Grab Helps with Jabs

Grab Helps with Jabs

The Southeast Asian ride-hailing and on-demand delivery company Grab has announced a program to increase access to COVID-19 vaccinations. Its goal is to have all of its employees, as well as driver and delivery partners, vaccinated by 2022 (excluding people who are...
Finnish Innovation Tackles Plastic Waste

Finnish Innovation Tackles Plastic Waste

Plastic waste is polluting the world’s marine environment. In the Baltic Sea, about 70 percent of marine litter is plastic. Globally, up to 13 million tonnes enter the seas every year, leaking from landfills or deposited directly from ships or beaches. Finland...
ASEAN Exports Down Only Slightly

ASEAN Exports Down Only Slightly

According to Kyodo, the exports from six Southeast Asian countries fell only 2.2 percent in 2020 from a year earlier to a combined $1.35 trillion. This is a relatively small decline despite the coronavirus pandemic hitting the region and other parts of the world,...