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GROUND power units (GPUs) are an increasing source of energy savings for Chinese airports as the country’s aviation sector works towards some exacting environmental targets. The Civil Aviation Authority of China (CAAC), has pledged to cut 2005 levels of energy consumption and emissions by 22% from the country’s aviation sector by 2020.…

THE HONG Kong and mainland Chinese governments have signed a fourth protocol to their existing 2006 agreement on avoiding double taxation and preventing tax evasion. The deal sets out the tax liabilities of Hong Kong residents when they buy and sell shares in mainland China and vice versa.…

Indonesia is pushing to expand its domestic vaccine manufacturing, so that the domestic market is covered with vaccines in Indonesia’s regular immunisation schedule. The country’s state-owned pharmaceutical company Bio Farma is at the centre of these efforts, and has been expanding exports so that 60% of its production (NOW?…

THE INDONESIAN batik industry may be set for record profits in 2015, on the back of strong growth of both the domestic and export market in recent years, according to an industry insider. “Our turnover trade has approximately doubled in the last five years,” Dewanto Santosa, director of Batik Danar Hadi, said.…

AN AGREEMENT on streamlining reviews in Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand of offers or listings of equity or plain debt securities has been secured. It has been written into a memorandum of understanding designed to promote common prospectuses in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).…

CAMBODIA’S paint and coating sector is experiencing robust growth according to leading companies, making strong sales to a booming construction industry, which flourished in 2014. Rising urban incomes, a flourishing tourism industry, foreign investment in condominiums, and Chinese and Japanese inward investment in light manufacturing have all contributed to this growth.…

VETERAN customers of US-based coffee and donut chain, Dunkin’ Donuts would be confused having to wait outside the company’s outlets on main shopping street Huaihai Lu in downtown Shanghai. The store does not open until 8.30am – very late for regulars in western countries where stores typically open at 5:30am to catch the breakfast trade, a staple of Dunkin’ Donuts revenue.…

SOUTH Korea’s personal care product industry is credited with developing the sheet mask, a facial covering made from microfiber, paper or hydrogel, impregnated with skincare products – and this delivery method is still popular with Korean consumers.
Indeed, in South Korea, spending on sheet masks grew 11.6% in 2014 to South Korean Won KRW80 billion (USD72.34 million), following a 9.3% decrease in spending in 2013.…

The government of India is modernising and expanding airports located in the remote north eastern part of the country. They generally generate low levels of civilian passenger traffic, but the region considered extremely sensitive politically and strategically due to several armed insurgencies and its proximity to international borders with China, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Bhutan and Nepal.…

The government of India is modernising and expanding airports located in the remote north eastern part of the country. They generally generate low levels of civilian passenger traffic, but the region considered extremely sensitive politically and strategically due to several armed insurgencies and its proximity to international borders with China, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Bhutan and Nepal.…