Day: December 19, 2022

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20th East Asia Forum opens in Khanh Hoa

The 20th East Asia Forum (EAF-20) opened in Nha Trang city, the south central province of Khanh Hoa on December 19.

 

Speaking at the event, acting head of SOM ASEAN Vietnam Ambassador Vu Ho highlighted the significance of the EAF-20 on the occasion of the 25th founding anniversary of ASEAN+3 (China, Japan and the Republic of Korea).

 

He said cooperation process between ASEAN and three Northeast Asian countries, which started in 1997, has become one of the most comprehensive, dynamic and effective cooperation frameworks of the bloc, making positive contributions to peace, security and development in East Asia.

 

Standing Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Le Huu Hoang wished that via the event, delegates would understand more about the province’s strengths and potential to connect it with localities in ASEAN, China, Japan and the RoK, thus achieving inclusive, even and sustainable development as the theme of the forum.

 

Deputy Foreign Minister and head of the RoK SOM Choi Young-sam, for his part, vowed to continue working closely with ASEAN, China and Japan to further promote ASEAN+3 cooperation in the coming time. He suggested giving priority to trade cooperation, financial stability, support for small and medium-sized enterprises, capacity building for health resilience, digital transformation, response to climate change, and promotion of even and sustainable development.

 

Ambassador Cui Tiankai, head of the Chinese delegation, affirmed that China always treasures and pledges to promote ASEAN+3 framework – the driving force of growth in East Asia. He asked ASEAN+3 countries to continue upholding the spirit of solidarity and cooperation for mutual benefit and trust, and focus on practical and effective cooperation while maintaining an environment of peace and stability, facilitating recovery and development, expanding inclusive cooperation, promoting multilateralism and trade liberalization, and accelerating innovation, digital and green transformation.

 

On the occasion, he announced that China will host the EAF-21 next year.

 

Meanwhile, Japanese Ambassador to ASEAN and head of the Japanese delegation Kiya Masahiko proposed joint work in priority areas stated in the ASEAN Outlook on the Indo-Pacific (AOIP), including maritime cooperation, high-quality infrastructure connectivity and development, people-to-people exchange, public health, sustainable agriculture development, food security, climate change response, and fulfillment of sustainable development goals.

 

In his speech, ASEAN Deputy Secretary-General Tran Duc Binh suggested in the near future, ASEAN coordinate with China, Japan and the RoK to strengthen and further uphold the role of cooperation mechanisms within the ASEAN 3 framework, thus making effective contributions to maintaining peace and stability in the region.

 

He proposed stepping up economic, trade and financial cooperation as a lever to propel recovery and inclusive growth, towards sustainable development while giving priority to consolidating regional health capacity, especially in research, development and production of vaccines.

 

Results of discussions at the two-day event will be submitted to senior officials of ASEAN+3 countries to set specific orientations and measures to further deepen ASEAN+3 cooperation in the new period./.

 

Source: Vietnam News Agency

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Russian expert: Vietnamese economy stable in 2022

The Vietnamese economy has recorded positive indexes this year, reflecting its stability and development amid overlapping crises, said Prof. Vladimir Mazyrin, Director of the Centre for Vietnamese and ASEAN Studies under the Institute of China and Contemporary Asia.

 

According to Russia’s Sputnik radio, Mazyrin described GDP growth as the most outstanding success of Vietnam. Rating agencies and the World Bank also forecast Vietnam’s growth at 6.5-7% this year and coming years.

 

In his view, 4-5% growth is also a great success of Vietnam as many countries posted negative growth amid COVID-19.

 

Given that industrial production growth stood at roughly 9% in 11 months of this year, he said industry remains a major industry of the Vietnamese economy and Vietnam has made progress in its goal of becoming a manufacturing workshop of the world.

 

During the period, foreign direct investment in Vietnam reached 25 billion USD, lower than 5% recorded in the same period last year. However, he still believed that the figure is high.

 

He noted that capital absorption rate in Vietnam improved markedly, which rose by 15% to some 20 billion USD.

 

The scholar forecast that later this year, Vietnam’s trade value will reach up to 800 billion USD./.

