Science and technology
Technologies
Why are businesses relocating data centers to Southeast Asia?
Data centres are an essential component of business operations. They are centralised warehouses (physical or virtual) used for the remote storage and processing of data and information. Most daily activities are regulated in one form or another by data centres: from energy bills to health ...
CLMVT Forum 2018 begins in Thailand
The Thai Ministry of Commerce, in collaboration with many partner organizations, today, August 16, launched the CLMVT Forum 2018, themed, “Taking-Off Through Technology,” at the Bangkok Convention Center in Bangkok, Thailand. Keep reading ...
Satellite data reliable for rainfall monitoring in Mekong River Basin: research
Researchers have proven that satellite data can assist in monitoring rainfall in the Mekong River Basin, the Chinese Academy of Sciences announced Monday. The researchers evaluated the reliability of existing precipitation, or rainfall data, from both high-resolution satellite and reanalysis data, with a ground observations-based ...
Over 300 Industry Experts, Businesspeople Discuss Belt And Road Initiative For Biotechnology Industry
More than 300 industry experts and business elites from China and the ASEAN region discussed the opportunities and challenges on the Belt and Road Initiative for the biotechnology industry. The International Conference for Managing Asia Century (ICMAC) Linking One Belt One Road with Smart Biotech ...
Five agreements inked to take Asean’s smart cities plan forward
In Thailand’s Chonburi province, a smart city — also the country’s largest industrial city — is aiming to rely solely on itself for power using renewable energy sources. Keep reading ...
MIST supports 10 travel companies
The Mekong Innovative Startups in Tourism (MIST) will support 10 innovative travel and hospitality companies in 2018. The programme, launched in 2016, is supported by the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Australian Government and the six-government Mekong Tourism Coordinating Office. Keep reading ...
Facebook fixed map wrongfully depicting Việt Nam’s territory as Chinese
Facebook had fixed a map wrongfully depicting Hoàng Sa (Paracel) and Trường Sa (Spratly) Archipelagoes as Chinese territory after the Vietnamese government made complaint about the mistake on Sunday. Keep reading ...
ADB supports Vietnamese innovative startups for Mekong tourism development
Mekong Innovative Startups in Tourism (MIST), an initiative supported by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Australian Government, has announced its support for ten innovative travel and hospitality companies in 2018. Keep reading ...
Thailand suggests ASEAN countries to develop communication channel against cybercrime
Due to legal differences among countries on how they catch cybercrime offenders, the criminals are able to find loopholes and get away with it. A communication channel for ASEAN law enforcement officials should be developed in order to prevent cybercrime. Keep reading ...
Data must drive preventive diplomacy in ASEAN
ASEAN countries are no strangers to conflict and violence. As a region comprising diverse nation-states, Southeast Asia has experienced a number of inter- and intra-state conflicts. Political stability in the region has improved over the last decade, especially due to a decline in inter-state disputes. ...
