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Singapore’s Strategic Investment in AI

Singapore’s Strategic Investment in AI

Singapore’s substantial investment of over SGD 1 billion into AI over the next five years, as announced in its 2024 National Budget, underscores the nation’s ...
JICA and Japanese Firms Collaborate with Mandaue City for Food Waste Conversion Feasibility Study

JICA and Japanese Firms Collaborate with Mandaue City for Food Waste Conversion Feasibility Study

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), along with Japanese firms Guun Co., Ltd., and Takematsu Shoji Co., Ltd., are collaborating with the Mandaue City ...
Southeast Asia’s First Tidal Power Generation Plant in the Philippines

Southeast Asia’s First Tidal Power Generation Plant in the Philippines

Energies PH, Inc, in collaboration with its affiliate, San Bernardino Ocean Power Corporation, is spearheading the development of Southeast Asia’s inaugural tidal power ...
Malaysia Launches TRX As International Finance Centre, Announces Incentives for Relocating Companies

Malaysia Launches TRX As International Finance Centre, Announces Incentives for Relocating Companies

Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim officially inaugurated the Tun Razak Exchange (TRX) as Malaysia’s International Financial Centre (IFC) by introducing ...
Israeli Company to Produce Cultivated Meat in Thailand

Israeli Company to Produce Cultivated Meat in Thailand

Israeli startup Aleph Farms has recently announced that it is collaborating with biomanufacturing specialists BBGI and Fermbox Bio to produce cultivated meat in Thailand. ...
Thailand Approves Incentives for Electric Trucks and Buses Adoption

Thailand Approves Incentives for Electric Trucks and Buses Adoption

Thailand’s National Electric Vehicle Policy Committee (EV Board) just approved incentives to encourage companies to transition their commercial fleets of large trucks and ...
Telco Giant Partners with UK to Strengthen Philippines Cybersecurity

Telco Giant Partners with UK to Strengthen Philippines Cybersecurity

Globe Telecom, a leading telecommunications company in the Philippines, has forged a partnership with the UK to enhance the country’s digital infrastructure defenses. ...
Thai and Singaporean Specialists Advance Floating Solar in Thailand

Thai and Singaporean Specialists Advance Floating Solar in Thailand

Thailand’s UMC Metals and New Energy Capital Asia from Singapore have inked a power purchase agreement (PPA) for a 1.6 MWp solar venture in Thailand, comprising both floating ...
Finnish Company Receives Singapore’s Regulatory Approval for Blood Analysis Technology

Finnish Company Receives Singapore’s Regulatory Approval for Blood Analysis Technology

Nightingale Health, a Finnish company specializing in health risk detection and preventative health, has received regulatory approval from Singapore’s Health Sciences ...
SEDC Energy, Gallois New Energy to Build USD 1.3 Billion Graphite Plant in Bintulu

SEDC Energy, Gallois New Energy to Build USD 1.3 Billion Graphite Plant in Bintulu

SEDC Energy Sdn Bhd, a subsidiary of Sarawak Economic Development Corporation (SEDC), a state government agency, has entered into an MoU with Gallois New Energy Materials (M) ...
Thales and Thaicom Collaborate for Unmanned Traffic Management

Thales and Thaicom Collaborate for Unmanned Traffic Management

French multinational company Thales and Thaicom, a leading Thai satellite operator and provider of integrated satellite communications, are collaborating to establish an ...
Singapore’s Tourism Sector Recovers in 2023

Singapore’s Tourism Sector Recovers in 2023

In 2023, Singapore’s tourism sector showcased remarkable resilience and recovery, with international visitor arrivals reaching approximately 13.6 million, equivalent to ...
Aerodyne and DroneDash Revolutionize Cross-Border Logistics Between Malaysia and Singapore

Aerodyne and DroneDash Revolutionize Cross-Border Logistics Between Malaysia and Singapore

Aerodyne Group, a Malaysian drone service provider, and DroneDash Technologies, Singapore’s pre-eminent air mobility infrastructure company, have announced a ...
ECCP and ARTA Forge Partnership for Business Ease in the Philippines

ECCP and ARTA Forge Partnership for Business Ease in the Philippines

The European Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines (ECCP) and the Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) have formed a partnership aimed at improving the business environment in the ...
Expansion of Marine Tilapia Farming in Singapore

Expansion of Marine Tilapia Farming in Singapore

Two additional fish farms, Millenia Farm and Grand Pacific Fishery, have joined pioneer Heng Heng Fish Farm in producing marine tilapia, a resilient and fast-growing food ...
Siam Piwat and Hyundai Department Store Forge a Global Retail Collaboration in Thailand

Siam Piwat and Hyundai Department Store Forge a Global Retail Collaboration in Thailand

Siam Piwat Group, a prominent real estate and retail developer in Thailand, has partnered with Hyundai Department Store, the largest department store chain developer in South ...
Malaysia-EU Collaboration on Energy Transition and Water Security

Malaysia-EU Collaboration on Energy Transition and Water Security

The Malaysian government has pledged to work closely with the European Union (EU) to promote technology transfer for energy transition and bolster water security. This ...
SPMC Unveils First Hybrid Angio-CT Cathlab in Southeast Asia

SPMC Unveils First Hybrid Angio-CT Cathlab in Southeast Asia

The Southern Philippines Medical Center (SPMC) in Davao City has recently inaugurated a state-of-the-art hybrid angio-CT catheterization laboratory (cathlab) at its Heart ...

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