Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina announced on Wednesday that Bangladesh has implemented a strategy to produce electricity from hydrogen, ammonia, and solar and wind power facilities to meet its energy nee…
Vietnam’s All-Out Hydrogen Gambit
In April 2024, Vietnam and the United States embarked upon one of the world’s most ambitious green hydrogen collaborative strategies. The United States Agency for International Development and Standar…
China-financed Laos railway expands Beijing’s reach in Southeast Asia
As Beijing weaves its web of roads and railways through Southeast Asia, a massive Chinese-financed infrastructure project in Laos is quietly reshaping the region’s geopolitical landscape. The $6 billi…
India buys record amount of sunflower oil as Ukraine-Russia fight for market share cuts its price
Indians bought a record 500,000 metric tons of sunflower oil for June delivery, as competition between leading suppliers Russia and Ukraine made it cheaper than soyoil and palm oil, two leading buyers…
New World Bank Program Boosts Sustainable Transport Infrastructure for Vital Viet Nam Waterways
The World Bank Board of Directors today approved a US$107 million credit to improve the capacity, efficiency, and safety of inland waterways in southern Viet Nam while cutting greenhouse gas emissions…
World Bank lends Bangladesh $900m for financial sector, infrastructure
The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors has approved two projects totaling $900 million to help Bangladesh strengthen fiscal and financial sector policies and improve urban infrastructure and ma…
Southeast Asian countries see strong FDI flows
Foreign Direct Investments into the ASEAN economies of Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, Singapore and Viet Nam rose to US$236 billion in 2023, compared with an annual average of $190 billio…
India and Sri Lanka discuss initiatives to enhance energy connectivity
In a significant diplomatic exchange, President Ranil Wickremesinghe and Indian External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar led bilateral discussions at the President’s House today (20). The joint ene…
Indian Railways pushes North-East connectivity via Bangladesh and Nepal
The final location survey for 14 new railway connectivity routes connecting Bangladesh, Nepal, and alternate routes towards the North-East has been sanctioned This initiative, spanning over 1275.50 km…
Laos government pushes for economic autonomy
Following a recent decree signed by Thongloun Sisoulith, Secretary General of the Party Central Committee and President of Laos, the government has committed to implementing recommendations for creati…