The Agricultural Products Market Transformation and Development Department (Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development) and the Vietnamese Organic Agriculture Association recently co-organized a fo…
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Greenergy Solutions develops 550 MW solar project in Nepal
Greenergy Solutions Inc. has today announced its expansion thru the development of a 550-megawatt (MW) solar power project in Nepal.Ruth P. Briones, Chairman and CEO of Greenergy Solutions Inc., said …
Total says french palm oil curb threatens biofuel facility
French energy group Total said a move by lawmakers to exclude palm oil from raw materials approved for use in biofuel would put at risk its La Mede facility in southern France. French lawmakers last m…
China to establish rubber based FTZ in Sri Lanka
The matter was discussed between the Vice Governor of China’s Hainan province, Shen Danyang and Minister of Plantation Industries Navin Dissanayake in Colombo today. Officials of the Chinese Embassy i…
Japanese firms pick Vietnam as Asia’s top investment spot, with India a distant second
Japanese firms operating in Asia see Vietnam as the most attractive investment destination in the region, thanks to the country’s high economic growth as well as its strengthening position as a produc…
Commodity Market Report – 7 Jan 2019
Gold prices reached 1298 /oz on last Friday and retreated. The trend will begin to consolidate for a while due to profit taking and fund will flight to Crude prices for technical recovery. This week, …
Weekly RUBBER Report – 7 Jan 2019
Market Forecast: Rubber commodity traded aggressively higher after market opened in January. SICOM Rubber hit 7-month high while TOCOM Rubber breaches the JPY180.00 /KG that is seen in August 2018. Th…
Using Blockchain Technology to Distribute Fuel Efficient Cookstoves in Myanmar
Ayeyarwady Delta, Myanmar, Jan 4 2019 (GGGI) – In November 2018, a team of GGGI social development, and green investment specialists have been talking to representatives from national and region…
Vietnam longs for joining top 15 most advanced countries in agriculture
Vietnam should aim to become the world’s leading wood processing and exporting country, and a major shrimp exporter in the world market, Phuc said at a conference on January 3 discussing plan for Viet…
Hiking up the benefits of tourism
Ever since trekking first started in Nepal 60 years ago, social entrepreneurs have tried various ways to maximise the benefits of tourism to local communities. The latest is a Korean initiative that p…