The Singapore government recently launched a new initiative called Green Economy Regulatory Initiative (GERI), which supports businesses in seizing new green growth opportunities, developing green products and services. The new platform will be utilized to consolidate...
Reuters has recently reported that several American defense companies have been involved in talks with Vietnamese officials for supplying military gear such as helicopters and drones to the Southeast Asian country. The firms involved in the discussion include Lockheed...
It has been recently announced that in 2023 the government of Thailand will launch tenders for the expansion of the country’s two biggest airports, Suvarnabhumi International and Don Mueang International, both of which serve Bangkok. The expansions aim to meet an...
Taiwanese contract manufacturer Foxconn has just commenced the construction of an electric vehicle (EV) plant in Thailand. The project, part of Foxconn’s joint venture with Thai energy company PTT, is expected to start operations in 2024 and will have an...
Malaysia’s national upstream company Petronas Carigali has made a significant oil and gas discovery with its Nahara wildcat offshore Sarawak, East Malaysia. The shallow-water Nahara field is located on Block SK 306 in the Balingian province, around 150 kilometers off...
The Philippine Air Force (PAF) has inducted its first SPYDER-MR (Surface-to-air PYthon and DERby Medium Range ) ground-based air defense systems (GBADS) along with a C295W tactical transport aircraft. In Philippine service, it is called the SPYDER Philippine Air...
Vietnam’s Ministry of Heath has implemented a project to enhance the professional capacity of grassroots healthcare organizations and disseminate the expertise of doctors from central-level hospitals to citizens and health workers nationwide. Patients and healthcare...
The Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) and the East Coast Economic Region Development Council (ECERDC) are looking to capitalize on the potential of the growing recreational vehicle (RV) industry to boost the region, and subsequently the Malaysian...
IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, is considering an investment of USD 20 million in GS25, a convenience store chain in Vietnam. IFC visited five stores and a warehouse in Thu Duc City, Ho Chi Minh City in February and March 2022 to evaluate the proposed plan. The...
Singtel announced plans to construct the first data center in Indonesia in collaboration with Indonesian telco Telkom and energy company Medco Power. The data center will provide various services, such as cloud and data storage, and support for business continuity....
Pertamina Power Indonesia, Keppel Infrastructure, through Keppel New Energy, and Chevron Corporation, through Chevron New Energies International (Chevron New Energies), have signed a Joint Study Agreement (JSA) to explore the development of selected green hydrogen and...
Indonesia will speed up the infrastructure construction of its future capital city (IKN) Nusantara to attract more investors. Indonesian President Joko Widodo has ordered his Cabinet to complete existing infrastructure projects by 2024, and to prioritize permits for...
