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 …
In Singapore, a Chicken Ban Is a Serious Threat
It feels like Singapore has only just switched from combating the pandemic, with some of the developed world’s strictest curbs, to plunging headlong into a fight against inflation. The central bank ti…
ADB approves $250m loan to help Philippines’ climate ambitions
The Asian Development Bank has approved a $250 million policy-based loan to support the Philippines in adapting and mitigating climate change. This will help the Philippines deliver its Nationally Det…
To Ban or Not To Ban? How Indonesia Can Overcome the Global Food Crisis
Indonesia’s knee-jerk export ban on crude palm oil (CPO) and its derivatives epitomises the changing political winds in the national and global food trade amidst an imminent global food crisis. Althou…
‘Act East’ & ‘Neighbourhood First’ Policies To Have Reinforcing Impact Beyond South Asia : Union Minister – Jaishankar
The Union Ministry of External Affairs – S Jaishankar today asserted that ‘Act East’ and ‘Neighbourhood First’ policies will have an massive reinforcing impact on the nation, beyond the confines of So…
Vietnam company to invest $840 mln in country’s first green hydrogen plant
Construction is due to start on Vietnam’s first green hydrogen plant next month, the government said on Wednesday, as the Southeast Asian country seeks to boost the use of cleaner energy while r…