Agriculture remains the mainstay of the Nepalis, hence making it sustainable is important. The conventional agricultural system, which was of a subsis…
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India investing $60 billion gas grid to link up nation by 2024
India, one of the world’s largest consumers of oil and coal, is investing $60 billion to build a national gas grid and import terminals by 2024 in a b…
In new budget, Malaysia targets Chinese investments as tariff war rages on
Malaysia’s finance minister on Friday announced fresh incentives to lure foreign investors looking for safe havens in Asia amid the US-China trade war…
ASEAN’s Indo-Pacific ‘can reduce friction’
One of the roles of the newly launched ASEAN Outlook on the Indo-Pacific is to reduce frictions between members and partner countries, as well as tend…
Malaysian Green Technology Corporation Unveils 10th IGEM
The 10th International Greentech & Eco Products Exhibition & Conference Malaysia (IGEM 2019), targeting RM2.8 billion in business leads and …
Felcra and Qatar’s Baladna to set up Malaysia’s largest dairy farm
Felcra Bhd and Baladna Food Industries WLL, Qatar’s largest dairy producer, aims to set up Malaysia’s largest dairy farm in the next two years, in lin…
Jokowi lauds RI-Netherlands cooperation over sustainable palm oil
President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) commended the Dutch Government on cooperation over sustainable palm oil during a remark after a bilateral meeting with …
How to make EV viable within Asean
If there is a region that could use a mobility revolution, it is Southeast Asia. Much of the area grapples with persistent congestion, expanding envir…
Việt Nam, Indonesia lead ASEAN in internet economy growth
The Southeast Asian internet economy has expanded by 39 per cent this year to hit US$100 billion for the first time, according to a report released by…
Going cashless in Myanmar
Around 64 percent of consumers in Southeast Asia are confident of going cashless for a full day, highlighting the region’s strong drive towards digita…