Palm oil is projected to meet approximately 60 percent of global vegetable oil demand by 2050, positioning Indonesia to play a strategic role in fulfilling this need. Tungkot Sipayung, Founder and Exe…
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AI and 5G Set to Reshape Asia Pacific’s Digital Economy, GSMA Report Says
Cambodia has reached a critical stage in its digital transformation, with widespread mobile internet access and the rollout of 5G creating new opportunities for businesses, government and citizens. Bu…
The wheels turning Bangladesh’s economy
Everything around us—from the food on our tables and the clothes we wear to the materials used to build our cities—has, at some point, travelled on a truck. Often overlooked, trucking is the circulato…
Blockchain Beyond Bitcoin: Understanding Digital Assets in Agriculture
Key Takeaways Blockchain technology, which creates secure, transparent and permanent records, is the technology that allows cryptocurrency to exist. Tokenizationand smart contracts expand blockchain&#…
Rethinking Nepal’s Belt And Road Strategy
As Nepal prepares for a closely watched political visit to Beijing in recent years, a question more important than diplomatic protocol deserves attention: can the visit help place Nepal on a path towa…
Malaysia targets first ‘made by Malaysia’ chips using Arm Limited technology by 2030, says economy minister
The government is targeting 2030 for the first “Made by Malaysia” chips developed using Arm Limited technology to enter production and the semiconductor supply chain. Economy Minister Akmal Nasrullah …
Why ASEAN Needs an Energy DPI, Not an Energy Bloc
On 22 July, protesters and police clashed outside the Philippine International Convention Center as US Secretary of State Marco Rubio attended an ASEAN meeting in Manila. They were protesting American…
Finance Working Group Set up for Climate Investment
Cambodia has established a multi-agency Green Finance Working Group to coordinate policies and mobilize funding for climate action and sustainable development. Civil society groups have urged the gove…
Bangladesh tests solar farming without losing cropland
First agrivoltaic pilot will grow crops beneath solar panels, testing whether Bangladesh can expand clean energy without taking scarce farmland out of food production Bangladesh has launched its first…
Singapore launches Agentic Decentralized Finance Forum to advance AI and blockchain innovation
Singapore has launched the Agentic Decentralized Finance Forum to bring AI, blockchain and digital finance leaders together around tokenization, DeFi and autonomous commerce. Singapore is bringing tog…