The country’s total rooftop solar power capacity is expected to reach around 2,000 MW by the end of 2020, according to Vietnam Electricity (EVN). EVN …
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What’s the Secret to Getting Farmers Hooked on Ag Tech Apps?
Keeping an app’s user interface sticky means making sure users come back regularly. For app-based start-ups, it’s an important factor in seizing oppor…
Grab To Invest “Several Hundred Million” In Vietnam, One Month After US$2B In Indonesia
Grab is planning to pump in a huge investment of “several hundred million dollars” into Vietnam, which the ride-hailing firm recognises as their next …
Thailand Aims to Be Southeast Asia’s Power-Trading Middleman
Thailand is jump starting a decades-old plan to create a Southeast Asia electricity super-grid, and wants to be the power-trading hub at the center of…
Asean Today – Aug 2019
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Vietnam third most active startup ecosystem in Asean
Vietnam jumped from fifth to third in the list of most active start-up ecosystems in the six largest Asean economies in only two years. The change was…
Nepal bans single-use plastics near Everest
An increase in climbers ascending Mount Everest is leading to a growing trash problem for the region, leading officials to ban certain single-use plas…
International Agriculture & Food Fair AGRA Opens in Gornja Radgona
The International Agriculture and Food Fair AGRA opened in Gornja Radgona on Saturday, with Prime Minister Marjan Šarec saying that the event was of e…
Nepal Supports Belt And Road Initiatives Forwarded By China: NCP Senior Leader Khanal
KATHMANDU: Nepal Communist Party (NCP) senior leader Jhalanath Khanal has said Nepal would support the Belt and Road Initiatives forwarded by China. W…
Research finds that sustainable palm oil is best for biodiversity
Connected areas of high-quality forest running through sustainable palm oil plantations could help support increased levels of biodiversity, new resea…