Plastic recycling has become increasingly viable and might become an important source of fuel for South Korea in the future. Increasing plastic consumption, together with rising oil prices has caused the manufacturing of new plastic to become much more expensive than before. Before this, China was the world’s largest importer of recyclable materials until itContinue reading “Free Content: South Korea’s carbon neutral strategy – Extraction of bio-fuel from plastic waste”
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Premium Content: Japan to enhance ESG and safety working standards by improving transparency of critical functions of public administration through digitalization
The Japanese government decided, in a sweeping move, to reduce bureaucratic red tapes and increase transparency in industry-related information by digitalizing parts of their public administration functions. This is to streamline and further increase the efficiency of its public administration and also in line with the top policy makers’ earlier intent to elevate the country’sContinue reading “Premium Content: Japan to enhance ESG and safety working standards by improving transparency of critical functions of public administration through digitalization”
Premium Content: Indonesia mulling over the development of its electricity supply masterplan for the country’s future built environment
With the expected urbanisation of various parts of Indonesia, the top policy makers are now preparing to understand how the upcoming developments might impact energy demand and how the administration should plan in advance for the electrical grid underlying the country’s future built environment. The issue is made more challenging as the country prepared inContinue reading “Premium Content: Indonesia mulling over the development of its electricity supply masterplan for the country’s future built environment”
Premium Content: Japan intended for a full makeover of its energy sector with advances in fuel technology
The Japanese top policy makers have recently expressed their intent to diversify away from traditional fuel sources, which they hoped to achieve by making breakthroughs in fuel manufacturing technology. The working group has put together a roadmap to guide its private sector in their research and development (R&D) journey, with key milestones to steer theContinue reading “Premium Content: Japan intended for a full makeover of its energy sector with advances in fuel technology”
Free Content: The South Korean government identified strategic technologies for the country to become one of the leading technological innovators
In an attempt to consolidate the country’s effort to push for greater relevancy with the future global market, the South Korean government would be strengthening cooperation between the government and its private sector, in ten specially identified technologies that were deemed to be strategically important to the country in the future. For this, the SouthContinue reading “Free Content: The South Korean government identified strategic technologies for the country to become one of the leading technological innovators”
Free Content: 13 countries from Asia Pacific region to attend the 4th Asia Ministerial Conference on Tiger Conservation from 19 to 21 Jan 2022 in Malaysia
The Malaysian government in collaboration with Global Tiger Forum, will organise the 4th Asia Ministerial Conference on Tiger Conservation 2022 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The event will have representatives from 13 countries in the Asia Pacific region The 13 countries, known collectively as the Tiger Range Countries (TRC), are countries where tigers still roam freeContinue reading “Free Content: 13 countries from Asia Pacific region to attend the 4th Asia Ministerial Conference on Tiger Conservation from 19 to 21 Jan 2022 in Malaysia”
Premium Content: Indonesia shared about upcoming nuclear development plans in recent event organised by China’s nuclear SOE
In a recent event organised by China’s nuclear state-owned enterprise (SOE), representatives from Indonesia shared in detail about their development plans for nuclear facilities.
Premium Content: Thailand and Japan to cooperate through strategic partnership to promote green economy growth
In the upcoming months, Thailand and Japan would establish a working platform to create a framework to promote the development of science, technology and innovation for economic growth in both countries. The administrations from both countries would base their implementations by referencing the respective countries’ strategies for their green economy.
Free Content: Russia plans to raise around USD 32 million through infrastructure bonds for social infrastructure projects
The Russian government just approved the use of new financing facilities with bonds issued through DOM.RF. DOM.RF is Russia’s housing and urban development corporation, established in 1997 by a decree of the Russian government to promote the development of the housing sector. The proposed infrastructure bond was estimated to be around USD 32 million and wouldContinue reading “Free Content: Russia plans to raise around USD 32 million through infrastructure bonds for social infrastructure projects”