HCM CITY– A work plan for 2019 to help HCM City review its climate change policies and update action plans was agreed at the final workshop of a Japan International Cooperation Agency technical co-operation project. The project, to “support the planning and implementation of nationally appropriate mitigation actions in measurement, reporting and verification procedures” (SPI-NAMA) […]

NDO/VNA – The fifth Vietnam-Japan Environment Policy Dialogue was held in Hanoi on January 9 by the Vietnamese Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MoNRE) and the Japanese Ministry of the Environment. Speaking at the event, MoNRE Deputy Minister Vo Tuan Nhan spoke highly of the efforts by the Japanese ministry in cooperating with and […]

SINGAPORE — Singapore generated more than 50 million tonnes of greenhouse gases in 2014, the bulk of it from the burning of fossil fuels to generate energy for industries, buildings, households and transportation. The figure, which is the latest available, was published online last week in a biennial report that the Government submitted to the […]

Red Dot Power has pulled out of the electricity market, saying yesterday that it has been a “financially challenging period” for the firm. The company was part of the initial soft launch for the open electricity market (OEM) in Jurong, signing up around 3,000 customers, including 120 households. When the open market roll-out to other […]

SINGAPORE, Jan 4 (Reuters) – Light distillate fuel stocks at Asia’s refining hub in Singapore have climbed to a record on surging supply, just as fears emerge of an economic downturn heading into 2019. Light distillate stocks in Singapore, which include the key transportation fuel gasoline and important petrochemical feedstock naphtha, rose by 1.47 million […]

Criteria for building a green and smart urban area for Hanoi include smart economy (competitive economy), smart mobilization (convenient transportation system – good technical infrastructure), smart residents (city with abundant and high-qualified human resources), smart environment (good living environment, natural resources reasonably used and preserved), smart urban management (e-government), good quality of life (all needs […]

The directors of Energy World Corp (ASX:EWC) are pleased to receive an a permit from the Department of Energy in the Philippines to construct, own and operate a liquefied natural import terminal and regassification facility. The permit allows for an extended construction period of 24 months. This will enable completion date for the first tank […]

Mumbai INDIA has cut import taxes on crude and refined palm oil from South-east Asian countries after a request from suppliers, a government notification said. The reduction will lead to higher imports of palm oil by the world’s biggest edible oil buyer in coming months as it would narrow the difference between the tropical vegetable […]

PTT Group’s Global Power Synergy has secured the approval to acquire a 69.11 per cent interest in Glow Energy, the Thai unit of French energy major Engie while Thanachart Bank and TMB Bank are in talks for a merger. PTT’s $4b acquisition of Glow Energy approved The Thai energy watchdog has approved the $4-billion takeover […]

TOKYO — Japan will help build “smart cities” across Southeast Asia, using artificial intelligence and networked devices to tackle problems like road congestion and energy conservation. […]