Asian travelers value sustainable tourism
Singapore – Travelers are focusing on slow travel and sustainable tourism going into the year 2020, with Vietnam topping the list of emerging destinations, according to the new Skyscanner APAC Travel Trends 2020 Report. The report, which compared data from … Continue reading Asian travelers value sustainable tourism
Myanmar: Country’s largest mini-grid unveiled
Mandalay – The Mandalay Yoma Energy launched Myanmar’s biggest solar mini-grid for rural areas in Magway Region. With the mini-grid, up to 400 households in Magway’s Lel Ma village now have access to electricity. Myanmar’s electrification rate is one of … Continue reading Myanmar: Country’s largest mini-grid unveiled
DHL scales up operations in Myanmar
Yangon – The DHL Supply Chain, one of the global market leaders for contract logistics solutions, announced the opening of its first multi-user warehouse in Myanmar. The company has invested approximately K1.58 billion (€1 million) in the facility located in … Continue reading DHL scales up operations in Myanmar
Audi Myanmar: First dealership in Yangon
Yangon – Automotive Asia (Myanmar) Limited is currently setting up the first Audi branch in Yangon – Audi Yangon. Myanmar investors teamed up with a French based CFAO Group as majority shareholder under the name Automotive Asia (Myanmar) Limited to … Continue reading Audi Myanmar: First dealership in Yangon
Brunei hosts ATF Tourism Forum in January
Bandar Seri Begawan – The Tourism Forum 2020 is approaching fast: In January 2020 important ASEAN and international leaders in tourism will meet in Brunei. What is in store for them? First part of AFT are the official meetings, in … Continue reading Brunei hosts ATF Tourism Forum in January
Japan and China plan global cooperation
Tokyo – Japan and China are considering signing a “fifth political document” during Chinese President Xi Jinping’s planned visit to Japan next spring, sources familiar with the matter. They will become countries that can cooperate on important global issues such … Continue reading Japan and China plan global cooperation
Japan: Economic stimulus program planned
Tokyo – Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will soon call for economic measures to bolster growth after next year’s Tokyo Olympics as well as recent disasters. In the wake of October’s Typhoon Hagibis, which left a trail of destruction across … Continue reading Japan: Economic stimulus program planned
Ocean Cleanup aims to clean up plastic in 1,000 rivers
Rotterdam – The Ocean Cleanup, the Dutch non-profit organization developing advanced technologies to rid the world’s oceans of plastic, unveiled today its invention to prevent the unrelenting flow of plastic pollution into the world’s oceans. The “Interceptor”, under development by The … Continue reading Ocean Cleanup aims to clean up plastic in 1,000 rivers
Japan will remain World’s most aged country
Tokyo – Population projections from the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs confirm that Japan will remain the world’s most aged country for at least the next few decades. The 2019 Revision of World Population Prospects, released in June 2019, … Continue reading Japan will remain World’s most aged country
China and India: Terrorism a common challenge
New Delhi – The Modi-Xi meeting is aimed at mending ties strained by India’s decision to split Jammu & Kashmir state into two. China, which claims part of the area’s Ladakh region, is also a close ally of India’s rival, … Continue reading China and India: Terrorism a common challenge