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China-Laos Railway hits milestone after 9 months of services, expected to further expand
The China-Laos Railway has reached another milestone, as it transported more than 10 billion yuan ($1.45 billion) worth in international freight in the nine months since it went into operation in Dece…
Malaysia attracts $27.5 bn investment in first half of 2022: Authorities
The Malaysian Investment Development Authority (MIDA) has said that Malaysia has attracted 123.3 billion ringgit ($27.5 billion) in approved investments in the manufacturing, services and primary sect…
World Food Prices Extend Drop as Supply Uptick Offers Relief
Global food prices fell for a fifth month after demand for some products weakened and there was a seasonal uptick in supplies. Wheat harvests in the northern hemisphere are helping ease supply constra…
Bangladesh cuts school, office hours amid power crisis
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Continental Tire uses blockchain to assure sustainable rubber sourcing
Continental Tire Japan will use the Project Tree blockchain initiative to ensure it uses responsibly sourced natural rubber for its s AllSeasonContact tires. Project Tree is a collaboration between IT…
Blockchain against climate change: perspectives from Indonesia
As the world face staggering challenges in a post-pandemic and climate change era, the use and development of advanced technology like blockchain increases transparency and the accountability of envir…
Sustainable growth amid crisis through the blue economy concept
I started writing about the new blue economy in this column in November 2015, just before the 21st Conference of the Parties (COP21) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. Top p…
Thai tourism end-of-year target raised to 10 million
Thailand’s tourism scene is continually being reinvigorated, with the tally of foreign arrivals having now exceeded 4 million for the year according to Thai News agency NNT. Relevant agencies are now …
Oil palm and food security
ON Friday afternoon, July 22, 2022 I had a chance of meeting an oil palm farmer from Papua, Dorteus Paiki, a member of oil palm association Apkasindo, who inspired this article. We discussed the commo…