The Mekong Delta is set to attract impressive industrial investments to the region through a series of large-scale infrastructure projects. Among these projects, the Vinh Thanh Industrial Park, which will cover 293.7 hectares in Can Tho City, will receive USD 153...
Thailand’s Digital Economy and Society Ministry (DES) recently announced that three new Thai provinces are now part or the ASEAN Smart Cities Network (ASCN), namely Chiang Mai, Khon Kaen and Rayong. The ASEAN Smart Cities Network aims to incorporate modern technology...
American eMobility specialist EVLOMO is collaborating with French multinational company Schneider Electric to install 100 electric vehicle (EV) fast chargers in Thailand by the end of 2023. Specifically, EVLOMO and Schneider will install Thailand’s first direct...
The Philippines has unveiled new fourth-generation light rail vehicles (LRVs) made using Japanese technology as part of the government’s train modernization program. The Philippines procured a total of 120 LRVs through a Japan International Cooperation Agency Official...
The eight projects that won the first Jurong Lake District (JLD) Innovation Challenge were unveiled at the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) Centre in mid-July. Organized by URA, Smart Nation and Digital Government Office (SNDGO) and the Infocomm Media Development...
Malaysia is reinitiating plans for the high-speed rail (HSR) project that would connect Kuala Lumpur to Singapore, a venture which had been shelved for over two years. It aims to foster the HSR’s development and operation using a collaborative public-private...
The American energy company AES and Petrovietnam Gas have recently announced to receive permission from the local government of Binh Thuan Province to construct the USD 1.34 billion Son My LNG Terminal. The new terminal, when completed in 2027, will become the...
DP World is gearing up to initiate activities at Indonesia’s Belawan New Container Terminal (BNCT) following the signing of an agreement with the Indonesia Investment Authority (INA) and Pelindo aimed at overseeing terminal operations and initiating a...
Research by Procore Technologies Inc., a leading global provider of construction management software, shows that the Philippines is leading among surveyed Southeast Asian countries in plans to adopt data strategy in the construction industry. Propcore Technologies...
Malaysia Communications and Digital Minister Fahmi Fadzil has announced that the government intends to create 186 new digital economy centers (PEDi), bringing the total number of centers nationwide to 1,097. PEDi is a part of the government’s initiative to enhance...
Indonesia is ready to build its new capital, Nusantara, and the country’s parliament budget committee has recently granted an additional IDR 15 trillion (USD 1 billion) to expedite the project. The additional IDR 15 trillion is on top of the IDR 22 trillion (USD...
The Indonesia Investment Authority (INA), in partnership with Dubai Port World (DP World) from the United Arab Emirates (UAE), established a consortium named INA-DPWorld Investment Ltd (INA DPWorld). Together with Prima Terminal Petikemas Ltd (PTP), a subsidiary of...
