Bangladesh is celebrating its golden jubilee and now enters its 51st year of independence as one of the world’s most desirable destinations for investors. The country is the 33rd largest economy in th…
Norway interested in increasing energy investment in Nepal
Torun Dramdal, the Norwegian Ambassador to Nepal, paid a courtesy call on Minister for Energy, Water Resources, and Irrigation Pampha Bhusal at her Singha Durbar office Thursday. The meeting focused o…
Australia’s Beef Exports to Indonesia Highlights Wider Potential for Halal Products
Australia’s agricultural products, particularly its cattle and beef, are important merchandise exports to Indonesia. Indonesia is the largest export market for Australian feeder cattle and frozen beef…
Vietnam funds agricultural, infrastructure projects in Lao province
The Vietnam-Laos and Laos-Vietnam cooperation committees on March 22 started the construction of an agricultural technique and services centre in Xaysomboun province, which is funded by Vietnamese non…
GreenToken: Unilever and SAP aim to tackle palm oil deforestation with blockchain pilot
Project aims to further boost traceability and transparency in Unilever’s global palm oil supply chain Unilever is moving to put palm oil on the blockchain with a new pilot project that aims to …
Malaysia pioneers large-scale solar project
Malaysia’s government plans to increase the share of renewable energy in its installed capacity to 31% in 2025 and 40% in 2035 under its power generation plan, according to the Malaysian Investment De…
Significant milestones open up tourism in Vietnam
January 1: Pilot restoration of international flight routes In late 2021, Vietnam planned to restore international routes on January 1. At that time, the official document of the Ministry of Health, r…
Malaysia’s Trade In February Rose 17.5% To RM184.75 Billion
Malaysia trade for February rose by 17.5% to RM184.75 billion compared to February 2021, the 13th consecutive month of double-digit growth. Exports surpassed RM100 billion marks for the first time for…
Thailand to buy power from Mekong River dams in Laos
Laos is set to sign agreements with Thailand to sell electricity from three dams being built on the Mekong River, despite opposition to the projects’ construction voiced by villagers and NGOs, accordi…
World Bank supports Bangladesh farmers vulnerable to climate change
Bangladesh and the World Bank have signed a 120 million US dollars financing agreement to help improve the irrigated agricultural and fisheries production and increase the incomes of 170,000 poor peop…