Malaysia wants deeper economic ties with the UAE, especially in the tech and renewable energy sectors, the Southeast Asian nation’s international trade minister said, as the two sides continue their n…
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BRICS Summit: Why India’s PM Narendra Modi Focused On Resilient And Inclusive Supply Chain – Analysis
There has been growing chatter on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s assertion on India’s resilient and inclusive supply chain at the 15th BRICS summit, held at Johannesburg, leaving aside the major globa…
Train attendant on China-Laos Railway witnesses gratifying changes, growing friendship
Yi Bofeng, a Chinese train attendant on the China-Laos Railway, which connects Kunming in southwest China’s Yunnan Province with Lao capital Vientiane, has witnessed the positive changes and inc…
What makes a good food & agriculture leader? 6 questions with INSEAD’s Shekshnia
Stanislav Shekshnia is a senior professor of entrepreneurship and family enterprise at INSEAD and the FFA program director. He has extensive experience in leadership, leadership development, and effec…
Geely’s multi-billion ringgit bet on Malaysia part of Asean drive
Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co Ltd’s planned multi-billion ringgit expansion in Malaysia, at the expense of Thailand, is a precursor to the group driving its footprint in Asean, industry specia…
China begins construction of high-speed railway link to Vietnam
Workers began to lay tracks on China’s first direct high-speed railway link to Vietnam on Tuesday. A track-laying machine put down a 500-meter-long track, domestic media outlet CGTN reported. Th…
Hidden Gem Of Asia: ‘Neglected’ Laos Can Be A Strategic Partner For India To Dominate S.E Asia, Corner China
The small, landlocked Southeast Asian country of Laos shares borders with Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Myanmar, and China. Although a relatively small nation, Laos could be a strategic bastion for Ind…
World’s fourth largest coffee crop threatened by El Nino
El Nino’s dry weather threatens to further dent coffee production in Indonesia, the world’s fourth largest grower, after excessive rains dragged down output to its lowest in more than a de…
India, Nepal & Bangladesh working on a first-of-its-kind tripartite electricity trade deal in South Asia
Such a tripartite agreement also open up space for India to start electricity trade with neighbouring countreis such as Sri Lanka and Myanmar Trade sources said that there is huge potential for India,…
Explained: What Tesla’s New Home In Malaysia Means For Nickel-Rich Indonesia
Indonesia’s year-long charm offensive to court investment from billionaire Elon Musk, seems to have hit a road block by the businessman’s decision to house Tesla’s Southeast Asian headquar…