Vietnamese retail giant Mobile World Group (MWG) has launched its first brick-and-mortar location in Indonesia under the name Era Blue Electronic. This joint investment is between MWG and local distributor PT Erafone Artha Retailindo, a subsidiary of Erajaya Group....
Japanese company, Kurabe Industrial, will be investing PHP 2 billion (USD 36.5 million) to expand its manufacturing facility in Lima Estate, Batangas province which is operated by Aboitiz InfraCapital (AIC). The investment will be to purchase a 5.9-hectare plot of...
Collins Aerospace and Indonesian state-owned aerospace company PT Dirgantara Indonesia (PTDI) have signed a deal to modify eleven C-130 military transport aircraft for the Indonesian Air Force as part of its Phase 2 rollout strategy. Collins will supply its Flight2TM...
SingHealth has announced the testing of a facial recognition system for visitors to Outram Community Hospital (OCH) and SingHealth Tower, both located in the Singapore General Hospital, for a period of 6 months. The trial, which began in early September, employs a...
American Pharmaceutical Company Merck & Co. (MSD) recently announced the opening of a new secondary packaging facility in Singapore. The facility is expected to support the production of vaccines and biologics, including the company’s cancer immunotherapy...
Vopak Singapore, a joint venture between renewable energy company Royal Vopak and the Port of Singapore Authority Corporation, announced in late October 2022 that it is looking to expand its ammonia storage infrastructure, located at its Vopak Banyan Terminal, an...
During the Singapore International Cyber Week, held in October 2022, the Singapore Government announced that it has set up an inter-agency counter-ransomware task force to better tackle ransomware, which has become a growing worry among businesses in the city-state....
In October 2022, Singapore launched the updated industry transformation map (ITM) for the retail sector, one of 23 sectorial ITMs to be refreshed. The refreshed roadmap is expected to help arm the sector with what it needs to meet the accelerated changes brought about...
Large retailers are expanding their presence in Vietnam, which is expected to rank among the top 10 consumer markets in the world this decade. The Japanese clothing retailer Uniqlo has added three new locations in Hanoi, bringing the total number of its store to 15...
Hira Industries, a Dubai-based company specializing in manufacturing products for the construction industry, has just announced plans to launch a new manufacturing plant in Vietnam. This plant, which is 15,000 square meters in size and equipped with cutting-edge...
According to the local Department of Transport, Ho Chi Minh City is speeding up preparations to begin construction of important traffic works at gateways, possibly launching them before the end of 2022. The An Phu Intersection and Tran Quoc Hoan Street connecting Cong...
Vietnamese experts recently gathered to exchange knowledge in cyber security for the banking and financial sector during DF Cyber Defense 2022. The event was co-organized by the Information-Technology Department at the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV), the National Cyber...
