In 1911, Nepal became the second country in Asia to install a hydroelectric plant, and was a pioneer in electric transportation with the opening in 1922 of a ropeway connecting Kathmandu to Dhorsing a…
President Jokowi asks Indonesian banks to support agriculture sector
President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has urged Indonesian banks to pay special attention to the potential of the agricultural sector, which has already expanded overseas exports apart from dominating domest…
India to Play a Major Role in Promoting Sustainable Palm Oil: Industry Experts
Single sustainability standard for all vegetable oils in the country is the need of the hour New Delhi, Delhi, India (NewsVoir) Council of Palm Oil Producing Countries (CPOPC) organized a webinar on t…
Sri Lanka Tourism attracts over US$ 950 mn investments despite pandemic
Over the last fifteen months from March 2020 to June 2021, the Sri Lankan government has attracted over $950 million in investments, dedicated to revitalizing the island’s burgeoning tourism sector, S…
Scientists are mining metals from an unusual source — plants
Malaysia’s Kinabalu Park, which surrounds Mount Kinabalu, the 20th-largest peak in the world, is home to a nickel mine like none other. In lieu of heavy machinery, plumes of sulfur dioxide, or rivers …
Celebrating 40 years of progress in economic relations with Japan
Since its establishment in 1981, the ASEAN-Japan Centre (AJC) has been working to strengthen economic partnerships between Association of Southeast Asian Nation member states and Japan in the areas of…
Malaysia’s BigPay scores $100m investment
BigPay, the fintech arm of airline AirAsia, has secured an investment of up to US$100 million from South Korea’s SK Group. Founded in 2017, BigPay offers users in Malaysia and Singapore a digita…
Think tank: Bangladesh miles ahead of Pakistan
In the past 20 years, Bangladesh’s GDP per capita increased 500%, two-and-half times that of Pakistan Bangladesh, the country whose infrastructure was ravaged by the Pakistani occupation force i…
Bangladesh on cusp of industrial revolution
Bangladesh is on the cusp of an industrial revolution as incomes rise and technology plays an ever-increasing role in the economy, according to HSBC. “Urbanisation, smaller households and more w…
ADB, New Hope sign $20-million deal to finance agriculture projects
THE ASIAN Development Bank (ADB) and New Hope Singapore Private Ltd. (NHS) signed a $20-million loan agreement that will extend financing assistance to farmers in South and Southeast Asia, including t…