Thai firms are being advised to focus on sustainability as consumer tastes shift

Thai entrepreneurs are being advised by IBM Thailand to adopt current sustainable business practices and apply them to propel their companies toward digital transformation.

The recommendation was based on the results of the company's most recent survey, which found that new generati...

INDIA MAY SPEND 1.4 TRILLION DOLLARS MORE ON CLEAN ENERGY SHIFT

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• To adopt clean energy technologies with target time and be on a sustainable trajectory over the next 20 years, India may have to spend $ 1.4 trillion more than planned.
• The International Energy Agency has published a report titled ‘In...

JAPAN PLANNING TO SHIFT ITS FINANCIAL HUB FROM TOKYO TO OSAKA AND FUKUOKA INSTEAD

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• Japan planning to shift its financial hub from Tokyo to Osaka and Fukuoka instead.
• The government is hoping to do so after the coronavirus pandemic calms down.
• The government plans to set up consultation services in the ...

US-CHINA TENSION LEADS JAPANESE COMPANIES TO SHIFT BUSINESS TO ASEAN

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• US-China tension leads Japanese companies to shift business to ASEAN.
• Japan External Trade Organization conducted a survey to check the impact of the above.
• The survey was conducted between November and December of last y...

WALL STREET INVESTORS ARE LIKELY TO SHIFT TO LARGE PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES

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• Wall Street investors are likely to shift to large pharmaceutical companies.
• Investors are moving away from their investment from small biotech firms.
• Big pharma companies are racing over production of COVID-19 vaccines.<...

WIPRO LIGHTING COMES UP WITH ‘OFFICE SHIFTS', A SMART OFFICE TECHNOLOGY FOR POST-COVID INDIA

Wipro Lighting has joined hands with Mapiq and launched a smart office technology software named as ‘Office Shifts'. This software can be modified according to the policy changes that are expected from the local governments.
This new software arrives at a significant time and is ...

PRODUCTION LINE TO SHIFT IN INDIA SAYS LAVA

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• Lava International plans to shift the manufacturing base from China to India.
• The company plans to invest about Rs.800 crores over five years’ time.
• The decision was made due to the Indian Government’s product...

WORLD’S FIRST AUTOMATIC GEAR SHIFT SYSTEM DEVELOPED BY HYUNDAI

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• Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Motors Corp. announced the development of the Informative and Communication Technology (ICT) Connected Shift System.
• The Korean companies have submitted applications for 40 patents.
• When running on the ...