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Vietnamese Pharmaceutical Firms Pushed to Invest in R&D to Increase Competitiveness

Vietnamese Pharmaceutical Firms Pushed to Invest in R&D to Increase Competitiveness

It has recently been reported that Vietnam’s pharmaceutical industry has been experiencing a shortage of advanced R&D centers and internationally qualified facilities for ...
Vietnam and Australia to Work on Blockchain P2P Energy Trading

Vietnam and Australia to Work on Blockchain P2P Energy Trading

At the Australia-Vietnam Forum on Energy Transition on March 28, Powerledger, an Australian energy trading technology firm, announced its collaboration with Vietnam ...
APM Terminals, a Division of the Danish Maersk, to Expand Large Seaport in Northern Vietnam

APM Terminals, a Division of the Danish Maersk, to Expand Large Seaport in Northern Vietnam

Vietnam’s HATECO Group Joint Stock Corporation (HATECO) and APM Terminals, a division of the Danish shipping giant Maersk, have teamed up to raise the capacity of Lach Huyen ...
Japanese Retailers to Target Affluent Customers in Vietnam

Japanese Retailers to Target Affluent Customers in Vietnam

It has recently been reported that Japanese retailers are flocking to Vietnam to build additional outlets. In February 2023, the clothing giant Uniqlo, which currently ...
Philippine Conglomerate Partners with Israeli Group, Targets Increased Revenues in Dairy Business

Philippine Conglomerate Partners with Israeli Group, Targets Increased Revenues in Dairy Business

Philippine Conglomerate Metro Pacific Agro Ventures (MPAV) recently announced that it is targeting PHP 1 billion (USD 18.2 million) in revenues over the next four years, ...
Vietnam’s Offshore Wind Industry Draws the Attention of European Investors

Vietnam’s Offshore Wind Industry Draws the Attention of European Investors

Afry, a Swedish-Finnish supplier of engineering, design, and advisory services, has just closed a deal with Vietnam’ LIG-Huong Hoa 1 Joint Stock Company to become the owner’s ...
First Phase of Thailand’s IMH Medical Hub to be Completed by 2025

First Phase of Thailand’s IMH Medical Hub to be Completed by 2025

The Bangkok Post recently reported that Thailand's Intermedical Care and Lab Hospital Plc (IMH) is collaborating with the Pornnarit Group to establish the IMH Medical Hub. ...
PT Meratus Line Collaborates to Create Indonesia’s First Maritime Logistics Super App

PT Meratus Line Collaborates to Create Indonesia’s First Maritime Logistics Super App

In February 2023, Indonesia's maritime and logistics operator, PT Meratus Line, announced a partnership with Google Cloud and PT Metrodata Electronics Tbk to enhance its ...
Scientex Group, SABIC Create Flexible Food Packaging with Ocean-Bound Recycled Plastic

Scientex Group, SABIC Create Flexible Food Packaging with Ocean-Bound Recycled Plastic

Scientex Group, a Malaysian flexible packaging firm, has collaborated with SABIC, a Saudi chemical manufacturing company, to create the world's first flexible food packaging ...
CSA to Launch Cybersecurity Health Plan Scheme for SMEs with Funding Support

CSA to Launch Cybersecurity Health Plan Scheme for SMEs with Funding Support

The Cyber Security Agency of Singapore (CSA) will launch a scheme in May 2023 to develop cybersecurity health plans with funding support for small-medium enterprises (SMEs). ...
The Philippines Keen on the Resumption of Talks for FTA with EU

The Philippines Keen on the Resumption of Talks for FTA with EU

The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has renewed its call for the resumption of talks for a free trade agreement (FTA) with the European Union (EU). In a meeting with ...
Vietnam Emerges as a Regional Hub for Startups

Vietnam Emerges as a Regional Hub for Startups

A recent report from KPMG International Ltd and HSBC Holdings Plc has disclosed that the number of startups in Vietnam almost doubled between the start of the Covid-19 ...

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