Vietnamese billionaire Pham Nhat Vuong wants to help his nation’s 96 million motorbike riders go green, replacing their noisy gas guzzlers with electric scooters. VinFast, a subsidiary of Vuong’s Ving…
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Chinese Companies Flocking to Southern Myanmar’s Industrial Complex Megaproject
Despite the surge in COVID-19 in Myanmar, Chinese companies including state-owned energy giants are seeking opportunities to invest in the Dawei Special Economic Zone (SEZ), a US$8-billion (10.4-trill…
Rural development through tourism
This year the theme of the World Tourism Day as designated by the UNWTO ‘Tourism and Rural Development’ is very appropriate for the rural-dominating countries of Asia, Africa and Latin Ame…
Tomorrow’s Engineers in The Era of Industry 4.0 | 28 September | 3:00 PM | (GMT+8)
Tomorrow’s Engineers in The Era of Industry 4.0 Emerging technologies have changed the manufacturing environment at a fast pace. Smart engineering is taking hold of big business. Technologies, s…
China’s post-pandemic recovery has severe regional imbalances – survey
While China’s coastal provinces and major cities are recovering from the coronavirus pandemic, firms in its poorer western and central provinces are falling well behind in metrics like output an…
Southeast Asia’s wind power in need of investment
Southeast Asia’s wind power sector requires at least US$14 billion of investments by 2030, says Wood Mackenzie. This is to support the 8.9 GW of new wind power capacity that Wood Mackenzie expects to …
Trump and new Japan PM Suga discuss ‘free and open Indo-Pacific’: US
US President Donald Trump on Sunday spoke to Japan’s new prime minister, Yoshihide Suga, to congratulate him on taking office and to discuss a “free and open Indo-Pacific” region, which is increasingl…
Commodity Market Report – 21 Sep 2020
Gold prices threaded in small sideways around USD1960 /oz last week. The market is trapped in uncertainty with no directional trend. This week, we propose it will depend largely on Dollar factor to mo…
Weekly Rubber Report – 21 Sep 2020
Market Fundamentals: Rubber prices recovered alongside with Crude oil ascension last week. Association of Natural Rubber Producing Countries (ANRPC) reports a decline in global output forecast at 13.1…
Myanmar digital payments platform NearMe plans expansion after 7-figure funding
After raising seven figures in funding, one of Myanmar’s most promising digital payment platforms says it has set its sights on becoming the most widely-used tool for digital transactions in the count…