Trekkers and climbers are once again welcome to scale Mount Everest for the autumn season as Nepal has reopened its mountains to encourage tourism activities after months of lockdown. Nepal has now re…
Philippines sets up committee to consider nuclear power
Philippines Energy Ministry said on 29 July that President Rodrigo Duterte had created an inter-agency panel to study the adoption of a national nuclear energy policy. Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi ha…
Reviving energy cooperation in South Asia
Recent developments in South Asian energy security such as the India-Nepal petroleum products pipeline and the India-Bhutan joint venture hydroelectric project have revived conversations on energy coo…
ASEAN’s Largest Wind Farm To Be Built In Laos, Energy To Go To Vietnam
A Thai company is planning to construct ASEAN’s largest ever wind farm – in neighboring Laos. Energy giant BCPG Public Company has recently announced plans to develop their most ambitious project yet …
Subdued rubber price reflects poor automotive sales
The price of natural rubber (NR) is not reflective of its fundamentals, as poor global automotive production and sales led to subdued growth of the commodity. NR is the main raw material used in produ…
Danish investor to develop large Vietnam offshore wind project
Highlighting the big potential of Vietnam’s renewable energy sector, Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP), a leading global investor in offshore wind, has agreed to develop a 3.5GW offshore wind p…
APAC economies to bounce back in 3Q
ECONOMIC recovery is beginning for most of the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region and growth rates will accelerate in 2021, Moody’s Analytics chief APAC economist Steve Cochrane said. “All countries within th…
China-Asean digital economy cooperation a thriving success
Durian sales on e-commerce platforms are one of the successful stories under the booming digital economy cooperation between China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean). In many Asean…
Myanmar To Launch Its Own Satellites
Myanmar is preparing to launch its first-ever satellite, joining an unlikely coalition of nascent space nations aiming to protect millions from environmental disasters. The future “super constel…
Indonesia to test palm oil in ‘green’ jet fuel by year-end
Indonesian state oil company PT Pertamina is set to test the production of jet fuel made up of 3% palm oil by the end of the year, Chief Executive Nicke Widyawati said on Thursday. The comments come a…