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BANGKOK, 27 November — A new study released on Friday by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Secretariat urges governments in Southeast Asia to extend their COVID-19 stimulus packages with much-needed climate change and investment in adaptation to assist vulnerable populations. The second version of …

SINGAPORE – Going very green seems to offer up to US$1 trillion (S$1.35 trillion) in annual financial benefits to South-East Asian economies by 2030, a report by Bain and Company, a global administration consultancy firm, said in particular on Thursday (Nov 26). According to the writers, greater investment in renewable energy, reduced consumption and better waste management, less unhealthy crop-growing …

As economic and trade cooperation between China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has developed, border areas in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region of China have played an important role in linking China to ASEAN. Despite the pandemic, China’s trade with ASEAN exceeded $500 billion in the first 10 months, according to data from the General Customs Administration. …

Asian climate leadership is rising, with three major economies, Japan and South Korea by 2050, and China by 2060, recently promising to decarbonize their economies towards net-zero targets.In particular, our area is exposed to threats from climate change, including increasing sea levels and weather changes that can affect agriculture and food production. One reminder of the vulnerabilities is the recent …

Plans are under way to increase the ability of Singapore to produce pharmaceutical products as the world gets closer to discovering a Covid-19 vaccine.For example, the global life science company Thermo Fisher Scientific announced plans to build a sterile fill-and-finish facility for therapeutics and vaccines here last month. Ms. Goh Wan Yee, Senior Vice-President and Head of Health at the …

SINGAPORE: Trade and Industry Minister Chan Chun Sing said on Monday (Nov 23) that Singapore still has a long way to go in its economic recovery, with the third quarter of gross domestic product (GDP) shrinking at a slower pace than in the previous quarter, even as it looks to be turning the corner. The Ministry of Trade and Industry …

SINGAPORE: All travelers entering Singapore from Malaysia or Japan on Sunday (Nov 22) from 11.59pm would need to take notice of a complete 14-day stay-home period at dedicated offices, the Wellness Service (MOH) said on Friday. In view of the revival of cases in Malaysia and Japan, the multi-ministerial task force has closely monitored the global circumstances of COVID-19 and …

SINGAPORE – Together, 7 industry led organizations have formed agreements to build and implement ideas to support Singapore since it aims to steer the economy out of the COVID-19 emergency, including propelling independent road transport and having consistent shopping meetings to assist the retail sector.In June, the seven led organizations, dubbed the Singapore Together Partnerships for Action, were set up …

SINGAPORE –  Vietnam is forming up as Southeast Asia’s single financial victory story within the coronavirus period, keeping up relentless positive development as other economies battle to recoup.Vietnam’s real net residential product extended 2.6% on the year within the third quarter, stamping a moment straight quarter of development in the midst of the widespread. The International Monetary Fund sees the …

SINGAPORE — Another Covid-19 treatment by homegrown biotech company Humming bird Bioscience aims and joins significant names in making steps to battle COVID-19, could open up in Singapore beyond by early 2021 Company co-founder said the experimental antibody therapy works by “building a wall around” contaminated cells, points to supply necessary treatment even as big pharmaceutical company make progress in …