According to a recent report, companies in Malaysia are expected to increase salaries as they look to attract professionals within big data, data science, consumer insights and data warehousing, accor…
US offers help to ASEAN countries on oil and gas exploration ventures
The United States (US) government is offering help to countries in the Southeast Asian region – primarily those wanting to extract oil and gas resources within their exclusive economic zones but inves…
China tops participation in upcoming Nepal Investment Summit
China will be the largest represented country in the Nepal Investment Summit to be held in Kathmandu on March 29-30 with more than one third of total participants coming from China, the Investment Boa…
Grow with Grab will help micro-entrepreneurs and SMEs scale in ASEAN
It made its name as a ride-hailing business that took Southeast Asia by storm, but since then Grab has expanded into payment solutions, and now it will be launching a service for SME lending and micro…
Vietnamese minister underlines role of 5G technology in digital economy
NDO – Vietnam’s communications minister has highlighted the role of 5G, the next-generation of wireless technology, as the pillar of the digital economy at a conference on March 21. Minister of …
Myanmar permits over 100 foreign investments in 5 months
Myanmar Investment Committee (MIC) permitted 109 foreign investments as of February in present fiscal year 2018-2019 which started in October last year, according to the Directorate of Investment and …
Report highlights competitiveness of geothermal energy in the ASEAN region
The ASEAN-German Energy Programme (AGEP), a jointly implemented project by the ACE and Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH on behalf of the Federal Ministry for Economic…
Renewables in Southeast Asia: subsidies not required, thanks
In October, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) issued a clarion call for the world’s governments to increase renewable energy capacity to 85 per cent of electricity by 2050 to urgent…
We have launched a digital economy – Sri Lanka PM
Our government has taken steps to create new revenue from local and foreign sources through advancements in the digital economy, and today, we have taken the first step towards setting up the digital …
Japan to propose G20 aid rules to check China’s Belt and Road
Japan will propose new guidelines on development assistance when it hosts the Group of 20 summit in June, as it tries to check China’s growing influence through infrastructure projects, sources …