IN the late 1960s to early 1980s, there were droves of Thai students who pursued their graduate studies in agriculture and agriculture-related fields at the University of the Philippines at Los Baños …
Nepal creates short-term jobs for tourism workers amid COVID-19
With a large number of workers in the tourism industry rendered unemployed amid the devastating COVID-19 pandemic, the Nepal Tourism Board is implementing a program to provide temporary employment to …
MDEC aims to boost Malaysia’s digital economy with DIF5 by generating RM50bn worth of investments, and more
The five-year plan is also targeting to provide 50,000 high-value jobs in the MSC, Malaysia’s high-technology business district. To enhance Malaysia’s digital economy by 2025, the Malaysia Digital Eco…
Malaysia’s Maybank to implement $11.9 bln sustainable finance framework
Malaysia’s largest lender by assets, Malayan Banking Bhd (Maybank) (MBBM.KL), said on Monday it was committed to implementing a 50 billion ringgit ($11.88 billion) sustainable product framework …
Invest energy establishes joint venture with European ESG fund for investments in SE Asia
Invest Energy, a leading clean energy and energy efficiency solutions developer & investor based in Malaysia, is establishing a joint venture with the leading Swiss Fund Manager, SUSI Partners AG…
Huawei wants to empower ASEAN’s green development
Chinese telecom giant Huawei will leverage its digital power innovations to enable the Association of Southeast Asian Nations’ (ASEAN) cooperation on climate change and green development. Jeffer…
Russian oil company considers 1GW offshore wind in Vietnam
Russian state-owned oil firm Zarubezhneft has entered an agreement with Belgian contractors Deme Concessions to develop an up to 1GW Vietnamese offshore wind project, according to media reports. They …
TCS to help Malaysia in building a digital economy
IT firm to work with Human Resource Ministry of Malaysia India’s tech major Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) Ltd. is working closely with the Malaysian government to help that country develop a digital…
Bridgestone Looks To Patch Rubber Supply With Scrappy Desert Plant
Semiconductor chips don’t grow on trees but the raw material for rubber does and that’s in short supply too, adding another headache for automakers and tire producers. But one major tire c…
Digital economy cooperation opens new doors
In October, Nguyen, a man in Vietnam who has the inherited blood disorder thalassemia, successfully booked an online appointment with a medical expert in China. The man, who only wanted to be known by…