Malaysian Investment Development Authority (MIDA) has announced that Eclipse Automation Inc will open its first Asian manufacturing facility in Batu Kawan, Penang. Malaysia has been positioning its location as a strategic destination for global machinery and equipment...
AllDay Supermarket, one of the fastest-growing supermarkets in the Philippines and a retail arm of conglomerate Villar Group of Companies, has launched “smart carts” in its stores. AllDay has been at the forefront of bringing in first-to-market innovations in the...
Ajinomoto Philippines Corporation (APC) Group which is the Philippine subsidiary of global food company Ajinomoto Group, and Meralco-owned solar company Spectrum, have signed a contract to develop and maintain a 1-megawatt peak solar power generating facility. The...
Suria Capital Holdings Bhd, a Sabah-based investment holding and property development company, has formed a partnership with trading firm Vandelay Ventures Sdn Bhd to develop the Sabah Maju Jaya Renewable Energy Industrial Complex (SMJREIC) at Sapangar Bay in Kota...
It has been revealed that 15 projects have been approved for pre-feasibility studies within the framework of the German-Indonesian Green Infrastructure Initiative (GII). The initiative was launched in 2019 under the framework of the Indonesian-German Bilateral...
Alexander Hospital is the first healthcare institution in Singapore and Asia Pacific to use Google Glass headsets, a wearable technology that provides doctors with real-time information, allowing them to join home visits virtually and to diagnose patients immediately....
In February 2022, Australia’s multinational mining, metals and petroleum public company, BHP, welcomed the world’s first LNG-fuelled Newcastlemax bulk carrier, arrived in Singapore for its first bunkering operation. Singapore is the largest bunkering hub on the...
Singapore plans to produce 30% of its local production by 2030. In this context, shrimp aquaculture technology specialist, Blue Aqua, recently announced that it will be investing USD 34 million in its high-tech farm to operate the cultivation of rainbow trouts. From...
Thaigroup, through its subsidiary ThaiSpace, is seeking to invest VND 30 trillion (USD 1.3 billion) into a tourism spaceport project in Phu Quoc City in Kien Giang Province. ThaiSpace’s mission will be to conduct the first space voyage from Phu Quoc. The group...
Vietnam’s construction industry is set to continue its recovery in 2022 as several large-scale infrastructure projects move through different stages of development. According to Fitch Solutions, Vietnam will continue to be one of the fastest-growing construction...
According to the Da tu (Investment) newspaper, Vietnam expects foreign direct investment (FDI) to increase in 2022 and subsequent years, with positive signals seen as early as this year. The first FDI project receiving an investment license in Vietnam this year, with...
The Vietnamese government is encouraging greater investment in the country’s marine aquaculture sector. The country’s marine aquaculture output has increased by 20% every year since 2010, and now covers 70,000 hectares and produces 650,000 tonnes. However, by 2025,...
