MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Agriculture (DA) is now calling for the immediate importation of the 250,000 metric tons (MT) of rice that will serve as the country’s buffer stock in time for the coming of the lean months. Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol said he is now backing the proposal of state-run National Food […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s industrial output expanded 4.6% in March from a year ago, boosted by the manufacturing sector, but the growth was slower than Bloomberg’s survey of a 4.8% increase. The Statistics Department said on Thursday the industrial production index’s (IPI) growth was supported by positive growth in manufacturing index (5.9%) and mining index (2.0%). […]
Read MoreTEMPO.CO, Jakarta – Indonesia is targeting to produce four million tons of nickel by 2020. This volume will allow Indonesia to become a world supplier to contribute 10 percent to the 40 million tons global demand per year. The Industry Ministry’s director general of metal, machinery, transportation and electronics industry I Gusti Putu Suryawirawan said in […]
Read MoreLaos’ government has announced that some new development projects planned for this year could be postponed until next year if Laos faces a revenue shortfall in 2017. The government is also committed to tightening budget expenditure by trimming its administrative budget and, if they are considered to be non-essential, the government might not approve new […]
Read MoreValue creation, development of IT professionals and software developers and updated laws are necessary components for the development of Thailand 4.0, say IT experts. “The development of Thailand 4.0 does not just involve the IT industry. It’s related to every business and social stakeholder,” Manoo Ordeedolchest, an IT industry guru, recently said at a seminar […]
Read MoreThe effects of previous industrial revolutions have been well documented. If we go back to the very first one, manufacturing moved from homes to the newly created factories. With the shift, some skills were carried over but most had to be adapted to new working conditions. The second and third revolutions saw a similar shift. […]
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