As the local Covid-19 situation appears to be calming down, the Philippines’ domestic tourism market is more likely to help the industry recover. From months of lockdown and with travel restrictions b…
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Nepal starts exporting 364 MW electricity to India through power exchange market
Nepal has started exporting the total approved 364 MW of electricity to India through its power exchange market. Buoyed by continuous rainfall this year, the Himalayan nation is exporting surplus elec…
Indonesia eases export rules further to ‘flush out’ palm oil stocks
Indonesia is further easing rules to allow more companies to export palm oil, an official said on Friday, aiming to ease bottlenecks and swelling inventories caused by an export ban and regulatory cha…
Bangladesh to invest $80 billion to be climate resilient by 2030
The government is planning to invest $80 billion to shift the country from climate-vulnerable to a sustainable climate-resilient country under Mujib Climate Prosperity Plan (MCPP) by 2030, Finance Min…
Why more European firms are choosing Vietnam over China
A combination of geopolitical tensions and higher costs are pushing large firms to look for alternative production sites. Vietnam’s strong economic performance in recent years has drawn the atte…
Vietnam invests over 815 million USD in hydropower, mining in Lao province
Vietnam has invested over 815 million USD in hydropower and mining projects in Laos’s Attapeu province, the Vientiane Times reported on June 9. Director of the provincial Energy and Mines Department V…
Bangladesh fails to exploit full potentials of green energy
Though the production cost of renewable energy, especially the solar power, had substantially dropped in recent years, its share in the country’s power generation saw no jump. The dismal picture was p…
Nearly 200,000 foreign tourists visited Nepal in the first 5 months of 2022
A total of 190,739 foreign tourists visited Nepal in the first five months of 2022. Referring to the data from the Department of Immigration, the Nepal Tourism Board said that 53,608 tourists arrived …
First Bangladesh city climate plan targets industrial-hub pollution
As pale fumes billowed from a factory in the Bandar neighbourhood of Narayanganj, clouding the afternoon sky, tea-stall owner Riad, 21, explained how dust and other pollution from local industries is …