India on Sunday welcomed an initiative by ASEAN to end the ongoing crisis in Myanmar which has been in turmoil since its military grabbed power in a coup in February. External Affairs Ministry Spokesp…
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China and Laos cooperate to build a low-carbon demonstration zone in Laos
On April 24, 2021, Yunnan Construction Investment Holding Group Co., Ltd. actively coordinated with the Ministry of Ecology and Environment of China and the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environme…
Vietnam can become renewable energy superpower
Weert Börner, deputy ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to Vietnam, said Friday that Vietnam has the potential to become a renewable energy superpower. He was speaking at an exhibition titl…
Microsoft Investing Big in Foreign Data Centers: Should U.S. Investors Be Concerned?
Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) is joining other tech giants in pouring billions of dollars to expand its data center operations overseas. That’s allowing them to build out the infrastructure needed to…
Malaysia sets up new Digital Investment Office
THE NATIONAL Council of Digital Economy and Fourth Industrial Revolution (MED4IR), chaired by Malaysian prime minister Muhyiddin Yassin, has endorsed the establishment of the Digital Investment Office…
Widodo claims Indonesia leading by example on climate change
Indonesia’s president says greenhouse gas reduction commitments by developed countries powers must be credible if developing countries are to follow suit. Joko Widodo was among dozens of world l…
Bangladesh to cut coal consumption, shift to renewable energy: minister
Bangladesh will phase down coal use in the power sector and place greater emphasis on renewable energy as part of the efforts to combat change, said Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen. He made the remark…
Why this fintech entrepreneur will stay in Myanmar, despite the uncertainties
I’m conversing with Yangon-based fintech entrepreneur Miranda Phua at a painfully familiar juncture in Myanmar’s history. The city is roiled by swelling protests over a military coup that …
Vietnam’s largest wind power plant goes into operation
Trung Nam, Vietnam’s largest wind farm, officially came into operation in Loi Hai and Bac Phong Communes, Thuan Bac District of South-Central Ninh Thuan Province. This Trungnam group project, combined…
‘Himalayan Quad’: is China about to start its own security bloc with Nepal, Pakistan and Afghanistan?
One of the most notable measures taken by Washington and its allies in response to China’s rise and the threat it poses to the liberal international order has been the development of the Quadrilateral…