India’s Northeastern states — a strategic plank situated between Delhi and Southeast Asia over the Bay of Bengal — anchor the convergence of Japan’s Free and Open Indo-Pacific (FOIP) vision and India’…
Indonesia to boost use of renewable energy
Indonesia has set a higher composition of renewable energy in the country’s energy consumption as the government aims at reducing reliance on fossil fuels and safeguarding energy security. The p…
5G Matters: (Geo)politics And Critical National Infrastructure – Analysis
Few people would have guessed that the ‘topic du jour’ for 2019 would be 5G. While telecommunications companies have long had their eye on the prize as the chief deployers of fifth-generation telecomm…
Farmers need new skills, technology and research to become international
For Cambodia to reach its full potential in agriculture, it needs more investment, diversification in crops, access to new technology, more research and development on related products, the full mecha…
Palm oil ― a versatile and nutritious edible oil
With 80 per cent of palm oil used in food applications, the Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) says it is constantly focusing on providing evidence of the nutritional properties of the versatile oil, bac…
Economic Impact Of Coronavirus Will Likely Top $40 Billion, As Theme Parks, Restaurants And Theaters Go Dark
As of Friday, the Chinese government has issued a travel ban that affects 35 million people. Not only can they not travel, but their leisure activities are severely curtailed, which means a severe eco…
Vietnam Begins 48 MW Wind Farm Construction
Climate Fund Managers (CFM), the manager of the Climate Investor One facility (CI1), have announced that construction has begun of its 48MW near-shore wind farm in Tra Vinh province Vietnam. CI1’s Con…
Qatar to help Sri Lanka in sustainable energy production
The State of Qatar has expressed willingness to assist Sri Lanka to establish a reliable network for sustainable energy generation and a consortium of top notch companies in the energy sector will joi…
Oxford Economics: Wuhan coronavirus seen to cut tourism revenues in Asia, including Philippines
The influx of Chinese tourists to the Philippines and other Southeast Asian countries would take a hit from the outbreak of Wuhan coronavirus, but most economies in the region were expected to be read…
Laos: New data indicates positive tourism growth
Data provided by the ministry’s Tourism Development Department show that tourist arrivals exceeded 4.7 million last year, an increase of 14.44% over 2018. The number of visitors from China increased b…