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Vietnam Signs USD 15.5 billion Deal to Cut Down Fossil Fuel

Jan 2023 Vietnam, Energy, Environment

Under a new Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP) signed in December 2022, developed countries will mobilize USD 15.5 billion in public and private finance over the ...

Thai Union Allocates USD 172 Million Seafood Business Expansion in 2023

Jan 2023 Thailand, Agrifood

Thai Union has announced that it intends to invest THB 6 billion (USD 172.4 million) in order to expand its seafood operations in 2023. Out of the total budget, THB 1 billion ...

Indonesian Ministry of Health to Prepare Five Provincial Hospitals to Provide Heart Disease Treatment

Jan 2023 Indonesia, Healthcare

Cardiovascular diseases are among the leading causes of death in Indonesia. However, health facilities specializing in heart disease in Indonesia are primarily concentrated ...

Malaysia’s BCX Allows Exchange of Voluntary Carbon Credits

Jan 2023 Malaysia, Environment

Malaysia's Bursa Carbon Exchange (BCX) is the world's first carbon trading exchange, which encompasses standardized carbon credit products to be traded on the platform. It ...

Singapore and US West Coast Ports to Establish a Green and Digital Shipping Corridor

Jan 2023 Singapore, Environment, Infrastructure

The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA), Port of Los Angeles, Port of Long Beach and C40 Cities (a global network of mayors) have begun discussions on establishing ...

VinES Enters Battery Recycling Partnership with Canadian Company Li-Cycle

Jan 2023 Vietnam, Environment

VinES Energy Solutions (VinES) is entering a new partnership to explore battery recycling solutions Li-Cycle Holdings Corp. VinES Energy Solutions (VinES) is a Vingroup ...

US Company to Develop Thailand’s Energy Storage Market

Jan 2023 Thailand, Energy

Fluence Energy, a leading American provider of energy storage products and services and cloud-based software for renewables and storage, and the Electricity Generating ...

Hyundai Signs Aluminum Supply Deal with Indonesia’s Adaro Minerals

Jan 2023 Indonesia, Environment, Manufacturing

In November 2022, Hyundai Motor Company signed a deal with PT Adaro Minerals Indonesia Tbk, to secure a stable supply of aluminum, a key material required for electric ...

Malaysia Secures Top Spot in the Global Islamic Finance Ranking for the10th Year

Jan 2023 Malaysia, Economy

The global Islamic finance industry has total assets worth USD 4 trillion in 2021, which is expected to jump to USD 5.9 trillion by 2026. Malaysia has been the frontrunner ...

Singapore to Launch R&D Cluster for Sustainable Tropical Aquaculture

Jan 2023 Singapore, Agrifood

The Singapore Food Agency (SFA), National University of Singapore (NUS), Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory (TLL), and seven industry partners, including Barramundi Group (BG), ...

Vietnam to Increase Business Ties with South Korea

Jan 2023 Vietnam, Economy

Recently Vietnam’s Minister of Investment has reaffirmed the nation's commitment to strengthening trade ties with South Korea in a number of industries, including finance, ...

Philippines’ DICT Aims to Install Free Wi-Fi in Over 9K Locations

Jan 2023 Philippines, ICT

The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) of the Philippines is targeting to install over 9,000 free Wi-Fi sites nationwide in 2023, under its ...

Apple to Transform Vietnam into One of its New Manufacturing Hubs

Jan 2023 Vietnam, ICT, Manufacturing

Apple is looking to diversify its supply chain outside of China, with Vietnam, India, and Brazil forecasted to make up 30% of Apple supplier’s Foxconn output. Particularly, ...

Japanese Company Brings Digital Elderly Care System to Thailand

Jan 2023 Thailand, Healthcare

The Thai unit of Japanese electronics firm NEC Corporation has recently conducted a proof of concept (POC) trial of a digital system for elderly care in the Southeast Asian ...

Indonesia Enters into Agreements to Speed Up the Shift to Renewable Energy Sources

Jan 2023 Indonesia, Energy

On November 15th 2022, Indonesia signed a USD 20 billion agreement with international financial institutions and major nations to assist the country in increasing its ...

Thailand Grants New Incentives for Investor Retention and Relocation

Jan 2023 Thailand, Economy

Thailand's Board of Investment (BOI) recently revealed new incentive packages, including, for the first time, a set of special privileges to support expansion by ...

Indonesia’s Shrimp Exports to the US Reach USD 1.106 Billion

Jan 2023 Indonesia, Agrifood

Indonesia exported 118 thousand tons of shrimp worth USD 1.106 billion to the US in the first nine months of 2022, as stated by the Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Ministry. ...

Singapore Aims to Become a Leading Innovation Digital Sustainability Hub in Southeast Asia

Jan 2023 Singapore, ICT

Singapore’s Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) is collaborating with Microsoft to improve sustainability outcomes and address climate-related issues for digital ...

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