Vietnam came in second with 889,000 followed by Singapore with 786,000 and Malaysia with 758,772, according to data collected from the countries’ tourism ministries. Laos was fifth with 242,404 …
Indonesia designs agricultural commodities digital tracker in sustainability push
Indonesia plans to set up a digital dashboard by August to track its agricultural commodities, its economics ministry said, as the world’s top palm oil exporter looks to monitor $6.5 billion wor…
Embracing a just energy transition: ASEAN’s path to a sustainable future
ASEAN countries are now shifting from traditional energy sources like coal to renewables, a change that will impact the region’s nearly 700 million lives. With most member states aiming for net-zero e…
Vietnam’s great untapped rare earth bounty
Vietnam is home to the world’s second-largest reserves of rare earths, according to the US Geological Survey. Yet while the US and its allies seek a supply chain hedge to China’s domination of the cri…
Plan to Drive Sri Lanka’s Renewable Energy Future
During the “Advancing Energy Transition” roundtable discussion at the Hilton Colombo this morning (29), President Ranil Wickremesinghe emphasized the need for a comprehensive plan to exploit renewable…
India in talks with Sri Lanka to acquire graphite mine block
Sri Lankan graphite is considered among the purest in the world with more than 98% carbon content, said officials. India has also been in talks with other countries for procuring other critical minera…
Malaysia’s economy grows annual 4.2% in Q1 on export rebound
Malaysia’s economy expanded 4.2% in the first quarter of 2024 from a year earlier, beating market expectations on higher household spending and a turnaround in exports, government and central ba…
Johor-Singapore SEZ to spur trade, labour and investments: Maybank
Maybank Investment Banking Group expects the proposed Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone (SEZ) to unlock opportunities and spur the exchange of trade, labour, investments and green energy initiativ…
Top 10 countries indebted to China – World Bank
Over the past decade, external debt for low and middle-income countries (LMICs) has surged, outpacing their economic growth and raising serious concerns. This trend is particularly severe in poorer na…
ADB Launches New Country Partnership for Cambodia
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has launched a new country partnership strategy for Cambodia, spanning the period 2024–2028. The new strategy, closely aligned with the first phase of the national Pen…