US President Joe Biden is committed to elevating US engagement with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to “unprecedented” levels, the top US diplomat for Asia said on Wednesday, ahead of a visit to Southeast Asia by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken.

ConocoPhillips has signed an agreement to divest its interests in Indonesia to the local oil and gas company MedcoEnergi for $1.355bn, a move that will mark its exit from the country.

Sembcorp Utilities, a unit of Singapore’s Sembcorp Industries Ltd (SGX:U96), and BCG Energy, the renewables business of Vietnam’s Bamboo Capital Group, have teamed up to develop up to 1.5 GW of wind and solar projects in Vietnam.

In recent years, liquefied natural gas (LNG) has sparked considerable interest in Vietnam as a potential new source of energy, given the rapid growth of the country’s demand for electricity. According to the World Bank, the scale of Vietnam’s electricity consumption ranks second in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) after Indonesia and 23rd […]

Nissan Thailand has received three prestigious awards from Thailand Automotive Quality Awards (TAQA), recognizing the Japanese brand’s ‘Outstanding Environmentally Friendly Brand Image’, ‘Outstanding Brand Image for Good Corporate Social Responsibility’ and ‘Outstanding Brand Image for Good Governance’.

Ford Motor Co. is investing $900 million to upgrade factories in Thailand that build its Ranger pickup truck and Everest utility vehicle. Ford, making its largest-ever investment in the operations, plans to nearly double the number of robots at its Thai manufacturing plant and at AutoAlliance Thailand, a venture with Mazda Motor Corp., while $400 […]

Cambodia and Laos have agreed to strengthen cooperation in the energy sector as Cambodia currently imports renewable energy from Laos. The agreement was made in a meeting between Mines Minister Suy Sem and his Lao counterpart Daovong Phonekeo in Phnom Penh yesterday.

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Cambodia has pledged to seek assistance from other development partners for the development of Cambodia’s energy sector, focusing particularly on energy efficiency projects and the fight against climate change.

 There is no shortage of eye-catching structures at Dubai’s World Expo, but the lush greenery of the Singapore Pavilion makes it a standout. Built around three massive plant-covered cones, the pavilion isn’t a traditional enclosed building, trading walls for a green belt of trees and plants capable of creating their own microclimate.

Singapore-based City Gas is set to transform its piped gas business following a rebranding to City Energy, reflecting its focus on providing green energy solutions. The move comes at a milestone for the company as it celebrates 160 years of service as the national piped town gas provider.  Starting out lighting the streets of Singapore […]