Infrastructure development is key to economic development, but financing high-cost infrastructure projects remains a challenge. Southeast Asian countries are resorting to private funding for meeting the huge investment...
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Royal Brunei Airlines won the Travel Media Innovative Campaign and Content of the Year Award at the Travel Media Awards.
Read MoreThailand’s new 1,000 baht-denominated banknote was awarded the Best Regional Banknote of the Year 2015.
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Microsoft was awarded the AmCham Corporate Social Responsibility Recognition Award 2015 in Vietnam.
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Malaysia-based U Mobile has the fastest mobile network in Malaysia, according to Ookla, a global leader in broadband speed testing…
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Indonesia-based airline Garuda Indonesia received a Transportation Safety Award from the country’s transportation ministry.
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The Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) has conferred its first SBMA Mabuhay Business Awards on 15 businesses…
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Smart Communications was named the best mobile operator at the World Communication Awards (WCA).
Read MoreThe first thermal power plant of Laos, the Hongsa Mine Mouth power plant was commissioned on December 9, 2015. The plant has a generating capacity of 1,878 MW. Two of the plant’s generators are fully operational, while the third...
Read MoreThe Thailand government has approved a 1.8 trillion baht investment plan to develop 20 transport projects. Phase I comprises the construction of a double-track standard gauge line from Khon Kaen to Nakhon Ratchasima and a...
Read MoreThe government has promised tax allowances and other incentives for much-needed investment in oil refineries to speed up development, as stipulated in the latest economic policy package. According to Energy and Mineral Resources...
Read MoreVietnam-based operator FPT Telecom has sought permission from the Ministry of Information and Communications for undertaking trials for 4G LTE technology. The operator is planning to test LTE technology to ensure compatibility...
Read MoreThe Hanoi Urban Metro Rail Project’s board has signed new loan agreements with sponsors after the cost increased from $858 million to $2.2 billion for Metro Line 2. The delay in site clearance has been cited as one of the main...
Read MoreVietnam is planning to re-launch the audit and evaluation of wind power projects that have been abandoned by investors. The renewable energy division will recalculate the project cost and put up the projects for bidding. The...
Read MoreEVN transmission subsidiary National Power Transmission Corporation (EVN NPT) energised the 110 kV Hai Duong 2-Hoa Phat transmission line project on December 9, 2015. The project involves the construction of a 110 kV line from...
Read MoreThe Southern Vietnam Power Project Management Board has invited international competitive bids for the supply of steel towers for the 500 kV Song May-Tan Uyen transmission line. The transmission line is funded by the World Bank....
Read MoreThe VietJet Aviation Joint Stock Company has signed a $700 million contract to buy 15 engines from CFM International, a venture between General Electric and Snecma SA, a unit of France’s Safran SA. The engines will be installed...
Read MoreEVN inaugurated the Ban Chat hydropower plant and the first turbine of the Huoi Quang hydropower plant on December 31, 2015. The Ban Chat plant has a capacity of 220 MW while the Huoi Quang plant includes two turbines with a...
Read MoreThe PetroVietnam Gas Joint Stock Corporation (PV Gas) started operations of Phase I of the Nam Con Son 2 gas pipeline on December 14, 2015. The Nam Con Son 2 gas pipeline has a designed capacity of 18.4 million cubic metres of...
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