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Starbucks Aims for 800 Stores in Thailand by 2030

Starbucks Aims for 800 Stores in Thailand by 2030

Starbucks recently celebrated its 25th anniversary in Thailand, announcing a large expansion of its store network in the country. Specifically, the American company set the ...
Astranis to Launch Dedicated Satellite Internet for the Philippines

Astranis to Launch Dedicated Satellite Internet for the Philippines

Astranis, an American space-based internet start-up, has signed a new deal to launch and operate a dedicated satellite for the Philippines which will provide enough bandwidth ...
South Korea Keen on Supporting the Philippines’ Plan to Revive the Bataan Nuclear Power Plant

South Korea Keen on Supporting the Philippines’ Plan to Revive the Bataan Nuclear Power Plant

The South Korean government has reiterated its commitment to support the Philippines’ energy sector, including its plan to revive the Bataan Nuclear Power Plant. The Korean ...
The Philippines Debuts Fourth-Generation Light Rail Vehicles Backed by Japanese Technology

The Philippines Debuts Fourth-Generation Light Rail Vehicles Backed by Japanese Technology

The Philippines has unveiled new fourth-generation light rail vehicles (LRVs) made using Japanese technology as part of the government’s train modernization program. The ...
New Multi-specialty Hospital to be Built in Clark, Pampanga

New Multi-specialty Hospital to be Built in Clark, Pampanga

The Philippines is building a new medical specialty center, the Clark Multi-Specialty Hospital, that will serve Central and Northern Luzon. The hospital will be constructed ...
Manila Water to Start Construction of a USD 139 Million Water Treatment Plant

Manila Water to Start Construction of a USD 139 Million Water Treatment Plant

Water concessionaire Manila Water is set to build a new 200 million liters per day (MLD) water treatment plant (WTP) which will provide an additional supply of potable water ...
Brazil’s Postal Service Correios Signs Agreement with Shopee to Sell Products in Asia

Brazil’s Postal Service Correios Signs Agreement with Shopee to Sell Products in Asia

Brazil's postal service Correios announced in late July 2023 that it had signed an agreement with shopping app Shopee to boost exports of Brazilian products to Southeast ...
Silicon Box Launches World’s Most Advanced Semiconductor Interconnection Facility in Singapore

Silicon Box Launches World’s Most Advanced Semiconductor Interconnection Facility in Singapore

In July 2023, Singapore-based semiconductor start-up Silicon Box unveiled its USD 2 billion factory in Tampines, designed to manufacture semiconductor chiplet ...
New Innovative Solutions to be Trialed at the Jurong Lake District

New Innovative Solutions to be Trialed at the Jurong Lake District

The eight projects that won the first Jurong Lake District (JLD) Innovation Challenge were unveiled at the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) Centre in mid-July. Organized ...
Managed IT Services Firm Exeo Global Expands into Singapore

Managed IT Services Firm Exeo Global Expands into Singapore

In July 2023, Japanese-managed IT firm Exeo Group officially opened its new global headquarters in Singapore, with the country’s strategic location, business-friendly ...
Thomson Medical buys Vietnam’s Largest Private Hospital for USD 380 million

Thomson Medical buys Vietnam’s Largest Private Hospital for USD 380 million

Singapore-listed Thomson Medical Group (TMG) has announced that it had purchased FV Hospital, Vietnam’s largest private healthcare group, for USD 380 million. The purchase is ...
Singapore to Adopt Electric Harbor Craft

Singapore to Adopt Electric Harbor Craft

In mid-July, the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) issued an Expression of Interest (EOI) for companies to submit proposals to design and promote the adoption of ...

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