The World Bank (WB) has approved $1.03 billion financing to help improve regional trade in Bangladesh and Nepal by reducing trade and transport costs and transit time along the regional corridors. The…
How Malaysia is stitching together a vibrant agritech tapestry
The famous Chinese poem “Min Nong” narrates the practical hardships faced by peasants and praises the fastidious care they shower onto their crops. But while farming used to exclusively be a manual la…
Indonesia’s green-energy export ban puts Asean’s power grid plans at risk
When Singapore began importing renewable energy from Laos via Thailand and Malaysia on June 23, it marked a first for both the city state and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations. The project – …
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Rise of the Metaverse in Vietnam – What’s happening?
Metaverse is one of the hottest buzzwords in technology today. Given its potential impact on both the real and virtual worlds, developments are being made to accommodate this new technology in multipl…
Shell, Philippine partner to build 1 GW renewable energy capacity
Shell Overseas Investments B.V., a unit of Shell plc has signed an agreement with the Philippines’ Emerging Power Inc for an initial 1 gigawatt renewable energy project tapping solar, the compan…
G7 aiming for $600-billion global infrastructure program —Biden
US President Joe Biden announced Sunday a G7 project to rival China’s formidable Belt and Road Initiative by raising some $600 billion for global infrastructure programs in poor countries. ̶…
The Quad And ASEAN: Where To Next? – Analysis
With their fourth leaders’ meeting in May 2022, the Quad has come a long way since senior officials from Australia, India, Japan and the United States first convened on the sidelines of ASEAN-led summ…
Malaysia plans record $18bn subsidy spend in inflation fight
Malaysia is expected to spend 77.3 billion ringgit (US$17.6 billion) in subsidies and cash aid this year, the largest amount in history, to help temper the effects of rising prices, its finance minist…
Singapore imports clean power for first time, buying from Laos
Singapore began receiving hydropower from Laos wired through Thailand and Malaysia on Thursday, the city-state’s first renewable electricity imports as it looks beyond its borders to meet climate chan…