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Vietnamese Companies Set Packaging Recycling Goal

Vietnamese Companies Set Packaging Recycling Goal

PRO Vietnam, a coalition of large companies from the consumer goods, packaging, retail, and import sectors, has committed to recycling 64,000 tons of packaging materials in ...
Germany’s PNE AG Seeks Partners for USD 4.6 Billion Offshore Wind Project in Vietnam

Germany’s PNE AG Seeks Partners for USD 4.6 Billion Offshore Wind Project in Vietnam

PNE AG, a Germany-based leader in wind energy development, is actively seeking sustainable partners for the USD 4.6 billion Hon Trau offshore wind power project, located in ...
Vietnam and UAE Strengthen Economic Ties with CEPA Agreement

Vietnam and UAE Strengthen Economic Ties with CEPA Agreement

Vietnam and the UAE have signed a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) during Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh’s state visit to the UAE, marking a milestone in ...
Vietjet and Franco-American Aircraft Engine Manufacturer Enter USD 8 Billion Agreement

Vietjet and Franco-American Aircraft Engine Manufacturer Enter USD 8 Billion Agreement

Vietjet and CFM International, the Franco-American aircraft engine manufacturer, have reaffirmed their partnership with a commitment to supply over 400 LEAP-1B engines and ...
Malaysia’s Water Sector Transformation 2040 Agenda to Boost GDP

Malaysia’s Water Sector Transformation 2040 Agenda to Boost GDP

Malaysia’s Minister of Energy Transition and Water Transformation has launched the Water Sector Transformation 2040 (WST 2040) agenda, which is expected to ...
Aboitiz Foods Opens USD 45 Million Feed Mill in Vietnam

Aboitiz Foods Opens USD 45 Million Feed Mill in Vietnam

Aboitiz Foods, the Philippines-based integrated food and agribusiness firm, has officially launched its most advanced feed mill in Long An province, Vietnam. With an ...
LBS Bina Ventures into Renewable Energy with USD 22 Million Solar Project

LBS Bina Ventures into Renewable Energy with USD 22 Million Solar Project

A consortium led by Malaysian property developer LBS Bina Group has awarded an MYR 104 million (USD 22 million) Engineering, Procurement, Construction, and Commissioning ...
World Bank Revises Malaysia’s 2024 Growth Forecast Upward to 4.9%

World Bank Revises Malaysia’s 2024 Growth Forecast Upward to 4.9%

The World Bank has raised its projection for Malaysia’s economic growth in 2024 to 4.9%, an increase of 0.6 percentage points from its earlier forecast of 4.3% in April ...
Malaysia’s Budget 2025 Focuses on Enhancing Maritime Security Infrastructure

Malaysia’s Budget 2025 Focuses on Enhancing Maritime Security Infrastructure

The Malaysian government has allocated MYR 675 million (USD 143 million) in Budget 2025 to strengthen its maritime security capabilities. This funding will be used to procure ...
ThaiBev Embarks on Major Investment in AgriValley Malaysia for Halal Product Expansion

ThaiBev Embarks on Major Investment in AgriValley Malaysia for Halal Product Expansion

Thai Beverage (ThaiBev), a Thai-Singapore food and beverage company, is making a strategic investment of THB 9.5 billion (USD 263 million) in the AgriValley Malaysia project. ...
Chick-fil-A to Enter Asia in 2025 with First Restaurant in Singapore

Chick-fil-A to Enter Asia in 2025 with First Restaurant in Singapore

Chick-fil-A, Inc., the third-largest quick-service restaurant chain in the United States by sales, has announced plans to open its first restaurant in Singapore in late 2025, ...
KLA Expands Operations in Singapore with New Manufacturing Facility

KLA Expands Operations in Singapore with New Manufacturing Facility

KLA, a global leader in semiconductor equipment and services, has completed the first phase of its USD 200 million expansion in Singapore, unveiling a state-of-the-art ...
PSA Breaks Ground on Advanced Supply Chain Hub at Tuas

PSA Breaks Ground on Advanced Supply Chain Hub at Tuas

PSA Singapore has launched the construction of the PSA Supply Chain Hub @ Tuas (PSCH), a two million-square-foot facility designed to transform logistics and supply chain ...
OpenAI Establishes New Regional Hub in Singapore

OpenAI Establishes New Regional Hub in Singapore

OpenAI, known for its development of generative artificial intelligence technologies like ChatGPT, is set to open its second Asian office in Singapore in late 2024. This new ...
Singapore Advances AI and Genomics in Public Healthcare

Singapore Advances AI and Genomics in Public Healthcare

The Singapore Government has announced an SGD 200 million (USD 149 million) investment over five years to enhance the use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools and genomics ...
EMA Launches Grant Call to Explore Carbon Capture and Storage in the Power Sector

EMA Launches Grant Call to Explore Carbon Capture and Storage in the Power Sector

The Energy Market Authority (EMA) has initiated a Grant Call to support feasibility studies for carbon capture and storage (CCS) in Singapore’s power sector. Targeting ...
Singapore Seeks Proposals on Regulatory Sandbox for Virtual Power Plants

Singapore Seeks Proposals on Regulatory Sandbox for Virtual Power Plants

Singapore is advancing its efforts to harness distributed energy resources (DERs) through a Consultation Paper and Call for Regulatory Sandbox Proposals, launched by the ...
Singapore’s M&A Market Sees Significant Growth in 2024

Singapore’s M&A Market Sees Significant Growth in 2024

Singapore’s position as a regional hub for mergers and acquisitions (M&As) continues to strengthen, with deal values surging in 2024. According to data from the ...

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