Technology

Jakarta (VNA) – The Indonesian Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources and the Indian Ministry of Coal are working together to develop and test the underground coal gasification (UCG) technology in two locations in India’s West Bengal and Rahihajit regions. Technology Director at the Indian ministry Peeyush Kumar said the implementation of UCG technology is expected to help increase energy availability, conserve natural resources and reduce energy costs. This technology is considered suitable for application in Indonesia and India. Moreover, the two countries have similarities in the proportion of fossil energy reserves, namely having coal reserves far greater than oil and gas reserves. In detail, this technology will extract and convert coal below the surface into synthesis gas (syngas) in an on-site manner. Besides being able to be used as fuel for power plants, this unconventional technology also produces syngas for various purposes such as petrochemical and … [Read more...] about Indonesia, India work to develop underground coal gasification technology

Here, the White Paper acknowledges that some 5G-enabled applications may prove challenging to implement, while others will be easier and offer valuable lessons going forward: "Low-hanging fruit applications addressing OEM fleets, such as automated valet parking and tele-operated driving will open the door to more secure, safe and interoperable vehicle-to-network automotive applications across borders." … [Read more...] about 5GAA Releases New 2030 Roadmap for Advanced Driving Use Cases, Connectivity Technologies and Radio Spectrum Needs

Bangkok (VNA) - The Thai government is pushing ahead with the bio-economy concept to modernise agriculture with advanced technology in a move to improve the national economy, local media reported. Bio-economy, which uses renewable resources and turns them into value-added products, is expected to help farmers better deal with unstable crop prices and convince various industries such as automotive and electronics to come up with new products. Authorities put agriculture and biotechnology, which are at the core of a bio-economy, on the list of 12 targeted S-curve industries, covering a range of businesses from cars and smart electronics to affluent and medical and wellness tourism. According to Alongkorn Ponlaboot, adviser to the agriculture and cooperatives minister, the S-curve initiative will be a new tool to grow the Thai economy.   “Such crops as sugar cane, cassava and rice can be developed into value-added products,” Alongkorn was quoted by the Bangkok Post … [Read more...] about Thailand works to modernise agriculture with advanced technology

Only a limited number of domestic businesses can take part in the supply chains of foreign-invested enterprises. How do you think this can be improved? Vietnam’s integration in global value chains (GVCs) is still quite limited. Despite progress in attracting FDI, Vietnam’s overall performance appears to lag far behind its potential. Without FDI, integration into GVCs will likely remain just a plan. … [Read more...] about Investing in people to avail of EU’s tech advances

The Vietnam Technological and Commercial Joint Stock Bank (Techcombank) has raised its foreign ownership limit to 22.5076 per cent from 22.4951 per cent, according to the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange (HoSE). … [Read more...] about Techcombank raises foreign cap to allow foreign employees to buy shares