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World EV Day will ask drivers to commit to an online pledge to make their next car an electric vehicle. This will be a tangible demonstration of how World EV Day will encourage recognition of the crucial role that electric vehicles play in driving forward sustainable transport. … [Read more...] about ABB and Green.TV launch World EV Day ‘drive electric’ pledge campaign

Bangkok (VNA) – The Thai National Shippers' Council (TNSC) on August 12 asked the Bank of Thailand to seek ways to relieve pressure on exports as the baht continues to strengthen. Local media quoted TNSC vice chairman Visit Limluecha as saying that he had discussed the matter with governor of the Bank of Thailand (BoT) Veerathai Santiprabhob. The rising baht is hurting the competitiveness of Thai exports, he said. He said the council did not specify an appropriate level for the baht value and did not ask the central bank to interfere with its value. It only asked the BoT to relax conditions for its soft loan programme so as to widen access to credit for small business operators. Earlier this month, the TNSC said Thai exports may fall by as much as 15 percent if the country averages just 16.4 billion USD a month in the second half of 2020. TNSC chairwoman Ghanyapad Tantipipatpong said that the council looks to downgrade its shipment forecast if the overall export performance … [Read more...] about Rising baht pressures Thailand’s export outlook

President Tran Dai Quang (R) and Chilean Ambassador to Vietnam Claudio Andres De Negri Quintana The diplomat coordinated with Vietnamese relevant agencies to arrange many high-level visits between the two countries, notably Chilean President Michelle Bachelet Jeria’s State-level visit to Vietnam and attendance at the 25th APEC Economic Leaders’ Week in Da Nang city in November 2017. … [Read more...] about Chile wants to learn from Vietnam’s experience in hosting APEC Year

In the high-emissions Representative Concentration Pathway (RCPs) 8.5 scenario considered in the report, climate science predicts significant temperature increases across Asia and conditions of rising heat and humidity in many parts of the continent. More than 75 per cent of global capital stock that could be damaged from riverine flooding in a given year is in Asia. … [Read more...] about McKinsey: 8-13 per cent of Asia GDP to be at risk from climate change by 2025

Tokyo (VNA) - Japan and Singapore agreed on August 13 to ease travel restrictions imposed in response to the coronavirus pandemic from September, targeting businesspeople and expatriates, on condition they take measures to prevent infections. "We will just need to confirm small details before the resumption of reciprocal visits," Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi was quoted by Kyodo News as saying after reaching the agreement with his Singaporean counterpart Vivian Balakrishnan at their meeting in the Southeast Asian country. The minister is on a four-day trip to Singapore and Malaysia, starting from August 12. On August 13, he will travel to Malaysia for talks with Mohamed Azmin Ali, the country's minister of international trade and industry, and Foreign Minister Hishammuddin Hussein. After returning to Japan, Motegi will then visit Papua New Guinea, Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar from August 20 to 25. Japan has forbid foreign travellers from 146 … [Read more...] about Japan, Singapore to ease COVID-19 travel restrictions from September