According to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Vietnam has targeted to modernize and transform the country’s agriculture by 2030. Accordingly, the sector is expected to achieve annual growth of 2.5-3% until 2030, with agricultural productivity...
Systems Engineering & Assessment (SEA) have been appointed to supply its Torpedo Launcher System (TLS) to Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) for two new Philippine Navy corvettes. The contract follows the successful delivery of SEA’s TLS for the Philippine Navy’s...
Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI Inc) plans to train Malaysian engineers at its facility in Ankara for two months, following the opening of TAI Inc’s engineering and design office in Cyberjaya and a research park in Putrajaya. The initiative is aimed at...
Insurance company AIA Philippines has partnered with The Medical City (TMC) through its Cancer Institute and corporate foundation, Akbay Ginhawa Foundation, Inc., to make cancer care services more accessible and affordable for Filipinos. AIA welcomes the partnership...
United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC), a global semiconductor foundry, announced that it would be building a new USD 5 billion advanced manufacturing facility next to its existing 300mm fab (Fab12i) in Singapore. The new fab will be one of the most advanced...
The US Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) recently highlighted its commitment to supporting next-generation Wi-Fi and connectivity in Thailand. Working in partnership with America’s private sector, USTDA is helping to share experience that will enable the next...
The Metro Manila Subway is one of the Philippines’ largest infrastructure projects aimed at creating an efficient rail system in the world’s most densely populated city. As part of this push for development, construction has begun on a third Mass Rapid Transit line...
Thailand’s Board of Investment (BOI) has recently revealed that the total number investment applications received in 2021 rose by close to 60% boosted by foreign investment (FDI) pledges in tech sectors and projects in the bio, circular and green industries, as...
Thailand is preparing rules for the setting up of virtual banks, joining peers in the region such as Singapore and Malaysia in promoting financial technology to enhance competition and wider access to banking services. The Bank of Thailand (BOT) has announced plans to...
The government of Thailand has recently approved a new set of incentives targeting the electric vehicles (EVs) sector, including lower excise tax and import duties on auto parts. The incentives aim to promote domestic manufacture of EVs between 2022 and 2025. A...
Thai hospital Meta Med is collaborating with Synphaet Hospital and Metaverse Thailand to launch a new alternative center for medicine, the first of its kind in Thailand. The collaboration is being undertaken to enhance medical services that respond to the upsurge in...
The Thai government has just approved plans for Thailand’s first international air show, which will be held in 2027 at the U-Tapao International Airport in Rayong, located in the strategic location known as Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) . The event, which will...
