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Indonesia to Purchase Patrol Boats for Coast Guard

Indonesia to Purchase Patrol Boats for Coast Guard

Indonesia is planning to purchase bigger boats for its Maritime Security Agency (BAKAMLA). The boats would equip BAKAMLA with the capacity to expand their patrol reach and ...
Indonesia Seeks to Reduce Pharmaceutical Ingredient Imports

Indonesia Seeks to Reduce Pharmaceutical Ingredient Imports

The Indonesian government has established a pharmaceutical holding company to supply feedstock for local pharmaceutical sector and reduce dependence on imports. The holding ...
Indonesia Looks to Pass Data Protection Law

Indonesia Looks to Pass Data Protection Law

The Indonesian government has submitted a bill to protect personal data to the parliament. It contains rules on data ownership, consumer rights and cross-border data ...
Indonesia and Hungary to Establish USD 500 Million Investment Fund

Indonesia and Hungary to Establish USD 500 Million Investment Fund

Indonesia and Hungary are going to establish a USD 500 million joint investment fund to finance Indonesian Infrastructure investments in transport and water management. Both ...
Abu Dhabi-Based Masdar Signs Agreement with PLN to Build Floating Solar Plant

Abu Dhabi-Based Masdar Signs Agreement with PLN to Build Floating Solar Plant

PLN, the state electricity company of Indonesia, has signed a power purchase agreement with Masdar, a global leader in renewable Energy and sustainable urban development from ...
Ping An and Bangkok Dusit Offer Overseas Video Consultations for Chinese Patients

Ping An and Bangkok Dusit Offer Overseas Video Consultations for Chinese Patients

Chinese healthcare ecosystem platform, Ping An Healthcare and Technology Company Limited (Ping An Good Doctor) has partnered with Thailand’s largest private healthcare group, ...

Vietnam to Develop 10-Year Seaport Master Plan

A master plan to develop Vietnamese seaports for the period 2021-2030 was recently approved by Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung. The two main goals of the plan are to ...
Vietnam Buying Combat Training Aircraft from Russia

Vietnam Buying Combat Training Aircraft from Russia

According to reports in the Russian media, Vietnam has signed a USD 350 million contract to buy at least 12 Yak-130 combat training aircraft from Russia. The Yak-130 which ...
Vietnam and China Reach New Landmark in their Commercial Ties

Vietnam and China Reach New Landmark in their Commercial Ties

Vietnam's exports in 2019 rose 8.4% to USD 264.189 billion, while imports rose 6.8% to USD 253.071 billion. Vietnam recorded a trade surplus of USD 11.12 billion last year, ...
Second Centralized IT Zone Established in Danang

Second Centralized IT Zone Established in Danang

Vietnam's Prime Minister has approved the establishment of Danang Information Technology Park (DITP) as Danang's second Centralized Information Technology (CIT) zone after Da ...
Saigon Co-op Launches Three New Supermarkets in Vietnam

Saigon Co-op Launches Three New Supermarkets in Vietnam

Saigon Co.op opened three new Co.opmart supermarkets in An Giang, Ho Chi Minh City and Dak Lak in Vietnam, increasing its total number of stores to 126. Each of these ...
Pilot Plastic Recycling Project Being Initiated in Danang

Pilot Plastic Recycling Project Being Initiated in Danang

According to a report in VietnamPlus, Environment and Urban Company (URENCO) will implement a pilot project for plastic waste recycling in Danang through a partnership ...

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