The Southeast Asia region, which has a combined gross domestic product of $2.8 trillion, is seeking ways to withstand the impact of a trade war that has widened beyond the US and China. Malaysia expec…
Nepal rises from ruins of 2015 earthquake, ready to welcome tourists again
Four years after a massive earthquake ripped through Nepal, killing over 9,000 people and dealing a severe blow to the country’s tourism industry, the Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) is beginning efforts to…
Indonesia vows to fight EU over palm oil limits
Indonesia’s president, Joko Widodo, has vowed to fight the European Union over plans to restrict the use of palm oil in biofuels as the bloc looks to limit the materials that can be regarded as renewa…
Malaysia wants more solar investments
The government is committed to fulfilling its promise in the Pakatan Harapan manifesto to raise Malaysia’s installed capacity of renewable energy from two per cent last year to 20 per cent by 20…
Malaysia: Govt pushing for 100% sustainably-produced palm oil by 2020, says minister
Primary Industries Minister Teresa Kok is optimistic Malaysia will be able to achieve 100% sustainable palm oil production by January 2020 despite only 36% of oil palm growers attaining the Malaysian …
Asia-Pacific nations must invest $120B a year in agri – ADB
The Philippines and the rest of Asia and the Pacific region must increase their investments in agriculture if they want to meet the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the Asian Development Bank (AD…
Sri Lanka: IT zones in Bingiriya and Ruhuna
The country cannot be developed if we keep blaming each other harping on past mistakes and being divided, said Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, speaking while touring new projects in Ruwanwella la…
How solar micro-grids are powering Myanmar’s villages
Villages in Myanmar are taking electricity generation into their own hands, turning to solar micro-grids to power their homes. One of the solar pioneers in the country is Yoma Micro Power. It speciali…
Malaysian R&D centre to leverage cloud-based blockchain platform
According to a recent report, Malaysia’s national applied research and development centre under the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) has unveiled plans to expand its use of blockcha…
Trump’s trade war with China enters next phase
United States (US) President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping may have agreed at the Group of Twenty (G20) summit in Osaka to resume trade negotiations, but the path to ending the trade w…