The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and the Japan Science and Technology (JST) in cooperation with the Hanoi University of Science and Technology (HUST) and the Nagaoka University of Technology (NUT) of Japan have just launched the “Project for...
Vietnam´s pharmaceutical industry is growing strongly, benefitting from stable input costs. According to SSI Research, during the first quarter of 2022 total pharmaceutical revenue of the country increased by 7% over the same period in 2021, expecting that the...
In May 2022, the Embassy of Vietnam in the Republic of Korea (RoK) organized an event with around 30 Vietnamese scientists and professionals in the RoK to discuss the bilateral cooperation in science and technology. At the event, the Head of Vietnam’s Division for...
Vietnam’s shipping industry benefits from a long coastline stretching from the Gulf of Tonkin to the Gulf of Thailand. The country also has the second-highest number of international ports in Southeast Asia, only behind the Philippines. While the speed of commodities...
It has been recently revealed that Apple’s newest wireless earphones, the AirPods Pro 2, will be mass manufactured in Vietnam in the second half of 2022, as part of the American company´s strategy to expand production outside China amid strict Covid-19 policies...
South Korea will be funding an agriculture mechanization center in Nueva Ecija, a city located in the north of Luzon. The grand project broke ground last May, with the construction expected to start soon. The USD 5.78 million project will be funded through the Korea...
Nidec, a leading producer of motors found in hard disk drives, automobiles, and consumer and industrial equipment, would break ground for a new facility sometime in the third quarter of this year, according to the Department of Trade and Industry. The manufacturer...
First Philippine Holdings Corp. earmarked PHP 51 billion (USD 953.2 million) of its capital expenditures mainly to fund the expansion of its power generation and property businesses. According to a source, about 56% of its capex budget, or PHP 29 billion (USD 542...
Malaysia is slated to establish the world’s first algal biotechnology consortium (ABC), which will serve as a critical component of a sustainable planet and a vital substitute for fossil fuel. ABC is pursuing four-core elements; algae cultivation, algal...
An MYR 30 million (USD 6.8 million) earth station and space technology center is being built at the Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) Engineering Campus in Penang state by Angkasa-X Innovation Sdn Bhd, a local space technology company. The company plans to launch its...
Malaysia’s Plantation Industries and Commodities Ministry announced a measure to reduce the palm oil export tax from 8% to between 4-6% to alleviate the global shortage of edible oil. As the world’s second-largest palm oil producer, Malaysia aspires to increase...
Malaysia’s energy-related services provider, Reservoir Link Energy Bhd and investment company, ADS Asset Holdings Sdn Bhd (AAH) are forming a joint venture and shareholder agreement (JV & SA) to collaboratively co-fund, construct and develop energy storage...
