Kathmandu Nepal is estimated to have a hydro potential of 83,000 MW electricity, and 43,000 MW is considered to be economically viable. However, the hydropower generating capacity of 1,047 MW at prese…
Myanmar gears up investment promotion with ‘bold’ plan
Though some international companies are still in a wait-and-see mood before pouring their money into Myanmar, the nation remains confident that it can attract heavy investment this year, thanks to its…
2020s to be the decade of Asian economies: Standard Chartered
Asia is set to dominate the world in terms of growth as, according to Standard Chartered, most of its economies are expected to sustain a growth rate of nearly 7 percent throughout the 2020s, Bloomber…
Cocoa trees disappearing; rubber plantations taking over
If the government of Ghana, through the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), does not act swiftly, the cocoa sector of the economy will collapse in the near future following the sale of cocoa farms to rubber …
Rubber exports expected to rise as production improves in Myanmar
Myanmar is expecting to export around 300,000 tonnes of rubber this year on the back of rising production at local plantations, U Khaing Myint, secretary of the Myanmar Rubber Planters and Producers A…
Singapore surpasses China as Myanmar’s biggest investor
Singapore has overtaken China as the country’s main source of foreign investment in 2019, according to data from the Ministry of Investment and Foreign Economic Relations. At a meeting on streamlining…
Experts urge joint efforts for ASEAN EV market formation, growth
The Korea Herald/ANN – SEOGWIPO, Jeju Island — Despite differences in market characteristics and environment, businesses engaged in electric vehicle developments in Southeast Asia can grow…
Universiti Malaysia Perlis and National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan establish Innovation Centre for Clean Water and Sustainable Energy (WISE)
Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP) Centre of Excellence for Biomass Utilization and National Tsing Hua University (NTHU) Taiwan recently co-officiated at a ceremony in UniMAP to launch the “Innovatio…
ADB vows to boost climate investments
With some countries in the Asia Pacific region facing extreme weather events caused by climate change, Asia Development Bank (ADB) has planned to increase its climate investments from this year on, ac…
Myanmar’s farmers go hi-tech
According to the World Bank, Asia supports the food demands of 60 percent of the global population by using just 23 percent of the world’s agricultural land. Due to an increasing population and decrea…