The Glaucoma Hybrid Patient Class, a hybrid patient education model combining in-person and online platforms, was introduced on October 2022 by the Hanoi Eye Hospital and Novartis Vietnam. In contrast to conventional patient classes held face-to-face in hospitals,...
On October 2022, Tran Hong Ha, Vietnam’s Minister of Natural Resources and Environment, had a meeting with Antti Kurvinen, Finland’s Minister of Agriculture and Forestry, to discuss approaches to combat climate change, lower greenhouse gas emissions, and...
Since 2020, the Vietnamese government has been working on a plan to permit bilateral power purchase agreements (PPAs). A pilot scheme for renewable energy is expected to start in the first quarter of 2023. Vietnam’s Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) hopes...
During a five-day state visit to Vietnam, Singaporean President Halimah Yacob reaffirmed the “longstanding friendship and excellent relations” between Singapore and Vietnam. In addition, the two countries have decided to promote their collaboration in...
Vietnam’s Ministry of Transport (MoT) has called for investments to renovate six commercial airports in the country, stating that Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) would be a key scheme for the plan. In a report recently submitted to the government, the...
Manila Water, one of the two major water concessionaires that provide water supply, wastewater, and sanitation services and is covering the East Zone of Metro Manila, will be growing its sewage treatment facilities. Generally, Manila Water is setting aside USD 3.15...
Scatec ASA, a leading renewable energy producer based in Norway, recently announced that it will be injecting billions of dollars of investments with a plan to build five wind energy projects in the Philippines. Furthermore, Scatec plans to invest a total of USD 946...
As the Philippine economy continues to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, Filipino integrated property developer SM Prime Holdings is expanding its mall footprint, with the opening of SM City Tanza, its eight SM Supermall in Cavite on October 14, 2022. SM City Tanza...
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) is targeting to complete PHP trillion (USD 17.4 billion) worth of construction and rehabilitation projects involving regional airports across the country by 2023 as the department looks to boost airport terminal building...
Gearing towards the establishment of the Philippine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Department of Health (DOH), the British Embassy Manila, and the United Kingdom’s National Health Service Consortium for Global Health (NHSC) – represented by...
The Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) eyes attracting more investments in high-technology industries from Taiwan following the country’s investment mission in the East Asian economy. The strengthening cooperation with Taiwan and the Philippines is set to bring...
It has just been announced that Elon Musk’s Space Exploration Technologies Corp (SpaceX) is expanding into the Philippines by offering satellite broadband service to local businesses and the government. This expansion represents the first partnership of SpaceX’s...
