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Thailand Plans 36 Mega-infrastructure Projects Worth USD 45 Billion

Thailand Plans 36 Mega-infrastructure Projects Worth USD 45 Billion

Thailand is planning major infrastructure projects for 2022. Cumulatively valued at over USD 45 billion, these mega-infrastructure projects aim at improving the country's ...
Singapore Achieves Medium to Long Term Investment Target Despite Pandemic Challenges

Singapore Achieves Medium to Long Term Investment Target Despite Pandemic Challenges

Singapore’s Economic Development Board (EDB) announced that it had pulled in SGD 11.8 billion (USD 8.8 billion) worth of fixed-asset investments in 2021, in line with its ...
San Miguel to Commence Operation of Battery Energy Storage Facilities in 2022

San Miguel to Commence Operation of Battery Energy Storage Facilities in 2022

SMC Global Power Holdings Corp., the energy arm of San Miguel Corporation, has announced that a total of 690 MW of its 1,000-MW Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) ...
Philippines Embarks on Major Infrastructure Projects in Eastern Visayas

Philippines Embarks on Major Infrastructure Projects in Eastern Visayas

The Philippines’ Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Region VIII is looking to implement infrastructure projects worth PHP 43 billion (USD 0.8 billion) in Eastern ...
Philippines Ties Up with France to Improve Local Dairy Industry

Philippines Ties Up with France to Improve Local Dairy Industry

A joint declaration to enhance cooperation in food security was signed between the government of the Philippines and France. The discussion puts emphasis on developing the ...
Philippine Air Force and Philippine Army Bolsters Acquisitions for Humanitarian and Defense Missions

Philippine Air Force and Philippine Army Bolsters Acquisitions for Humanitarian and Defense Missions

The Philippines will have more assets for humanitarian assistance and disaster relief (HADR) missions as initial funding, valued at PHP 1.6 billion (USD 31.2 million), for ...
PEZA Eyes More Investments From the US

PEZA Eyes More Investments From the US

The Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) is engaging more US firms to invest in the country’s economic zones and take part in promoting stronger bilateral relations ...
New Law Eases Requirements for Foreign Retail Investors in the Philippines

New Law Eases Requirements for Foreign Retail Investors in the Philippines

A bill that amends the Retail Trade Liberalization Act (RTLA) of 2000 was signed by President Rodrigo Duterte into law. Known as RA 11595, the new law will lower the amount ...
New Essential Oil Manufacturing Facility Established in the Zambales Province

New Essential Oil Manufacturing Facility Established in the Zambales Province

The Department of Trade and Industry's Board of Investment (BOI) has accredited a Philippine company called Iba Botanicals, Inc., a new essential oil producing company. The ...
Schneider Electric Teams Up with Nanyang Polytechnic on Green Technology Initiative

Schneider Electric Teams Up with Nanyang Polytechnic on Green Technology Initiative

Last month, Nanyang Polytechnic (NYP) and Schneider Electric launched the Sustainability Experience Centre, a one-stop platform aimed at helping Singapore's SMEs implement ...
Lotte Chemical Indonesia to Construct USD 3.9 billion Petrochemical Plant in Banten

Lotte Chemical Indonesia to Construct USD 3.9 billion Petrochemical Plant in Banten

South Korea’s Lotte Group has resumed the construction of a USD 3.9 billion petrochemical project in Indonesia, paving the way for realizing the group’s plan to expand the ...
Indonesia’s Coffee Chain Reaches Unicorn Status with USD 96 Million Funding

Indonesia’s Coffee Chain Reaches Unicorn Status with USD 96 Million Funding

Kopi Kenangan, an Indonesia-based coffee chain, has obtained USD 96 million Series C funding from Tybourne Capital Management, followed by Horizon Ventures, Kunlun, B Capital ...
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