Food and Beverage Industry: Vietnam Sees Better Outlook in 2022
Vietnam expects a better outlook for its food and beverage industry in 2022, stimulated by new swings in consumption.
According to the Deloitte survey, consumer...
Mayon Volcano Shows Volcanic Activity, Forces Evacuation
The foreboding eruption of Mayon Volcano in the Philippines led to the forced evacuation of over 6,000 residents living near the danger zone.
Rumbling Mayon...
Indonesia axes palm-oil levies
To support its farmers, Indonesia today (Wednesday) relaxed rules on palm-oil levies and its associated products following a drop in prices.
The world’s largest exporter...
Thailand to probe Chinese surrogate gangs
Thailand says it is probing illegal surrogate births for Chinese customers after a series of raids this week.
Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha has ordered...
Freeport boss in Papua quits
Freeport’s controversial copper mine in Papua, Indonesia. Source: Wikimedia
Chappy Hakim, the chief executive of mining giant Freeport-McMoran in Indonesia, has stepped down after the...
Key ASEAN cities feeling the heat of climate change
Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, and Jakarta face the risk of suffering ‘unprecedented climate change’ by the year 2050.
In a study conducted among 520 cities,...
Indonesia passes new mining law ‘marred by controversy’
Indonesia has passed into law a controversial measure aimed at expanding the country’s mining industry albeit seen to have socioenvironmental impacts.
Jakarta Post reported on...
Death toll from Indonesia forest fires reaches 19, as crisis worsens
Indonesian firefighters try to contain a blaze in South Kalimantan earlier this month. Photo: Wikimedia Commons.
The death toll from the heavy haze blanketing parts of...
KL to lobby WTO on palm oil
Malaysia's trade minister Mustapa Mohamed has described the European Parliament’s backing of a ban on the use of palm oil in biofuels as a...
Southeast Asian countries rescue constituents in Wuhan
Southeast Asian (SEA) countries are now in touch with their constituents who were trapped in Wuhan, China amid the deadly 2019 novel coronavirus outbreak...
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