COVID-19 has created unprecedented demand for certain services and products that will likely outlast the pandemic. The manufacture of medical gloves for health workers is one industry that has explode…
Cambodia exports 242,922 tons of rubber in 10 months, up 21 pct
Cambodia exported 242,922 tons of dry rubber in the first 10 months of 2020, up 21 percent over the same period last year, said a General Directorate of Rubber report on Sunday. The kingdom made gross…
Vietnam jumps 5 places in global ranking of renewable energy attractiveness
Vietnam has risen five places to 34th out of 40 economies in a global ranking of attractiveness in terms of renewable energy investment. With an average score of 50.1, the country fared better than Th…
17th China-ASEAN Expo opens in south China
The 17th China-ASEAN Expo and China-ASEAN Business and Investment Summit kicked off Friday in Nanning, capital of south China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Themed “Building the Belt …
Vietnam looks to Industry 4.0 to drive economy
Vietnam is constantly looking for new driving forces for growth and has leveraged opportunities from digital and e-commerce for economic growth, according to Central Institute for Economic Management …
Biden to reinvest in Asean economic security: expert
MANILA – With the election of President-elect Joe Biden, the United States is expected to reinvest in the economic security of Asia, particularly in Southeast Asia, according to Bower Group Asia presi…
Indonesia turns focus to energy security and renewables amid pandemic
The fallout from the coronavirus pandemic has presented Indonesia with the opportunity to work toward energy security and switch from conventional to renewable sources, officials have said. “Indonesia…
Vietnam among Asia-Pacific economies with fastest per-capita GDP rise: Bloomberg
Vietnam is projected to be one of the economies posting big gains in the world’s per-capita income rankings during the quarter-century through 2025, according to data analysed by Bloomberg. Shown are …
APEC leaders, including Trump, agree on free trade
Leaders from the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum, including US President Donald Trump, pledged Friday to work toward free, open and nondiscriminatory trade and investment to revive their coron…
IoT-Based Smart Agriculture in Malaysia for Poverty
Like most developing nations, Malaysia is a southeastern Asian country that has been using agriculture as one of its principal economic activities for poverty reduction and stability. According to the…