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Japan’s Watakyu Seimoa Corporation Opens New Medical Textile Plant in Vietnam

Japan’s Watakyu Seimoa Corporation Opens New Medical Textile Plant in Vietnam

Japan's Watakyu Vietnam, a textile product supplier for the healthcare industry, inaugurated a USD 33 million factory in Dong Nai province in June 2024. The opening ...
BCG Energy and South Korea’s SK Ecoplant Tie Up for Waste-to-Energy Development in Vietnam

BCG Energy and South Korea’s SK Ecoplant Tie Up for Waste-to-Energy Development in Vietnam

BCG Energy has partnered with South Korea's SK Ecoplant and Sudokwon Landfill Site Management Corp. (SLC) to collaborate on waste-to-energy solutions in Vietnam's Long An and ...
Vietnam’s Gas-to-Power Initiatives Secure USD 12 Billion Investment

Vietnam’s Gas-to-Power Initiatives Secure USD 12 Billion Investment

Vietnam Oil and Gas Group (Petrovietnam or PVN) has entered into multiple agreements with its partners to advance an integrated development project, which includes a gas ...
Vietnam and Switzerland Advance Economic and Trade Cooperation

Vietnam and Switzerland Advance Economic and Trade Cooperation

In June 2024, the Vietnamese Embassy in Switzerland and the Swiss-Viet Economic Forum (SVEF) hosted the Vietnam-Switzerland Economic Forum themed "Strengthening Ties, ...
US Transport Giant FedEx Ready to Expand Presence in Vietnam

US Transport Giant FedEx Ready to Expand Presence in Vietnam

According to FedEx Express’ president and CEO Richard Smith, the US transport giant FedEx is planning to enhance its logistics operations at Tan Son Nhat International ...
Vietnam and Ireland to Cooperate on Agri-food Initiatives

Vietnam and Ireland to Cooperate on Agri-food Initiatives

In June 2024, Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Planning and Investment Do Thanh Trung and Ireland's Minister of State Martin Heydon signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to ...
South Korea Pharma Specialist to Establish Advanced Primate Research Institute in Indonesia

South Korea Pharma Specialist to Establish Advanced Primate Research Institute in Indonesia

In June 2024, Daewoong Pharmaceutical revealed its plans to collaborate with Indonesia's Bogor Agricultural University (IPB), highly regarded for its veterinary research ...
US Cybersecurity Company Palo Alto Networks Invests in New Cloud Facility in Indonesia

US Cybersecurity Company Palo Alto Networks Invests in New Cloud Facility in Indonesia

In June 2024, Palo Alto Networks, an American cybersecurity firm, announced the opening of a new cloud location in Indonesia. This new cloud infrastructure provides ...
Indonesian Ports Cut Wait Times with Facial Recognition Technology

Indonesian Ports Cut Wait Times with Facial Recognition Technology

Indonesia's immigration authorities have implemented the HID U.ARE.U Camera Identification System as the facial recognition element for the automated border crossing gates ...
Indonesia and Finland Strengthen Collaboration in Green Energy and Smart Cities

Indonesia and Finland Strengthen Collaboration in Green Energy and Smart Cities

The Foreign Affairs Minister of Indonesia and Finland's Foreign Minister convened in Helsinki in June 2024 to explore enhancing bilateral collaboration, particularly focusing ...
Vietnamese EV Manufacturer VinFast Expands to Indonesia, Targets Annual Production of 300,000 EVs

Vietnamese EV Manufacturer VinFast Expands to Indonesia, Targets Annual Production of 300,000 EVs

VinFast, the Vietnamese electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer under Vingroup, is advancing its plans to establish a manufacturing presence in Indonesia by the end of 2025. In a ...
Japan’s Nitori Group Sets Foot in Indonesia, Marking 10th Expansion in Asia

Japan’s Nitori Group Sets Foot in Indonesia, Marking 10th Expansion in Asia

Nitori Holdings Co., Ltd., headquartered in Sapporo, northern Japan, has revealed plans to open an inaugural store in Indonesia. The goal is to speed up further store ...

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