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Hoya to build HDD glass substrate plant in Laos
Published on 07/02/2019
» PHNOM PENH: Japanese optical glass maker Hoya Corp will build a huge plant in Laos to manufacture glass substrates for hard disk drives in response to growing demand from ballooning global data traffic.
Stalled Yangon expansion plan brought back to life
Published on 05/04/2018
» YANGON: The regional government administering Myanmar's major commercial capital Yangon and its vicinity is giving life to a stalled expansion plan aimed at eventually transforming the country's largest city into the next Southeast Asian economic hub, twice the size of Singapore.
Driverless truck begins goods delivery at Singapore plant
Kyodo News, Published on 24/10/2017
» SINGAPORE: Belgian industrial logistics firm Katoen Natie on Tuesday began using a driverless truck to transport products within Exxon Mobil's premises in Singapore.
Myanmar opens first biomass power plant
Published on 29/03/2017
» YANGON - Myanmar has utilised Japanese know-how to open its first biomass gasification power plant in its capital city Nay Pyi Taw.
World Bank to give Indonesia $55m to develop geothermal energy
Published on 10/02/2017
» JAKARTA - The World Bank said Friday it will extend Indonesia a US$55.25 million grant to facilitate geothermal energy power plant development in the country, which aims to become the world's biggest geothermal producer.
Toyota to build new plant in Malaysia
Published on 17/05/2016
» Toyota Motor Corp plans to build a new factory in Malaysia, where the automaker sees potential mid- to long-term growth in demand for vehicles including subcompact cars, a company source said Tuesday.
Indonesia bidding to lure more Japanese investors
Business, Kyodo News, Published on 25/03/2015
» TOKYO — Indonesian President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo called on Japanese companies to boost investment in his country, with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations eager to bolster its infrastructure to advance regional connectivity.