The Philippines’ economy is leaning heavily on infrastructure projects – along with the traditional growth drivers of consumption and foreign remittan…
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Climate migrations in Myanmar
“We live in a part of the world that will be hit incredibly hard by climate change. The disruptions to agriculture and food security will be eno…
Vietnam faces growing threat to energy security, environment
Your family’s electricity bills might zoom this year as Vietnam is set to buy 1.5 billion kWh of power from Laos. It has become necessary since …
Promoting intra-ASEAN economy for a cohesive and proactive bloc
Enhancing intra-ASEAN trade and investment is important for a cohesive and responsive ASEAN. This was stated by Vũ Hồ, director general of the ASEAN D…
China Stamps Leadership in Latex Rubber Harvesting Technology
China Stamps Leadership in Latex Rubber Harvesting Technology By Professor Dato’ Dr Ahmad Ibrahim Fellow Academy of Sciences Malaysia Many salute Chi…
ADB unveils financial support worth 322 mln USD for Laos
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has launched a new business plan which includes funding arrangements to support development in Laos over the next few…
SoftBank’s Son eyes further Indonesia investment
SoftBank Group Corp (9984.T) founder and chief executive, Masayoshi Son, said on Friday he wants to expand his tech conglomerate’s investments in Indo…
The economics of remittance growth
Most economic indicators on the state of the Bangladesh economy during the first half of FY20 are down with one big exception—remittances. After decli…
Well Oiled: Indonesia Spares No Time With B40 Biodiesel Mix
Indonesia continues its research and trial on a diesel fuel replacement, aiming for nationwide usage of B40, a mix of 40 percent palm-oil based biofue…
Asia Rice-drought Threatens Thai Crop, Bangladesh Braces for Cold Wave
Rice export prices in major Asian hubs held steady this week but a multi-month drought drove expectations of a rise in Thai rates, while a cold snap t…