 

Source: Vietnam News Agency

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Capacity building project for Vietnam-Korea university kick-starts

A project on improving the capacity of education-training, governance and research for the Vietnam-Korea University of Information and Communication Technology (VKU) for the 2022-2027 period kick-started in the central city of Da Nang on December 19.

 

The project costs nearly 8.5 million USD, including 7.7 million USD in non-refundable aid provided by the Government of the Republic of Korea (RoK) via the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA).

 

It aims to develop VKU into the first digital university in the central region with breakthrough curricula and a contingent of qualified lecturers. It is expected to become a hub for start-ups and innovation as well as cultural and academic exchange with the RoK and the world.

 

Speaking at the event, VKU Rector Huynh Cong Phap expressed a wish to build VKU into a model of success and a cultural exchange hub between Vietnam and the RoK in the central and Central Highland regions.

 

In the afternoon the same day, the VKU inaugurated a research and innovation space under the Digital Science and Technology Institute (eSTI)./.

 

Source: Vietnam News Agency

 

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President attends gathering celebrating 50th anniversary of “Dien Bien Phu in the air” victory

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc on December 19 attended a get-together held by the Air Defence-Air Force to mark the 50th anniversary of the “Dien Bien Phu in the air” victory in 1972.

 

The event brought together leaders of the Ministry of National Defence, revolutionaries, war veterans and history witnesses who directly contributed to the victory.

 

In the 12 days and nights of fierce fights in Hanoi in late December 1972 against the US air force, the Vietnamese army and people defeated US airstrikes in the North, shooting down 81 aircraft of all kinds, including 34 B-52 strategic bombers, forcing the US to sign the Paris Agreement on ending the war and restoring peace in Vietnam (Paris Peace Accords) in January 1973.

 

This triumph is also called the “Dien Bien Phu in the air” victory, which took the name from the victory of the Dien Bien Phu Campaign in 1954 that put an end to the French colonial rule over Indochina.

 

With the “Dien Bien Phu in the air” victory, the US was forced to stop bombing the northern of Vietnam and return to negotiations at the Paris Conference and sign the Paris Peace Accords.

 

Addressing the event, President Phuc said that the victory reflected the sound political and military policies of the Party. It is the victory of the people-based war and people-based air defence of Vietnam, the success of the political strength and the spirit of the whole Vietnamese nation, and the will and determination to defeat the US invaders.

 

It is one of the glorious feats and a great epic in the 20th century, he said, highlighting some lessons that are still valuable until today.

 

President Phuc affirmed that the Party, State and people of Vietnam always remember and respect the heroic martyrs, official and soldiers of the Air Defence-Air Force who laid down their lives to make various glorious victories.

 

He highly valued the force’s efforts to promote its tradition and complete its tasks in firmly protecting and managing the country’s airspace as well as in research, rescue and natural disaster relief activities.

 

He also lauded the force’s performance during the Vietnam Defence exhibition 2022.

 

Holding that the mission to construct and safeguard the Fatherland in general and the national sovereignty over the sky and ocean is a heavy one, the President asked the Air Defence-Air Force to continue to promote the spirit of the “Dien Bien Phu in the air” victory, and build a strong force in all aspects.

 

At the same time, the force should stay active in all circumstances to protect the nation from early and afar, while giving advice to the Party and State, the Central Military Commission and Ministry of National Defence on measures to build the air defence, air force and people-based air defence forces, thus creating a firm people-based air defence position ready to fight to protect the country’s sky.

 

The President also reminded the force of ensuring flight safety and actively engaging in military science and technology research in the field of air defence-air force./.

 

Source: Vietnam News Agency

 

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FourKites Extends its Leadership Position in the Supply Chain Visibility Market with Strong Growth and Innovation in APAC

Now tracking international shipments in 46 APAC countries, with over 240% growth in annual shipments and over 90% growth in new APAC customers, the world’s leading corporations continue to select FourKites for real-time, end-to-end supply chain visibility

FourKites Extends its Leadership Position in the Supply Chain Visibility Market with Strong Growth and Innovation in APAC

Now tracking international shipments in 46 APAC countries, with over 240% growth in annual shipments and over 90% growth in new APAC customers, the world’s leading corporations continue to select FourKites for real-time, end-to-end supply chain visibility

CHENNAI, India, Dec. 19, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Leading supply chain visibility company FourKites today announced strong global growth in 2022, as the company executed on its vision for automated, interconnected and collaborative supply chains that span transportation, warehouses, stores, trucks and more. Specifically in Asia-Pacific, the company realized 91% growth in new customers in the region, and more than 240% growth in shipments tracked across 46 APAC countries.

