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Indonesia Outlines USD 125 Billion Modernization Plan for the Military, Attracts Wave of Foreign Providers

Indonesia Outlines USD 125 Billion Modernization Plan for the Military, Attracts Wave of Foreign Providers

Indonesia has drafted an outline for an investment of USD 125 billion as part of a new 25-year modernization plan. The initiative is indicative of the country´s military ...
DHL Express Increases Flight Frequency to Penang as E-Commerce Activities Surge

DHL Express Increases Flight Frequency to Penang as E-Commerce Activities Surge

International express courier, DHL Express continues to see an increase in flight frequencies in Malaysia, resulting from the growth of shipment volumes within the Asian ...
Vietnam Enhances Cooperation with Norway and Switzerland on Agriculture Technologies

Vietnam Enhances Cooperation with Norway and Switzerland on Agriculture Technologies

The Vietnam government is implementing an ambitious agriculture sector transformation program and is partnering with foreign players in order to progress on its technical and ...
Singapore’s Growing Demand for Agritech Talent

Singapore’s Growing Demand for Agritech Talent

NTUC LHUB, a leading Continuing Education and Training provider in Singapore, has partnered with Netatech to offer a new course in Agriculture Technology. Netatech is the ...
National Food Security Action Plan Approved

National Food Security Action Plan Approved

The Malaysian Cabinet Ministers have adopted the 2021-2025 National Food Security Policy Action Plan (DSMN) as part of the country’s measures to enhance food security. The ...
Mindanao Eyes Largescale Production of Avocado and Jackfruit

Mindanao Eyes Largescale Production of Avocado and Jackfruit

Philippine Department of Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol said that the Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) plans to have a large-scale expansion in the production of ...
Vietnam’s Retail Players Make Inroads Abroad

Vietnam’s Retail Players Make Inroads Abroad

The Vietnamese retail industry is growing rapidly, and its key players have started expanding to foreign markets. In of the most illustrative recent examples, in May 2021, ...
Vietnam Emerges as a Global Supplier of Personal Protective Equipment

Vietnam Emerges as a Global Supplier of Personal Protective Equipment

As the significant shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE) in many countries has impacted the containment of the COVID-19 pandemic over the past 18 months, the ...
Maynilad Spends USD 8.4 Million for PRV Technology

Maynilad Spends USD 8.4 Million for PRV Technology

West Zone concessionaire Maynilad Water Services, Inc. (Maynilad) has spent PHP 410 million (USD 8.4 million) for the installation of pressure-regulating valves (PRV) in ...
Danone-AQUA and Veolia Indonesia Inaugurate the most Modern and Largest Plastic Recycling Facility in Indonesia

Danone-AQUA and Veolia Indonesia Inaugurate the most Modern and Largest Plastic Recycling Facility in Indonesia

PT Veolia Services Indonesia (Veolia Indonesia) in partnership with PT Tirta Investama (Danone-AQUA) have inaugurated the largest and the most modern recycling and ...
Pavilion Energy and bp Singapore Sign a 10-year LNG Supply Agreement for Singapore

Pavilion Energy and bp Singapore Sign a 10-year LNG Supply Agreement for Singapore

Singapore's Pavilion Energy has signed a 10-year deal to buy liquefied natural gas (LNG) from bp's Singapore unit starting in 2024, as the city-state seeks to diversify its ...
US Company to Produce Polylactic Acid from Agricultural Feed in Thailand

US Company to Produce Polylactic Acid from Agricultural Feed in Thailand

In May 2021, the Board of Investment (BOI) of Thailand announced to have approved an application from American-headquartered company NatureWorks to invest around USD 490 ...

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