The Malaysian aviation industry has joined the government’s efforts to counter the anti-palm oil campaign in Europe, with airports and airlines ready to bring Putrajaya’s “Love MY Palm Oil” tagline to…
Unraveling the Secret of Digital Malaysia
The rise of the digital economy in Malaysia is no surprise, given the foundation that has been laid for the country to enable digital across the everyday lives of its citizens. BRINK Asia spoke to Wei…
Brunei to host ASEAN Tourism Forum 2020
BRUNEI Darussalam will host ASEAN Tourism Forum (ATF) 2020 with the theme ‘Together Towards a Next Generation of Travel’ from January 12-16, 2020. This was informed during the 22nd ASEAN Tourism Minis…
Decoding the future of blockchain for ASEAN in 2019
2019 will mark the tenth anniversary of the first deployment of blockchain technology. It was in 2009 that the still elusive Satoshi Nakamoto released the first version of bitcoin. Since then, the con…
Chinese scientists claim synthetic match to natural rubber
FRANKFURT, Germany—A team of Chinese scientists have developed a synthetic equivalent to vulcanized natural rubber, according to a news release by the Society of German Chemists. The researchers, led …
President visits ADB Headquarters : Sri Lanka and ADB sign agreements worth $455m
President Maithripala Sirisena made his first visit to the Asian Development Bank (ADB) headquarters on Thursday during a state visit to the Philippines and met ADB President Takehiko Nakao. President…
China-Myanmar economic cooperation zone to be developed along border area
A first ever China-Myanmar Border Economic Cooperation Zone will be developed along the Kunlong-Chinshwehaw border area in Shan state, the official Global New Light of Myanmar quoted a developer as re…
Vegetable oil prices to rise $50-$100 per tonne by June: analyst Fry
Prices of vegetable oils including palm oil are set to rise by $50-$100 per tonne by June, according to a forecast by industry analyst James Fry. “Prices of crude palm oil and other oils depend on the…
Digital economy: new driving force for VN’s development
Living life in a digital age is a key component for the future growth of Việt Nam. That was the message from Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc who was speaking at the Việt Nam Economic Forum (VEF) held …