At a factory outside Ho Chi Minh City that makes athletic shoes for Nike, Can provides security services, while his child plays nearby. That’s because his company built a kindergarten next to the ... ( read original story ...)
Experts: Vietnam should reconsider shelved nuclear energy programme
Vietnamnet Amidst rising energy deficit and warnings that dwindling natural resources would lead to electricity shortages, Vietnam should reconsider the shelved nuclear power programme, experts have ... ( read original story ...)
Experts question integrity of Indonesia’s claim of avoided deforestation
A U.N. fund has approved a $103.8 million payment to Indonesia for preventing deforestation-based carbon emissions — its biggest payout yet, and one that critics say can’t be justified. The Green ... ( read original story ...)
India does not need a fiscal council
There’s the CEA, Economic Affairs Department and NIPFP to assist the Finance Minister. Adding one more body will be superfluous ... ( read original story ...)
Kotak pitches for development finance institution for funding renewable energy projects
The CII president and Kotak Mahindra Bank managing director also said India needs to increase production of solar panels and reduce its dependence on imports from China in its pursuit to become ... ( read original story ...)
India aims for half of state-run fuel stations to be solar-powered in five years
India aims for 50% of fuel stations owned by public sector oil companies to be operated by solar power within five years under the government's green energy drive, its oil minister said on Tuesday. ( read original story ...)
Chinese Bottled-Water Giant Surges in Hong Kong Debut
Stock in China’s top bottled-water company closed 54% higher on its first day of trading in Hong Kong, after investors thirsty for new stock sales placed nearly $150 billion of orders for a $1.1 ... ( read original story ...)
Bahrain’s ABC joins race to buy Blom’s Egypt business
Bahrain's Bank ABC ABCB.BH said on Tuesday it was in preliminary talks to buy Blom Bank's BLOM.BY Egyptian subsidiary, pitting it against Dubai's Emirates NBD ENBD.DU which is also a potential bidder. ( read original story ...)
CWS Israel & BOTH UAE Form Strategic Partnership Promoting Bilateral Trade, Following Historic Peace Agreement
CWS Israel, a contingent workforce management firm, today announced a strategic partnership with BOTH UAE, the leading provider of support services in the UAE, to help organisations from Israel, Abu ... ( read original story ...)
Minister Jordan addresses the Organisation for the Economic Co-operation and Development on the need for a more sustainable blue economy
Today, the Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, the Honourable Bernadette Jordan, addressed the need for a more sustainable, blue economy at a launch event for the report: ... ( read original story ...)