For many farmers in rural Myanmar, Facebook embodies the internet. With scarce availability of WiFi, they often reserve their mobile data usage for the social network. That habit is difficult to break…
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ADB, European Union, and ASEAN Countries Partner to Boost Green Infrastructure
The European Union (EU) announced today it is preparing to support the Association of Southeast Asian Nations’ (ASEAN) Catalytic Green Finance Facility (ACGF) with €50 million ($54.9 million) to help …
Tower Hamlets gets first ‘rubber road’ in London
Tower Hamlets has become the first borough in London to build a road made partly from old recycled tyres. Tower Hamlets Council worked with Tarmac to approved the new type of surface that uses rubber …
Sri Lanka’s first agriculture-based app to run on Microsoft Azure
Govipola, the cloud-based mobile app designed to facilitate direct selling platforms for fruit and vegetable farmers—a move aimed at cutting out middlemen and containing food inflation in Sri Lanka, w…
Wind power can help Sri Lanka reach renewable energy target – Narayana
Sri Lanka can achieve more than half of the renewable energy target for 2030 by using windmills to generate electricity, a Moratuwa University Professor said. “The target for 20 per cent renewable ene…
The Emergence of a China-Backed Cryptocurrency in the Era of the Digital Yuan
The People’s Republic of China’s Belt and Road Initiative has provided an interesting window into the economic practices of the PRC in developing nations. While the Belt and Road Initiative, often ref…
Saudi Arabia reportedly set to invest $30bn in Bangladesh
Some of Saudi Arabia’s top companies are looking to invest around $30 billion in a number of Bangladesh’s business sectors, according to Bangladeshi officials. On the first day of a two-day Joint Econ…
Solar Power Surges In Vietnam, Dimming Prospects For New Coal Plants
Economics is a strict mistress. As China and the US wrestle over which country will dominate the world, Vietnam is the beneficiary. Chinese workers have rising expectations which lead to higher wages.…
Biodiversity Essential to APEC Economies
Celebrating a decade of honoring young scientists, APEC is now accepting nominations for the 2020 APEC Science Prize for Innovation, Research and Education, or ASPIRE, which spotlights cross-border in…
AIIB to Invest in Emergency Public Health Infrastructure in China
The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) announced today it has been in active discussions with the Government of China to strengthen the country’s emergency public health infrastructure. Subje…