Fifty years ago, Bangladesh won independence from Pakistan amid devastating climate disaster. The year before, in 1970, the Bhola cyclone had killed u…
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Vietnam to Indonesia: the Asian countries hit hardest by China’s clampdown on new coal-fired power plants overseas
Chinese President Xi Jinping’s pledge to the United Nations that China will no longer build coal-fired power plants overseas will leave many projects …
Sri Lanka appoints committee to implement crypto mining and blockchain
Sri Lanka joins the global crypto adoption drive after setting up a committee for exploring and implementing blockchain and crypto mining technologies…
Indonesia conducts flight using palm oil-mixed jet fuel
Indonesia conducted its first test flight using jet fuel partially from palm oil on Wednesday, a senior minister said, as the country plans to commerc…
China-Laos railway to open on time: Lao PM
Lao Prime Minister Phankham Viphavanh said on Wednesday that the China-Laos Railway will open on Dec. 2 this year as scheduled. Dec. 2 this year will …
Solar Philippines sets 10,000 hectares for energy zone
Solar Philippines has set at least 10,000 hectares for massive scale development of solar farm projects in the country, primarily in the biggest power…
Vietnam calls for more EU investments in agriculture
Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Le Minh Hoan on October 1 suggested EU firms increase investments in Vietnam’s agriculture, in the direc…
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Factories struggling as supply constraints hit, costs rise
Global manufacturing activity took a big hit from supply chain bottlenecks and escalating costs, exacerbated by pandemic-induced factory shutdowns in …
Countries Have $385 Billion In ‘Hidden Debts’ To China, Study Finds
A new study found under-reported debts of at least $385 billion owed by different countries to China in the past two decades, and that one-third of pr…