharp increase from the corresponding …
Asia could be a bright spot amid global downturn next year, economists say
Asia — especially Southeast Asia — remains a bright spot, even as the global economy looks set to head into recession next year, economists say. The strong economic rebound in Asia earlier this year h…
Will China Produce Its Own Palm Oil?
Palm oil is produced by pressing the flesh and kernel of the fruit of the oil palm, a tropical plant originating in West Africa. People in the region may have consumed the reddish oil even in prehisto…
Philippines Strengthens Its Regional Fintech Presence with First ASEAN Fintech Festival
It also supports the growth of the country’s digital economy which is projected to to reach P5 trillion by 2030. Throughout the week, the DPF will also bring together more than 200 prominent ASEAN lea…
Malaysia inks MoU for national blockchain infrastructure
Malaysia is seeking to join a select group of countries, including China, in developing a national blockchain infrastructure. The Southeast Asian country has partnered with two private companies to bu…
As Graphite and Graphene Demand Skyrockets, Graphjet Technology Tees Up IPO
Graphjet Technology, an emerging company producing graphite and graphene – critical raw materials for a variety of consumer products including EV batteries – is readying plans to go public…
Bharat remains world’s fastest-growing economy, despite IMF cutting growth projection
Even though the International Monetary Fund has cut Bharat’s growth projection for this financial year to 6.8 per cent, it remains the fastest-growing major economy in a world facing a massive slowdow…
Vietnam invests in 10 energy technologies
Vietnam will invest in 10 energy technologies in the 2021-2030 period with a view to ensuring energy security for the country’s socio-economic development, as part of the “Research, Application and De…
Malaysia’s palm planters eye robots, drones to combat labour crunch
Watch on YouTube Malaysian research student Haziq Ramli wore an outfit resembling a light jetpack, with poles strapped to his biceps, to wield a long pole that clipped the sharp fronds and heavy bunch…