To many, Vietnam is known for its beautiful beaches and delicious fare. But increasingly it has become a burgeoning industrial hub, especially for tech and apparel: and the numbers back it up. While p…
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Bangladesh puts energy hopes in first nuclear power plant, despite delay
Bangladeshi engineering student Noyon Ali, 22, serves ice-cream and fruit juice at a stall on a hot, dusty roadside to Russian customers, using a menu translated with an online app. He moved across th…
Over 600,000 foreigners visit Nepal in 2022 as tourism industry rebounds
With the declining number of COVID-19 cases in Nepal, the tourism sector is slowly returning back on track. According to the data published by Nepal Tourism Board (NTB), more than 600,000 tourists vis…
Baker Hughes To Supply CO2 Equipment For Carbon Capture Project In Malaysia
Carbon capture development in Asia is increasing speed as recent news suggests. Baker Hughes was awarded a contract to supply CO2 compression equipment for a large-scale carbon capture and storage (CC…
China’s outbound tourism gains momentum
China’s outbound tourism market is showing good growth momentum and is expected to make a robust recovery amid the nation’s optimized COVID-19 response measures and relaxed travel restrictions. Accord…
This startup brings Southeast Asia’s vacant hospital rooms into the sharing economy
Uber and Airbnb have long been the poster children for the sharing economy. In other realms of society, entrepreneurs are also trying to match demand with untapped assets and services. HD, a startup b…
6 Technology-driven Industries That Will Be Important for the Philippine Economy in the Future
Since the early 2000s, the Philippines’ technology sector has been largely defined by a multitude of businesses engaged in electronics manufacturing, information technology, and business process manag…
India, ADB sign $1.2 bln loan agreements for infrastructure projects in several states
The Indian government and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Tuesday signed a loan agreement of $1.22 billion to improve the connectivity of key economic areas in several states in India. The officia…
Southeast Asia’s tech industry goes from a gallop to a canter
After a couple of years of spectacular growth, tech start-ups and tech giants alike are now facing a less optimistic outlook. During the third quarter of 2022, venture capital (VC) investments and dea…
Asean Today – Dec 2022
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