La Buena Suerte – Issue 30 April: Curating the Trending ESG, Sustainability and Tech News in China

1. Weibo, ByteDance and WeChat committed to curbing “bad social influence” by displaying locations of users Weibo, a popular social platform in China, is committed to creating a safer environment for its users by displaying the users’ locations on their user homepage. Weibo rolled out this new feature on 28 April and users would notContinue reading “La Buena Suerte – Issue 30 April: Curating the Trending ESG, Sustainability and Tech News in China”

Japan treads carefully with local Christian heritage while embarking boldly on renewable energy project

Japan government has announced the construction details for the tender put together by Goto City Offshore Wind Power Generation LLC to build offshore wind power generation projects off the coast of Goto City, Nagasaki Prefecture. Top government officials handling this project have emphasised the need for the project developer to prioritise local Japanese companies whenContinue reading “Japan treads carefully with local Christian heritage while embarking boldly on renewable energy project”

La Buena Suerte – Issue 23 April: Curating the Trending ESG, Sustainability and Tech News in China

1. Huawei aimed to be number one in the intelligent self-driving car industry Yu Chengdong, CEO of Huawei Terminal BG and CEO of Intelligent Vehicle Solution BU declared that Huawei is going to be the number one brand in the intelligent vehicle space and that no one will remember who is in the second place.Continue reading “La Buena Suerte – Issue 23 April: Curating the Trending ESG, Sustainability and Tech News in China”

Podcast – Seaweed as Plastic Alternative and Survey on Adoption of ESG Standards and its Impact on Businesses

Episode Description In this episode, I shared about the following: 1. How a startup is planning to tackle the plastic waste situation with their seaweed product; and 2. Survey on the adoption of ESG standards and its impact on businesses. 

South Korea intends to leapfrog its competitors for the data center business, with its renewable energy project

South Korea government intended to grow their data industry and positioned it as one of the growth engines to develop its future economy. South Korea believed that their advantages lie in their ultra-high-speed internet and stable electricity supply. The country’s top officials would be studying closely the construction of a new hydrothermal energy supply facilityContinue reading “South Korea intends to leapfrog its competitors for the data center business, with its renewable energy project”

La Buena Suerte – Issue 16 April: Curating the Trending ESG, Sustainability and Tech News in China

1. WeChat’s latest rival in internet video and voice calling products China Mobile claimed that their new 5G internet video and voice calling products, would be able to provide stable and uninterrupted conversations. Additionally, they highlighted that users do not need to download smart phone apps such as WeChat, in order to perform video andContinue reading “La Buena Suerte – Issue 16 April: Curating the Trending ESG, Sustainability and Tech News in China”

Thailand refuses to be a laggard in environmental policies

In line with the trend of tightening environmental regulations around the world, the Thai government would go ahead with the enforcement of Euro 5 emission regulations in 2024. Currently, the Euro 4 standard is the mandatory minimum standard for fuels used in Thailand, although that would change in 2024. Currently, Euro 4 limits place restrictionsContinue reading “Thailand refuses to be a laggard in environmental policies”

Podcast – Latest update on Japan’s plan on data centres and the data centre situation in Asia Pacific region

Episode Description In this episode, I shared about the following: 1. Japan’s latest business strategy for the country’s data centres; 2. Data centres’ quick shift to harnessing renewable energy sources;3. Business case of owning a data centre and the gradual uptake in using colocation faciltiies; and4. How ESG and Sustainability ratings and concerns might affect dataContinue reading “Podcast – Latest update on Japan’s plan on data centres and the data centre situation in Asia Pacific region”

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