The Thai government is pursuing an ambitious plan to build a rail network linking Thailand to other countries in the region, like Singapore and China, reported Vietnam News Agency (VNA). The governmen…
Malaysia: Digitising the palm oil sector
It is a call made loudly and often enough – palm oil companies, with its high dependence on labour, need to digitise their operations as the next step towards increasing productivity. The call for pal…
Malaysia’s efforts towards sustainable palm oil production lauded
Malaysia is on the right path to get its palm oil production and the oil palm industry certified in order to ensure that the country’s palm oil is recognised as a sustainable commodity, said Italian A…
First commercial solar power plant launched in Myanmar
The Minbu Solar Power Plant project, which will be completed in four phases, will have the capacity to generate 170MW of power and produce 350 million kilowatt hours per annum, which is sufficient to …
Asean Today – Jun 2019
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Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand committed to developing Rubber City
The world’s top producers of natural rubber – Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand – are committed to strengthening collaboration to develop Rubber City in the Indonesia-Malaysia-Thailand Growth Triangle …
US offers Sri Lanka technical assistance for capacity building and skill development to improve bilateral trade
The US has expressed willingness to offer their cooperation in providing technical assistance for capacity building and skill development in several areas to improve bilateral trade during trade talks…
Great Expectations: ASEAN and the Indo-Pacific Concept
After France unveiled the latest version of its policy in the Indo-Pacific (“France and security in the Indo-Pacific”) in May 2019, and after the United States published its updated “Indo-Pacific Stra…
Japan wants to become Southeast Asia’s trash manager
Waste management is a dirty business, but a lucrative one that’s bound to grow as global garbage woes worsen. The worldwide market for trash-incinerating power plants that reduce pollution will be wor…
Việt Nam has huge potential to develop renewable energy
Việt Nam aims to increase the ratio of electricity from renewable sources from 35 percent of total electricity output in 2015 to 38 percent in 2020 and 43 percent in 2050. HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam has set lo…