Closer cooperation among the Lancang-Mekong Cooperation (LMC) countries, which will hold their third leaders’ meeting via video link on Monday, can help address regional challenges timely and ef…
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Risks of exporting to China have increased for Australian companies
Trade Minister Simon Birmingham has warned of the increased risks for Australian companies exporting to China, pointing to the opportunities on offer in the 10 ASEAN countries. Australia Post boss Chr…
Denmark helps Vietnam draw up plans for cutting energy use
Denmark is assisting all 63 Vietnamese cities and provinces with reviewing energy usage and developing action plans to reduce consumption. The Ministry of Industry and Trade has issued Guidelines for …
Strengthen Nation’s Food Security with R&D
Food security remains the nation’s major development agenda. Year in year out, we have struggled to reduce food imports running into billions of Ringgit. We are only about 70% secure in our staple foo…
Are We Heading Into Great Depression 2.0 | 2:00 PM | 25 August | (GMT+8)
Are We Heading Into Great Depression 2.0 Just right before the United States, Brazil, India and the United Kingdom are battling aggressively to bring down the curve from the first wave infections, a s…
Government green lights blockchain amid digital drive, rolls out FPT solution in Vietnam
The Vietnam government has launched an enterprise blockchain platform developed by FPT Software, forming part of a national program for digital transformation. Under the banner of akaChain, the offeri…
Oil Palm – The Other Tree Of Life
When I first visited Fiji about six years ago, I did not pay much attention to the natural vegetation. I wrongly believed that there were oil palm trees among the palms that I saw. It was only when I …
Biodegradable PPE: Bangladeshi makes it with jute, crabs
In some good news for the country, a scientist, who also discovered jute polymer and is behind the invention of “Sonali Bag”, has come up with a method of making biodegradable protective g…
Oil prices advance as China ramps up U.S. crude imports
Oil prices rose on Monday as China’s plans to ship in large volumes of U.S. crude in August and September outweighed concerns over a slowdown in demand recovery after the coronavirus pandemic an…
Commodity Market Report – 17 Aug 2020
Gold prices had a sharp fall last week but bounced off USD1870 /oz ground. This week, we reckon the trend will thread sideways but prone to move on the low side. Technically, the trend should be conta…