The utilization of 30 percent biodiesel (B30) in 2021 helped Indonesia save US$4.54 billion in foreign exchange or equivalent to Rp64.6 trillion, the Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry has informed…
Nepal receives investment pledges for 30 billion in five months
21Nepal has received foreign investment commitment of Rs 30 billion in the first five months of the current fiscal year that began on July16.According to the data unveiled by the Department of Industr…
Bangladesh outdoes China, Vietnam in apparel export growth in US
Bangladesh has outnumbered China, Vietnam and Indonesia in terms of growth in apparel exports to the United States in January-October this year, with many US buyers shifting orders to the supplier cou…
Laos Prepares to Welcome Foreign Tourists From January 1
Laos has announced plans to partially reopen its borders to foreign visitors on January 1, despite the rising fears that the Omicron variant of COVID-19 will set off fresh waves of infection across th…
IFC Promotes Waste-to-Energy Solutions as Vietnam Shifts to a Low-carbon Economy
As Vietnam accelerates efforts to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, IFC is providing a $30 million financing package to fund the construction of a waste-to-energy plant in Bac Ninh province. Th…
Bangladesh at 50: On the Path to Becoming a Middle Power
Bangladesh at 50 is a transformed Asian tiger that is looking to build on its ambition of exerting more power in regional and global politics. A string of economic successes – especially its forthcomi…
ADB raises 2022 forecast for Bangladesh
The Asian Development Bank has raised the 2022 forecast for Bangladesh. In Bangladesh, exports and imports grew more than projected in the ADB’s 2021 update thanks to a surge in global demand fo…
Vietnam car company Vingroup starts work on $174m EV battery plant
Vietnam’s biggest conglomerate Vingroup said on Sunday it had started building a $174 million battery cell plant for its VinFast electric vehicles business so the company can own its battery sup…
The economics of a new China-Laos train line
On December 3rd, at long last, a portion of those aspirations was realised. A high-speed rail line connecting Kunming to Vientiane, the capital of Laos, was opened after five years of construction. Th…
Opportunities for ASEAN’s recovery after the pandemic
Two senior diplomats talk with VietNamNet about the topic “ASEAN recovers after the pandemic”. In response to ASEAN 2021, VietNamNet talks with former Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Ph…