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Singapore and US West Coast Ports to Establish a Green and Digital Shipping Corridor

Singapore and US West Coast Ports to Establish a Green and Digital Shipping Corridor

The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA), Port of Los Angeles, Port of Long Beach and C40 Cities (a global network of mayors) have begun discussions on establishing ...
VinES Enters Battery Recycling Partnership with Canadian Company Li-Cycle

VinES Enters Battery Recycling Partnership with Canadian Company Li-Cycle

VinES Energy Solutions (VinES) is entering a new partnership to explore battery recycling solutions Li-Cycle Holdings Corp. VinES Energy Solutions (VinES) is a Vingroup ...
US Company to Develop Thailand’s Energy Storage Market

US Company to Develop Thailand’s Energy Storage Market

Fluence Energy, a leading American provider of energy storage products and services and cloud-based software for renewables and storage, and the Electricity Generating ...
Hyundai Signs Aluminum Supply Deal with Indonesia’s Adaro Minerals

Hyundai Signs Aluminum Supply Deal with Indonesia’s Adaro Minerals

In November 2022, Hyundai Motor Company signed a deal with PT Adaro Minerals Indonesia Tbk, to secure a stable supply of aluminum, a key material required for electric ...
Malaysia Secures Top Spot in the Global Islamic Finance Ranking for the10th Year

Malaysia Secures Top Spot in the Global Islamic Finance Ranking for the10th Year

The global Islamic finance industry has total assets worth USD 4 trillion in 2021, which is expected to jump to USD 5.9 trillion by 2026. Malaysia has been the frontrunner ...
Singapore to Launch R&D Cluster for Sustainable Tropical Aquaculture

Singapore to Launch R&D Cluster for Sustainable Tropical Aquaculture

The Singapore Food Agency (SFA), National University of Singapore (NUS), Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory (TLL), and seven industry partners, including Barramundi Group (BG), ...
Vietnam to Increase Business Ties with South Korea

Vietnam to Increase Business Ties with South Korea

Recently Vietnam’s Minister of Investment has reaffirmed the nation's commitment to strengthening trade ties with South Korea in a number of industries, including finance, ...
Philippines’ DICT Aims to Install Free Wi-Fi in Over 9K Locations

Philippines’ DICT Aims to Install Free Wi-Fi in Over 9K Locations

The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) of the Philippines is targeting to install over 9,000 free Wi-Fi sites nationwide in 2023, under its ...
Apple to Transform Vietnam into One of its New Manufacturing Hubs

Apple to Transform Vietnam into One of its New Manufacturing Hubs

Apple is looking to diversify its supply chain outside of China, with Vietnam, India, and Brazil forecasted to make up 30% of Apple supplier’s Foxconn output. Particularly, ...
Japanese Company Brings Digital Elderly Care System to Thailand

Japanese Company Brings Digital Elderly Care System to Thailand

The Thai unit of Japanese electronics firm NEC Corporation has recently conducted a proof of concept (POC) trial of a digital system for elderly care in the Southeast Asian ...
Indonesia Enters into Agreements to Speed Up the Shift to Renewable Energy Sources

Indonesia Enters into Agreements to Speed Up the Shift to Renewable Energy Sources

On November 15th 2022, Indonesia signed a USD 20 billion agreement with international financial institutions and major nations to assist the country in increasing its ...
Thailand Grants New Incentives for Investor Retention and Relocation

Thailand Grants New Incentives for Investor Retention and Relocation

Thailand's Board of Investment (BOI) recently revealed new incentive packages, including, for the first time, a set of special privileges to support expansion by ...

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