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Broad Coalition to Ramp Up Food Safety in Myanmar
YANGON—Myanmar’s food safety advocacy groups plan to bring around 400 stakeholders from the food industry together to discuss food safety issues and c…
5G will add US$147 billion in value to Asean industries by 2025: Report
SOUTH-EAST Asia’s services sectors could get the greatest lift from digitalisation by fifth-generation (5G) mobile technology, a new report from consu…
Malaysia needs US$8 billion investment to achieve 20% renewable energy target by 2025
In 2018, Malaysia announced that it had set a target of 20% renewable energy in its generation mix by 2025. The Southeast Asian nation, which is mainl…
Worst is likely over for rubber glovemakers
KUCHING: Despite the weak set of results for the second quarter of 2019 (2Q19), analysts believe that the worst is likely over for the rubber glove se…
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…