Thursday, September 29 2016 | ASIA TODAY INTERNATIONAL - Reporting the Business that Matters in Asia
HONG KONG – It has been over two months since The Hague ruled that China does not have historic rights to the South China Sea, and tensions will continue to escalate further before a bilateral agreement is met as other players step into the scene, says an analysis by BBVA Bank. “Upside risks remain, particularly in neighbouring countries,” it says.
JAKARTA - DHL Express has opened a EUR2 million Jakarta Gateway 530 at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport to better support businesses operating in and out of Indonesia. It augments an existing Jakarta Gateway 510, which is operating at full capacity due to strong sustained volume growth.
BANGKOK - Suppliers in the ASEAN ports sector are riding a wave of opportunity as the industry upgrades to handle bigger ship sizes, according to a HKTDC research report, which says substantial investment is now being made in ports, transport infrastructure and logistics hubs across the region.
LONDON – The international oilfield services company, Expro, has been awarded a contract worth more than US$30 million with the Hindustan Oil Exploration Company (HOEC) for the Dirok gas field in India. It will provide the design, engineering, construction, transportation, installation and commissioning of a Modular Gas Processing Plant (MGPP) designed to process up to 35 mmscf of gas per day with associated liquid condensates.
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Some 500 delegates from Australian Business Asia – an umbrella grouping of 17 Australian Chambers of Commerce and Australian Business Councils across Asia – will explore opportunities that growing demand in Asia has created.
Theme for the 2016 WCES is “China-ASEAN: Realising Opportunities, Strengthening Partnerships”, with the opening address to be delivered by Malaysia’s Deputy Prime Minister, Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.
Australia China BusinessWeek 2016 Sydney (ACBW) returns on November 8-9 at the SMC Conference & Function Centre. It is the largest event across the Australia China BusinessWeek 2016 roadshow.
