The World Future Energy Summit opens at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre on Monday, with around 35,000 people expected to attend from 170 countries. The four-day event, which is the largest of…
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Philippines builds infrastructure to spur economy
The Philippines’ economy is leaning heavily on infrastructure projects – along with the traditional growth drivers of consumption and foreign remittances – to deliver an economic boost in 2020. In the…
Climate migrations in Myanmar
“We live in a part of the world that will be hit incredibly hard by climate change. The disruptions to agriculture and food security will be enormous. People will simply not be able to live as t…
Vietnam faces growing threat to energy security, environment
Your family’s electricity bills might zoom this year as Vietnam is set to buy 1.5 billion kWh of power from Laos. It has become necessary since a shortage is forecast for several years starting …
Promoting intra-ASEAN economy for a cohesive and proactive bloc
Enhancing intra-ASEAN trade and investment is important for a cohesive and responsive ASEAN. This was stated by Vũ Hồ, director general of the ASEAN Department under the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign…
China Stamps Leadership in Latex Rubber Harvesting Technology
China Stamps Leadership in Latex Rubber Harvesting Technology By Professor Dato’ Dr Ahmad Ibrahim Fellow Academy of Sciences Malaysia Many salute China for the country’s prolific rise in technology l…
ADB unveils financial support worth 322 mln USD for Laos
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has launched a new business plan which includes funding arrangements to support development in Laos over the next few years. According to the ADB Country Operations Bu…
SoftBank’s Son eyes further Indonesia investment
SoftBank Group Corp (9984.T) founder and chief executive, Masayoshi Son, said on Friday he wants to expand his tech conglomerate’s investments in Indonesia, in remarks following a meeting with Preside…
The economics of remittance growth
Most economic indicators on the state of the Bangladesh economy during the first half of FY20 are down with one big exception—remittances. After declining from its peak of $15.3 billion in FY15 to $12…
Well Oiled: Indonesia Spares No Time With B40 Biodiesel Mix
Indonesia continues its research and trial on a diesel fuel replacement, aiming for nationwide usage of B40, a mix of 40 percent palm-oil based biofuel and diesel fuel by next year, the Energy and Min…