As Thailand continues to record new infections and deaths due to the spread of the Covid-19 virus, the country immediately leaps forward to scour for new ways to support the fight against the pandemic. A third of the new cases since April have been from Bangkok, prompting health authorities to focus on the capital andContinue reading “#Thailand injects sustainability into their fight against the Covid-19 pandemic by rallying Thais to donate paper waste and transforming the recycled material into beds for the field hospitals #SoutheastAsia #Asean #ESG #Sustainability #Circular #Covid19 #hanjun”
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Podcast: Latest developments from Southeast Asia – 4 May 2021
In this podcast, I shared about: 1) Continental and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, working together on traceability of the natural rubber supply chain in the Indonesian province of West Kalimantan in Borneo; 2) Six Senses Hotels Resorts Spas partners U.S. Coalition and SustainChain , to work with suppliers to seek safer alternatives and address the rootContinue reading “Podcast: Latest developments from Southeast Asia – 4 May 2021”
Podcast: Latest developments from Southeast Asia – 2 May 2021
In this podcast, I shared about:1) Esports Technologies releases betting platform Gogawi.com in Thailand; 2) How women in Cambodia’s floating villages are adapting to climate change; 3) Nestlé Philippines targets zero GHG emissions by 2050 and embarks on Plastic Neutrality; and 4) Indonesia’s halal industry gains momentum amid pandemic I invite you to follow me if you are interested in theContinue reading “Podcast: Latest developments from Southeast Asia – 2 May 2021”
“Whatever you do, always give 100%. Unless you’re donating blood.” – Bill Murray #dh #100daysofdh #hanjun
Podcast: Latest developments from Southeast Asia – 1 May 2021
1) Kinesis Money is working with Allocated Bullion Exchange – ABX and @PT Bullion Ecosystem International to build gold-based blockchain system in Indonesia; 2) The Digital Council of Thailand (DCT) is working with 36 leading tech organisations (including Microsoft, Huawei, Oracle, Ericsson, Amazon Web Services (AWS), etc) and the Medical Council of Thailand (TMC) to provide digital technology for field hospitals treating Covid-19 patients; Continue reading “Podcast: Latest developments from Southeast Asia – 1 May 2021”
“If you think you are too small to make a difference, try sleeping with a mosquito.” – Dalai Lama #dh #100daysofdh #hanjun
Podcast: Latest developments on sustainability matters from Southeast Asia – 30 April 2021
In this podcast, I shared about: 1) PT Jakarta Setiabudi Internasional Tbk and Swire Properties integrating an AI-backed smart home system developed by Habitap, at their latest joint venture project – Savyavasa, a luxury residential development in Indonesia; 2) BlueNalu Signs MOUs with Mitsubishi Corporation and Thai Union Group PCL. to accelerate market development strategyContinue reading “Podcast: Latest developments on sustainability matters from Southeast Asia – 30 April 2021”
#Vietnam is working towards anchoring its 2021 – 2030 urban growth on modern, integrated and long-term city-planning #SoutheastAsia #Asean #ESG #Sustainability #AI #ML #Smartcity #hanjun
Vietnam has seen exponential growth in its urban development over the past 30 years. According to studies, the country’s national urban growth is accelerating ; the rate of progression in 2009 was 19.6 percent with 629 urbanised areas, while in 2016, the rate soared to around 36.6 percent, with a total of 802 urbanised areas.Continue reading “#Vietnam is working towards anchoring its 2021 – 2030 urban growth on modern, integrated and long-term city-planning #SoutheastAsia #Asean #ESG #Sustainability #AI #ML #Smartcity #hanjun”
“You don’t drown by falling in water; You only drown if you stay there.” – Zig Ziglar #dh
Podcast: Latest developments on sustainability matters from Southeast Asia – 29 April 2021
In this podcast, I shared about: 1) Foreign investors eyeing businesses in Thailand as hotels face closure during new outbreak. Bodega Hostel Group bought out by Collective Hospitality Limited; 2) USAID helps Vietnam’s climate change fight with two new conservation and forest management projects, assisted by DAI Global and the World Wildlife Fund; 3) McDonald’s Philippines eyes 30 new stores for 2021 andContinue reading “Podcast: Latest developments on sustainability matters from Southeast Asia – 29 April 2021”