Malaysian Investment Development Authority (MIDA), the government’s principal investment promotion agency, emphasized that Malaysia should tap into the circular bio-economy as it has an ample biomass feedstock of up to 100 million tons. Malaysia is emerging as a...
Official figures show that a historic spike in commodities prices and the easing of Covid-19 limits helped Indonesia’s economy grow for the fourth consecutive quarter between January and March. South East Asia’s largest economy increased 5.01% from January...
According to the French consul general in Ho Chi Minh City, several French meat producers have been seeking to expand business in Vietnam since the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) took effect in August 2020. Meat product exports to Vietnam are expected to...
KPower Bhd, Malaysia’s utility and renewable energy company, has launched the country’s first halal-certified synthetic bone cement, Prosteomax, through its subsidiary Granulab (M) Sdn Bhd. Prosteomax is a calcium phosphate-based synthetic bone cement that has...
KPower Healthcare chief executive officer Muhamad Badzli Abu Bakar said the company hopes to conclude the deal for three to five of the hospitals this year. KPower Healthcare was just set up in 2019 and the progress has been quite limited due to the Movement Control...
Lamipak, one of the industry leaders in providing high quality products and solutions in aseptic packaging, breaks ground on the construction of a new packaging factory in Indonesia. With an investment of USD 200 million, the factory will not only be Lamipak’s first...
Indonesia’s vast archipelago has long been a problem for logistics companies, but it has no shortage of brave challengers. Jakarta-based Astro, which provides 15-minute grocery deliveries, recently closed a USD 60 million Series B financing round, raising its...
SM Prime Holding Inc. (SM Prime), one of the leading integrated property developers in Southeast Asia, announced that it will develop greener buildings that provide holistic solutions, which not only reduce emissions but also promote social well-being. Today, real...
In May 2022, Japan and Thailand signed an agreement for the mutual transfer of defense equipment and technology. This milestone increases the two nations’ security cooperation in the midst of an assertive China in the Indo-Pacific region. The Thai Prime Minister...
During the visit of Japan’s Prime Minister to Thailand, the two countries pledged closer economic cooperation, with Japan committing to an investment in the electrical vehicles industry in the special economic zone of Thailand called Eastern Economic Corridor in...
Thailand is renewing the effort to adopt biomass as a leading energy source, with the aim of relieving companies from growing fossil fuel prices. The Southeast Asian nation already identified the bio-circular-green economic model as a strategy to revive its economy...
In May, Global automotive and industrial supplier Schaeffler officially launched the Schaeffler Hub for Advanced Research (Share) at NTU, an expansion of its existing lab in NTU that will focus on accelerating innovation in the areas of future mobility, robotics and...
