BNN Bloomberg, Canada’s business news network reporting on finance and markets, has recently published an article highlighting the extraordinary 100-fold increase in solar power that has taken p…
Why India’s COVID-19 crisis could spell global economic catastrophe
Just months ago, the Indian government was boasting about its handling of the pandemic. Health officials prematurely declared victory over COVID-19 and began lifting restrictions, which, coupled with …
Indonesian exports surge in April on high commodity prices
Indonesia’s exports racked up their strongest rise in 11 years in April, boosted by surging prices of key commodities such as palm oil and coal, data from the statistics bureau showed on Thursday as t…
Philippines’ further shift to clean energy
The country’s energy grid continues to shift away from traditional sources and further to renewable ones. This was highly noticed in the past months as concerns on individual health and environmental …
Covid-19 era tourism: what countries have opened up
Now that the world is starting to open back up, CNN Travel is helping you make plans for 2021 and beyond through these weekly round-ups of travel news. Come here to learn about the attractions opening…
Quinoa being farmed for the first time in Bangladesh
Although it appears granular like Chinese kaun, the crop in question is Quinoa, a South American crop. After five long years of research at Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, this new crop was cul…
India’s palm oil imports seen to slow
The sustained spike in Covid-19 infections in India, one of the biggest crude palm oil (CPO) importers, could see the flow of the commodity into the country slowing for the months of May and June. Thi…
Vietnamese lychee to be sold online for first time
Lychees grown in Hai Duong Province will be sold on e-commerce platforms Voso, Sendo, Lazada and China’s Alibaba on Saturday, according to the Vietnam Trade Promotion Agency. It would be the first tim…
The OPEC Fund boosts renewable energy and access to finance in Nepal
The OPEC Fund for International Development (the OPEC Fund) has signed a US$15 million loan in favor of NMB Bank Limited in Nepal for the purpose of financing micro-, small- and medium-sized enterpris…
Six Reasons Asia’s Oil Refiners Aren’t Going Away Anytime Soon
Predictions of peak oil and the impending demise of fossil fuels will hit Asian oil refiners especially hard. The region is home to three of the top four oil-guzzling nations, and more than a third of…