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…
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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…
Report: Malaysia, Indonesia mulls taking EU to court over palm oil ban
The governments of Malaysia and Indonesia may go to the International Court of Justice over the European Union’s (EU) anti-palm oil initiatives, the N…
Digital ASEAN initiative has opportunities for Vietnam’s digital economy
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Digital Conference was held by the World Economic Forum (WEF), earlier this week. The WEF is the in…
Malaysia’s GDP grows 4.9% in 2Q, exceeding analysts’ forecast
MALAYSIA’S economy grew 4.9% for the April through June period, quashing analysts’ initial estimates while riding the global economic turmoil and trad…
Fitch raises Malaysia 2019 GDP growth forecast to 4.6% on solid first half
Fitch Ratings on Monday revised its 2019 growth forecast for Malaysia to 4.6%, from 4.2%, after the country reported stronger-than-expected growth in …
A Capital City in the Jungle? It’s Not a Crazy Idea
Indonesia’s president wants to spend at least $30 billion to move the capital to a forest on the island of Borneo. The proximate trigger is climate ch…