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As Indonesia asserts control over its vast nickel reserves, a new supply route is forming between Southeast Asia (SEA) and Central and Eastern Europe (CEE). France and Hungary are emerging as key European partners in the electric vehicle (EV) supply chain, linking mineral extraction in Indonesia to battery production in
French President Emmanuel Macron called France “a power that respects its partners” during his 25-29 May tour of Vietnam, Indonesia and Singapore, when he promoted his country as a strategic partner for Southeast Asia (SEA) amid growing US-China rivalry. The trip focused on trade, defence and clean energy cooperation, as
The landscape of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) reporting is shifting in 2025 as regulatory mandates grow more stringent globally, even while political pushback intensifies in parts of the world, and most notably the US. The regulatory trend is clear. Governments and oversight bodies are moving to standardise and enforce
Malaysia, Thailand, and Singapore have made significant advances in economic development and infrastructure, efforts on sustainability and equality targets remain uneven, the United Nations’ ESCAP 2025 SDG (sustainable development goals) Progress Report found. Thailand leads the trio in overall SDG achievement and ranks first in ASEAN, which is comprised of
Singaporean delivery app Grab contributed 0.5% to Malaysia’s GDP in 2023, according to a new report by Kuala Lumpur-based advisory firm Econworks. The platform created up to MYR 9.9bn (USD 2.24bn) from 277,237 earning opportunities, generating MYR 3.7bn in household income, the report says,
Thailand’s automotive industry, the nation’s fourth-largest sector, contributes around 11% to the nation’s GDP and employs over 750,000 workers. However, recent government policies and agreements with China aimed at boosting EV production have led to issues including factory closures and EV price wars due to oversupply.
Thai electricity authorities will increase renewables in the energy mix in the national grid while securing new domestic energy sources, reducing reliance on imports and bolstering energy independence, according to the Thailand government’s strategic policy for 2025. The three key electricity authorities – the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT)
Turkey plans to double its annual trade with Malaysia, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said in Putrajaya, on 10 February, the first day of his two-day visit to Malaysia. Bilateral trade between Turkey and Malaysia last year was MYR 24.13bn (USD 5.4bn), up 18.7% year-on-year, according to