Despite being a fairly new material with a little over 100 years of history, plastic has permeated every part of modern life. But plastic’s very strengths – convenience, cost and durability – have pro…
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Unexpected bounce in China’s factory activity, but Asia broadly weak
Factory activity in China showed a slight, surprising recovery last month, in a sign that stimulus injected into Asia’s growth engine may be yielding results, but worries of a global slowdown persiste…
Sri Lanka on track to connect 377MW of solar power by 2020
Sri Lanka has so far built 177 MegaWatts (MW) of rooftop solar and a further 300MW of larger plants are under development or contracts have been awarded, ministers said as part of a plan to build 1,00…
Nepal’s honey and beekeeping industry is about more than profit
KATHMANDU (The Kathmandu Post/ANN) – Honey is in Bal Krishna Upadhyay’s lifeblood. Upadhyay’s family has been keeping Asian honey bees for generations. But last year was a bleak winter. His normally p…
Malaysia, Indonesia threaten EU over palm oil ban
The European Union risks a trade war with Malaysia over its “grossly unfair” policies aimed at palm oil exports, according to nationalist Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said. The European Commission …
Nepal: Govt excited after Investment Summit: PM Oli
Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has said the government was excited after the investment summit. Talking to media persons at Biratnagar airport Sunday, Prime Minister Oli said the considerable participat…
Nepal, Myanmar collaboration for infrastructure development
Federation of Contractors’ Association of Nepal and Myanmar Licensed Contractors Association signed a memorandum of understanding to move ahead in collaboration for the infrastructure development. The…
Sri Lanka plans 6,000 acre investment zone in Monaragala: PM
Sri Lanka is planning a 6,000 acre industrial zone in Monaragala as well a total of 6,000 acres of industrial areas in Hambantota, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has said. “The industrial z…
Myanmar tourism expects comeback in 2019 amid rising visitor arrivals, investment
The year 2018 was a challenging year for Myanmar’s tourism sector as Western tourist arrivals continued its downward trend, but the trade is hopeful that 2019 will mark a turnaround as the year starte…
Opportunities in the halal economy
The word “halal”, or what is deemed permissible in Islam, used to be applied to mainly food and drink. But today, it encompasses a much broader area of products and services, including healthcare, tra…