Thailand-based company Thai Union, one of the world’s largest seafood companies, announced its goal to become a leader for plant-based seafood, exploring emerging areas through collaboration and investments in start-ups. The company’s strategy will center around...
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Indonesia’s Institut Teknologi Bandung (ITB) for the purpose of conducting joint research on clean energy solutions, aiming to enable the country in its decarbonization plans...
Vietnam has been recently recognized as “the world’s new production base” as the country continues recording optimistic export turnover and huge FDI inflows. In a report released by Savills, the Southeast Asian nation has been shifting from an...
SIA Engineering has opened an SGD 9 million (USD 6.6 million) aircraft engine services (AES) facility in Singapore to provide basic maintenance services for French company Safran’s aircraft engines. The company anticipates growing demand for the new, next-generation...
GenScript Biotech, the world’s leading life science research tools and services provider, opened a USD 15 million 30,000-square-feet manufacturing facility in Singapore for highly automated protein and gene preparation services. It is the company’s first...
Agilent Technologies, a global leader in the life sciences, diagnostics and applied chemical markets, signed a Research study Partnership Contract (RCA) with the Singapore Institute of Food and Biotechnology Development (SIFBI), outlining their collaboration on...
In February 2022, Vietnamese low-cost carrier Vietjet Air signed a comprehensive component Maintenance-By-the-Hour (MBH™) contract with the Singaporean firm ST Engineering to strengthen the airline’s entire fleet. The signing ceremony was held during the state...
Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob has announced the government’s plan to produce the National Robotics Roadmap (NRR) to push robotic technology into the mainstream and promote national productivity. NRR is instrumental in encouraging higher...
A total of USD 39 billion haS been invested by US companies into the Malaysian economy despite challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the American Malaysian Chamber of Commerce (AMCHAM) in its 2020/21 Economic Impact Survey (EIS). Around 71% of the...
Malaysian Prime Minister Dato Seri Ismail Sabri has launched the Kedah Rubber City (KRC), which aims to become a leader in the growth of the domestic rubber industry and a global hub for the high-value rubber industry. By 2025, KRC seeks to attract MYR 10 billion (USD...
Singapore’s Keppel Group and Vietnam’s Sovico Group have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to develop and roll out sustainable energy and smart, sustainable township management services in Vietnam. The two parties will collaborate through their...
HappyFresh, an Indonesian online grocery company, has launched a store branch, HappyFresh Supermarket, to deliver groceries to customers across Southeast Asia (SEA). HappyFresh Supermarket will take advantage of HappyFresh’s current partnerships with supermarket...
