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Schaeffler Expands its NTU Lab to Accelerate Research in Robotics, Mobility and Industry 4.0

In May, Global automotive and industrial supplier Schaeffler officially launched the Schaeffler Hub for Advanced Research (Share) at NTU, an expansion of its existing lab in ...

Daikin and SP Group to Form New Joint Venture to Build Singapore’s Largest Industrial District Cooling System

In a press release by Singapore Power Group (SP Group), the company announced that it has formed a new Joint Venture with Daikin Singapore, with the aim of establishing ...

MiRXES Launches Southeast Asia’s First Industry 4.0 In-Vitro Diagnostic Manufacturing Facility

MiRXES, a Singapore-headquartered biotechnology company that focuses on miRNA-powered cancer early detection tests, announced the opening of South East Asia’s first industry ...

Singapore to Launch Project 100K: Mapping DNAs to Identify New Ways to Prevent Diseases

In late May, the Singapore Government announced that it was embarking on a project to map the DNA and the complete set of genes of 100,000 Singaporeans, which could ...

Thailand to Develop Industrial Estate for South Korean Companies

The Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand (IEAT) has just announced its intention to partner with South Korean companies in order to explore the possibility of establishing ...

Thailand’s Central Group to Build a USD 85 Million Mall in Pattaya

Thai corporation's Central Group has just announced intentions to spend over USD 85 million in 2022 for the development of a new lifestyle retail mall at Wong Amat Beach in ...

Online Shopping Predicted to Plateau in the Short Term, With Growth to Lag Physical Retail Sales

The growth of online shopping has been predicted by market watchers to flatten out, as Singapore's borders reopen and measures ease, allowing more shoppers to return to ...

Thailand Focuses on Medical Tourism and Smart Hospitals

The government of Thailand has announced its strategy to promote the country’s medical tourism and healthcare to attract foreign visitors in the post-Covid-19 era. In this ...

Thailand to Establish AI Engineering Institute

Six leading Thai universities have announced a cooperation with the Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation Ministry, to open the Artificial Intelligence ...

PTT and THAI to Develop Cargo Services in Thailand

The flag carrier airline of Thailand, Thai Airways International Public Company Limited (THAI), and Thai state-owned oil and gas company, PTT Public Company Limited, have ...

Kasikornbank Launches Green Loan for Solar Rooftop

The Thai Bank Kasikornbank (KBank), in partnership with Huawei Technologies, is embracing the growing sustainability trend in Thailand by launching its new green loan. The ...

Aboitiz Group’s Food Subsidiary, Pilmico Foods Corp., Eyes Presence in 300 Supermarkets

Pilmico's retail brand, The Good Meat, targets to reach over 300 supermarket concessionaires and open more brick-and-mortar stores in 2022. This is in line with the goal of ...

Thailand and Japan to Boost Agri-food Trade

Japan has just inaugurated a trading platform designed to increase exports of Japanese F&B products to Thailand and further promote Japanese cuisine in the Southeast ...

Singapore to Host an International Effort for the World Bank

The World Bank has requested Singapore to anchor an international effort that aims to make the international trade in carbon credits more transparent and trustworthy. Given ...

Conditional Approval for Partnership Between Singaporean and Malaysian Airlines

A partnership agreement between Singapore Airlines (SIA) and Malaysia Airlines Berhad (MAB) was granted conditional approval by the Competition and Consumer Commission of ...

Growhub and FIPWA Together Create a Unique Food Center

Growhub, a Singapore-based one-stop farm-to-table solution for food traceability and data analysis, has signed a five-year lease with Food Innovation Precinct Western ...

20 Low Carbon Power Proposals from Overseas for Singapore

In an effort to decarbonize its power mix, Singapore reached out to its neighboring countries, seeking to bring in around 30% of its electricity demand by 2035. Singapore ...

Indonesian Investment Authority Agrees to Invest USD2.7 Billion in Toll Roads

The Indonesian Investment Authority (INA) agreed to provide around 39 trillion rupiah (USD 2.7 billion) for toll roads on the islands of Java and Sumatra. The INA ...

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