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HCM City eyes smart tourism development
HCM CITY — Smart tourism needs to be a component of HCM City’s smart city master plan, its Party Committee secretary has said. Nguyễn Thiện Nhân, spea…
Southeast Asia’s largest solar farm begins operations in southern Vietnam
A 420 MW solar power project, the largest of its kind in Southeast Asia, has officially started production in Tay Ninh. The inauguration of the Dau Ti…
Why infrastructure is crucial to our tourism growth vision
The World Economic Forum recently published its Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Report 2019, which provides an insight into global trends and the s…
A Short History Of The ASEAN Digital Future
This month, Malaysia celebrates its 62nd anniversary of Independence, led by 94-year old but digitally savvy Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad. Singapor…
Malaysia turning to food crops as palm oil price falls
Malaysia is looking to diversify into food crops, in the face of fluctuating commodity prices and Western countries’ hostility towards palm oil. In an…
Bangladesh: ADB keen to finance economic corridors
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has suggested that Bangladesh should adopt a legislation towards establishing dedicated authorities for development a…
Why Southeast Asia shouldn’t worry about ‘brain drain’
Southeast Asian countries, both sending and receiving, should dismiss this outdated notion and instead view skill mobility as a catalyst for economic …
Malaysia has right to slap ban on anti-palm oil products, says Kok
Primary Industries Minister Teresa Kok said Malaysia has every right to impose a ban on products with anti-palm oil labels. She added there is no reas…
Indonesian Road Test Finds Palm Oil Biofuel ‘Safe’ for Cars
Indonesia said it conducted the world’s longest road test using diesel blended with 30% palm oil, and the results showed that the biofuel is safe for …