The Global Gateway Conference has recently been held in Meghalaya, India. The two-day gathering aimed to increase trade and economic development in th…
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Indonesia mulls diverting palm oil exports to Africa over EUDR
With European nations implementing the European Union Deforestation-Free Regulations (EUDR), the government is thinking of gradually diverting Indones…
How can the palm oil industry reach net zero?
Food systems contribute approximately one third of greenhouse gas emissions, and are therefore a crucial focus in global efforts to slow climate chang…
Bangladesh Circular Economy Summit stresses circularity key to growth
Fashion industry veterans, organisations and government officials came together for Bangladesh’s first Circular Economy Summit in Dhaka and emph…
ASEAN’s Digital Future: Promising but not Without Difficult Challenges
Despite ASEAN’s digital economy making head waves through its projected growth of more than $1 trillion by 2030, ASEAN’s digital future still faces to…
Philippines says China’s Yadea to invest $1 billion in e-motorcycle plant
China’s Yadea Group Holdings (1585.HK), one of the world’s biggest electric two-wheeled vehicle makers, plans to invest about $1 billion i…
Railway improves economy, livelihoods in Laos
As a landmark project of the Belt and Road Initiative and a symbol of China-Laos friendship, the China-Laos Railway has greatly boosted economic recov…
Indonesia accuses EU of ‘regulatory imperialism’ with deforestation law
Indonesia sees the European Union (EU) as conducting “regulatory imperialism” with its new deforestation law, but both sides will still engage in talk…
ASEAN between the US and China
The recent G-7 summit in Hiroshima and the subsequent G-20 tourism meeting in Kashmir underscored the stark contrast between the two groups’ rhetoric.…
Higher Education is More Than Just About Securing Jobs
There has been disturbing development on the education front recently. First, we were informed of thousands of SPM leavers, almost 40%, have opted not…