Big tech firms have emerged as the largest corporate buyers of renewable energy in the United States, driving up demand for clean energy in the world’s second largest greenhouse gas emitting nation. I…
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Singapore’s City Energy eyes hydrogen imports from Malaysia by 2027
Singapore’s City Energy said on Tuesday it will conduct a feasibility study with Gentari, Petronas’ renewables unit, on a proposed pipeline to export hydrogen from Malaysia to the city sta…
Vietnam automaker sends EVs to Laos for electric taxi service
Vietnamese automaker VinFast on Friday sent 150 cars to neighboring Laos for the launch of an electric taxi service, months after starting a similar scheme at home. The communist state’s first h…
Indonesia makes history, becomes first country to use palm oil-blended jet fuel for commercial flight
As a big player in palm oil production, Indonesia has set a global record with its first commercial flight using palm oil-blended jet fuel. This breakthrough has widened the usage of biofuels just as …
Why the green, circular economy is key to beating the triple planetary crisis
We’re experiencing a triple planetary crisis: climate change, nature and biodiversity loss and pollution. It is critical to quickly transitionto a green, circular economy, which minimizes the environm…
BRI projects fuel infrastructure growth in Bangladesh
It used to take Rukhsana Parveen Khan 30 to 45 minutes to reach Bonani from Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. Today, the journey takes a mere five minutes. “This is excellent,” she told Xi…
Sustainable development future of ASEAN
Sustainable investment is no longer just a common term but has become something that the ASEAN Business Advisory Council puts at its vital core in developing and moving ahead. That remark was made by …
Circle Partners With Fintech Company To Tackle the Philippines’ $36,100,000,000 Remittance Industry
Philippine-based crypto exchange Coins.ph says it is teaming up with fintech firm Circle to enable its 18 million Filipino users to enjoy better remittance services. In a statement, Coins.ph says stab…
How India and China compete in non-aligned South Asia and the Indian Ocean
China’s economic, diplomatic, and military activities in South Asia and the Indian Ocean island states have New Delhi concerned about Beijing’s growing influence in its neighborhood. In this episode o…
Southeast Asia’s mounting food insecurity
According to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), global rice prices in August were 31% higher than the previous year and at a 15-year high, which has left the inflation-sensiti…