Owned by leading film stars, vanity vans are used as retreats during long shooting schedules. They function as a home away from home, where stars relax, workout, conduct business meetings or even host parties.
After COP26 pledge, can Vietnam revive flagging wind, solar industries to transition to clean energy?
China’s experience could offer lessons but Hanoi remains wary of involving Chinese investors in projects deemed crucial to national security.
Indonesia seizes tanker over palm oil export ban violation
An Indonesian warship intercepted the Singapore-flagged MV Mathu Bhum as it headed for Malaysia carrying material that is temporarily prohibited for export, Navy said.
Singapore’s poop lab studies Asia’s gut health to treat more illnesses
Co-founders of the two-year-old start-up Amili have developed five probiotics supplements based on their studies of what Asian guts lack.
Vietnam plans to double power generation capacity by 2030
Vietnam’s government plans to double its installed power generation capacity to 146 gigawatts (GW) by 2030, according to press reports.
Doing business in China: an introduction
China’s rapid transition from an insular, ailing planned economy to global economic powerhouse is one of the great economic success stories of our age.
UK energy market regulation in midst of shake-up
The regulation of the UK energy market is undergoing a number of changes in a bid to ensure energy resilience and set the market up better for the transition to net zero.
China-Solomon Islands pact: Japan joins US, Australia in boosting Pacific islands engagement amid concerns
Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi’s trip comes in wake of deal that will reportedly allow Beijing to deploy forces and naval assets to the islands; also concerns about tactics Chinese police might use to maintain order.
Singapore convicts ‘masterminds’ behind US$6 billion penny-stock crash
The 2013 scandal, which saw stocks in three companies surge multiple times in the months before they slumped, battered investor confidence and led to a series of reforms to the city state’s stock trading rules.
January 2020 date set for new payment laws in Singapore
Singapore’s new Payment Services Act will begin to apply from 28 January 2020, though a number of transitional arrangements are in place.
