Vietnam is projected to be one of the economies posting big gains in the world’s per-capita income rankings during the quarter-century through 2025, according to data analysed by Bloomberg. Shown are …
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APEC leaders, including Trump, agree on free trade
Leaders from the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum, including US President Donald Trump, pledged Friday to work toward free, open and nondiscriminatory trade and investment to revive their coron…
IoT-Based Smart Agriculture in Malaysia for Poverty
Like most developing nations, Malaysia is a southeastern Asian country that has been using agriculture as one of its principal economic activities for poverty reduction and stability. According to the…
Commodity Market Report – 23 Nov 2020
Gold prices threaded sideways from USD1850 – USD1900 /oz last week. There is much uncertainty in the market but beware of unexpected downfall beneath USD1850 /oz support. In our opinion, the market is…
Weekly Rubber Report – 23 Nov 2020
Market Fundamentals: Rubber prices fluctuated last week due to uncertainty in U.S. stimulus. Dollar wobbled throughout the whole week after Secretary of Treasury Mnuchin gave ambiguous comment on Fede…
How Bangladesh can benefit from China’s economic recovery
As the nation holds its breath in anticipation of a potential second wave of Covid-19, five countries including Bangladesh have decided to strengthen sharing of information and coordination of policie…
Asian Development Bank approves $150m loan to upgrade two international airports in Nepal
The Asian Development Bank has approved a $150 million concessional loan to improve the capacity of Tribhuvan International Airport and Gautam Buddha Airport in Nepal. This will be the largest funding…
Pandemic no setback for Bangladesh’s soaring ship industry
Work is booming at Bangladesh’s largest shipyard — quite literally. It’s difficult to hear anything over the cacophony of banging hammers and crackling sparks, proof the industry has…
ASEAN can shape its own energy future: Petronas boss
The Asean region is at “the most critical juncture” in terms of economic recovery and growth as it enters an era “significantly affected” by the Covid-19 pandemic, according to Petronas chief executiv…
Research advances sustainability in surgical latex glove manufacturing
Cranfield University researchers in partnership with Meditech Gloves, one of the leading manufacturers of high-quality examination and surgical gloves, have shown how energy savings can be made with t…