Surendra Bahadur Nepali, BEIJING: President Bidya Devi Bhandari has said the unsustainable patterns of production and consumption have accelerated environmental degradation and the less carbon produce…
Indonesia Uses Belt and Road Initiative Forum to Promote Palm Oil
Jakarta. Indonesia was set to highlight environmental issues and the significance of palm oil for the country’s development during the second Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation me…
China’s belt and road may accelerate exit of manufacturing to Vietnam and India, researchers warn
The trade war with the United States coupled with the “Belt and Road Initiative” has the potential to add further pressure to China’s sluggish economy and debt pile, according to researchers, as the b…
Cambodia embraces Belt and Road Initiative
President Xi Jinping’s announcement of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in 2013 was widely welcomed by many Asian countries. Studies suggest that there is a significant need of infrastructure develo…
Belt & Road Forum declaration to incorporate projects for Nepal under the initiative
Nepal is expecting to have several of its projects identified by the government under China’s Belt and Road Initiative during the Second Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation, being held i…
Malaysia to ‘take advantage’ of ECRL deal to sell more palm oil to China: Mahathir
PUTRAJAYA: Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said on Monday (Apr 15) that Malaysia intends to take advantage of the revived East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) project to sell more palm oil to China, after a su…
Thailand to the Forefront of Asia and ASEAN’s MICE Industry
Bangkok ranks second most sustainable MICE destination in Asia in the 2018 Global Destination Sustainability Index Thailand is now among the frontrunners in Asia and ASEAN in terms of MICE Education, …
Greener Power Projects for the Belt & Road Initiative (BRI)
China is hosting its second Belt and Road forum in Beijing from April 25-27, convening high-level representatives from around the world. The event will be a chance for China to evaluate the first five…
Malaysia to leverage 5G tech within 3 years
According to a recent report, the Malaysian Prime Minister is confident that Malaysia can leverage on 5G technology within the next three years. He stated that this could be done if the country made t…
Nearly 2 bln USD foreign investments enter Myanmar in first half of FY 2018-19
YANGON, April 20 (Xinhua) — Over 1.87 billion U.S. dollars of foreign investments entered Myanmar’s sectors in first half of present fiscal year 2018-2019, according to the figures from th…