The current and future role of Asean has recently been discussed among academic scholars, political analysts and Asean leaders. The challenges that Asean is facing, such as the South China Sea dispute…
North korea: ready for economic reform?
PATRICK POLESHUK WRITES- If the recent Trump-Kim summit has told us anything about North Korea’s relationship with the U.S, it is that the two leaders appear to be on separate wavelengths. The summit’…
China demand for palm oil to pick up: analysts
MALAYSIA’S crude palm oil (CPO) stockpile stayed stagnant at 3 million metric tons (MT) in February, but may normalise as China demand recovers, said analysts. February’s month-on-month de…
New dwarf trees could be key to palm oil’s future
Test tubes holding plants line shelves in a laboratory, the heart of a breeding programme for dwarf palm oil trees which scientists hope will cut costs and limit the environmental damage caused by the…
India’s innovators bet the farm to eliminate $30 billion agri-waste danger
For 37-year-old yoga teacher Vidya Paramel, it wasn’t an easy decision to leave her home in New Delhi. But she couldn’t see her 4-year-old boy suffocate, and she refused to hide him away indoors from …
Nepal introduces business, tourism potential to Vietnamese firms
Business and tourism potential in Nepal was introduced to Vietnamese enterprises at a seminar in Ho Chi Minh City on March 13. Deputy Director of the HCM City branch of the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce…
Google to support Vietnamese startups go global
Google will support Vietnamese startups with cloud services worth up to $100,000 each to help them go global. This offer was made public at the Google Cloud for Startups workshop held recently in HCMC…
Finland-based Fortum Oy will invest $300 Million to convert Garbage to Energy in Sri Lanka
Fortum Oy, a Finnish company specializing in generation of renewable energy by recycling waste and garbage, is planning to invest $300 million to set up a plant in Mirigama Town in Gampaha district of…
World Bank launches wind power program in developing countries
The World Bank Group is launching a new program to fast-track the adoption of offshore wind energy in developing countries, the group announced on March 6. The World Bank and IFC will help emerging ma…
Belt and Road reaches Nepal’s wild north, winning China influence
Some 140 km to the north of Nepal’s capital Kathmandu, China’s “Belt and Road” infrastructure plan is in full swing. “On the Chinese side, the road is so smooth that it l…