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UMW sees bigger role as regional oil rig services player
Asia focus, Nalin Viboonchart, Published on 07/04/2014
» UMW Oil & Gas Corporation Sdn Bhd, Malaysia’s leading jack-up petroleum drilling rig service provider, has set an ambitious target to become a major player in Asia Pacific within five years and a global force in the longer term.
On a regional roll
Asia focus, Nalin Viboonchart, Published on 07/04/2014
» As the automotive industry in Asia Pacific continues to expand, the American carmaker Ford Motor Co expects up to 70% of its growth over the next decade will come from this promising region, says David Schoch, group vice-president and president for Asia Pacific.
Burning issue
Asia focus, Nalin Viboonchart, Published on 21/01/2013
» Southeast Asia has a mounting waste problem but the idea of using incinerators to deal with it has met with string resistance because of concerns about pollution from toxins and fly ash.
Machinery orders surge as Japanese firms seek sites outside China
Asia focus, Nalin Viboonchart, Published on 21/01/2013
» Rising tensions between Japan and China are having a knock-on effect on industry as Japanese companies look for new factory locations outside China to reduce their risk.
Advertising makeover
Asia focus, Nalin Viboonchart, Published on 21/01/2013
» Rapid economic growth in Asean and India is driving the advertising agency Chuo Senko (Thailand) Plc to expand to attract a broader reach of international clients who are looking to grow in the region.
Green youth movement
Asia focus, Nalin Viboonchart, Published on 19/11/2012
» Indonesian women in Ciparay and Pangalengan, two small villages located in West Java, today have new careers as seamstresses and marketers for a textile manufacturing company. By theirs is no ordinary garment factory. Unlike others, it uses waste patchwork from other textile companies to make dresses and bags.
Asia’s carbon challenge
Asia focus, Nalin Viboonchart, Published on 23/07/2012
» Asia Pacific is expected to produce roughly 45% of the world’s carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by 2030 and up to 60% by the end of the century if current trends continue, according to the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).
Expansion on the menu for Thai SMEs
Asia focus, Nalin Viboonchart, Published on 23/07/2012
» The opening up of Myanmar’s economy offers opportunities not only to large corporations but also to small and medium enterprises that approach this new market with the right strategy and attitude.