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Can a green transition save the Mekong River?
Southeast Asia’s longest river provides a lifeline for millions, but a race for resources and energy has put the Mekong’s future in jeopardy. Sustainable projects are now offering new hope…
2nd Bangladesh Circular Economy Summit in Dhaka begins on Tuesday
The second edition of Bangladesh Circular Economy Summit is set to begin Tuesday at a hotel in the capital with discussions focused on accelerating the shift to circular from linear production procedu…
ASEAN countries join hands for AI development
Southeast Asian countries have pledged to work together to foster the development of artificial intelligence (AI) in the region and established a working group on AI governance. In their recent meetin…
Why Japan’s Economy Is So Fiercely Inefficient
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World interest grows in nuke power generation in Sri Lanka
In the backdrop of the government evolving legislation to regulate nuclear power generation and the Sri Lanka Atomic Energy Board (SLAEB) getting ready to call for Expression of Interest from prospect…
TikTok owners plan $2.1bn investments to turn Malaysia into AI hub
TikTok promoters are planning to expand their operations, and turn Malaysia into an artificial intelligence (AI) hub with new investments to the tune of $2.1 billion, an official revealed on Friday. T…
The future of sustainability in the palm oil industry will be Asian led
Europe shaped the first phase of palm oil sustainability, when it was a dominant market for Asia’s production and challenged the plantation sector to delink from deforestation. Now the European Union …
Thailand receives highest number of Chinese tourists in Southeast Asia
Vietnam came in second with 889,000 followed by Singapore with 786,000 and Malaysia with 758,772, according to data collected from the countries’ tourism ministries. Laos was fifth with 242,404 …
Indonesia designs agricultural commodities digital tracker in sustainability push
Indonesia plans to set up a digital dashboard by August to track its agricultural commodities, its economics ministry said, as the world’s top palm oil exporter looks to monitor $6.5 billion wor…