With India looking to expand footprints of palm oil plantations to reduce its dependence on import of oilseeds, the country on Tuesday joined hands with Malaysia in getting the latter’s support …
Vietnam to reopen with restriction free travel
Prepare your taste buds to feast on bowls of Phở, plates of Cơm Tấm and of course, plenty of Bánh Mì because the Vietnamese authorities have announced that they would lift nearly all travel restrictio…
Keppel Infrastructure to develop renewable energy solutions for ASEAN
Keppel Infrastructure Holdings Pte Ltd (KI), Impact Electrons Siam Co. Ltd (IES), and Envision Group (Envision) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on the development and su…
Philippines optimistic of tourism revival as overseas travelers trickle back
Philippine officials on Monday said the country has welcomed nearly 22,000 international travelers since reopening, with hopes this trend will accelerate the revival of a tourism industry decimated by…
Malaysia Digital Economy Week records RM1.295b investment, surpasses target
The Malaysia Digital Economy Week at Expo 2020 Dubai has garnered RM1.295 billion worth of qualified trade and investments to Malaysia, exceeding the initial target of RM300 million in investment pote…
Nepal Adopts India’s UPI Payments System to Boost its Digital Economy
Nepal will become the first country beyond India to utilize India’s unified payments interface (UPI) system, a key step in transforming that nation’s digital economy, according to a report Friday (Feb…
Philippines to allow 100% foreign ownership in further infrastructure sectors
The Congress of the Philippines has ratified a bill to amend the Public Service Act (PSA) to allow up to 100% foreign ownership in the telecommunications, airlines and railways sectors. Under the revi…
Malaysian palm oil all set for the big push into the UAE market
The Malaysian Palm Oil Council (MPOC), has launched its ‘Malaysian Palm Oil Full of Goodness’ consumer campaign at the LuLu Hypermarket located at the Dubai Silicon Oasis in its effort to drive the gr…
India cuts tax on crude palm oil imports to help consumers, refiners
India has cut its tax on crude palm oil (CPO) imports to 5% from 7.5%, the government said in a notification, as the world’s biggest edible oil importer tries to rein in local prices of the comm…
The need to establish a regional carbon market in Southeast Asia
As the second-largest open market in the world, carbon market could be the last chance that ASEAN does not want to miss to obtain international financing. Since developing countries could no longer re…