Among the new customers who are using FourKites to transform their supply chains are Mitsui & Co. Global Logistics, Ltd, Nestlé Japan, Chevron Corporation, Kraft Heinz, SpaceX, Molson Coors, Bacardi and QVC — further validating Gartner’s ranking of FourKites as a Leader in the 2022 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Real-time Transportation Visibility Solutions, and the visibility provider of choice for customers with the most complex supply chain needs.1

Globally, FourKites recorded nearly 50% year-over-year growth, as it continues to connect the supply chains of 50% of the Fortune 500. In 2022 in the APAC region, FourKites achieved:

  • 240% growth in total shipments
  • 91% growth in new customers
  • 146% growth in the number of carriers tracking loads
  • 1.8B+ miles tracked
  • 30% growth in the number of regional ports tracked, now totaling 282 ports
  • 486% growth in the number of facilities tracked, now totaling 14K facilities
  • Live OTR tracking throughout Australia, New Zealand, India, Thailand, Taiwan, Philippines, Singapore and Malaysia, with near-term expansion into additional countries in the region

Industry giants back FourKites’ long-term vision of supply chain transformation
In addition to strategic investments in 2021 from industry heavyweights Qualcomm Ventures, LLC, Volvo Group Venture Capital AB and Zebra Technologies, over the past year, FourKites inked strategic partnerships with a number of industry titans to continue executing on its bold vision for the future of digital supply chains. These companies include FedEx, Quiet Platforms, Mitsui & Co., Ltd., Sony, Microsoft and Narvar. The real-time supply chain visibility pioneer was also recognized for its industry leadership and ongoing innovation by Gartner, SupplyChainBrain, Blue Yonder, Builtin Chicago, Manhattan Associates and Food Shippers of America.

FourKites is leveraging Mitsui’s $10M strategic investment to expand its offerings across the APAC region. The strategic relationship, which will initially focus on Japan, will deliver hyper-localized solutions for the APAC market, while boosting FourKites’ capabilities across sales, customer service and operations.

“We are excited to partner with FourKites to bring improved supply chain visibility and efficiency to operations in all industries and all countries throughout APAC,” said John Kenichi Kogiku, General Manager of Digital Solution Business Division at Mitsui. “FourKites and Mitsui share a culture of innovation, integrity and collaboration, and a broader vision for transforming global supply chains. We are looking forward to working with FourKites to achieve our mutual goals through digitization and automation.”

“Companies throughout APAC are making significant investments in supply chain transformation,” said FourKites founder and CEO Mathew Elenjickal. “In 2023, we look forward to helping our APAC customers take the next leap forward in their logistics operations, expanding their insight further into their network and at the SKU level. Together, we will build a more resilient and agile supply chain.”

Unique customer collaboration model continues to deliver industry-first innovations
Close collaboration with customers has been the bedrock of FourKites’ product development since the company’s inception. More than nine out of 10 FourKites customers are active contributors to the company’s IdeaExchange, and FourKites’ Innovation Partner program has generated more than 200 product enhancements from more than 70 companies, including Andersen Corporation, Canfor, Cardinal Health, Henkel, Kimberly-Clark, Smithfield and Sprouts Farmers Market, among others.

New solutions released in 2022 include:

  • New detention & demurrage capabilities to help shippers more quickly and proactively identify potential detention and demurrage fees; prioritize exceptions according to likely business impact; and proactively adjust carriers, lanes or other factors as necessary.
    • “FourKites’ automated reporting and tracking for ocean provides more accurate and real-time data, which allows Canfor to respond to customer inquiries quicker with up-to-date information on our upcoming shipments that would have otherwise had to be manually tracked.” — Bob Hayes, Vice President of Global Supply Chain at Canfor
  • Patented ocean shipment innovations that provide international shippers and their partners with complete visibility into all of the complex documentation requirements at every leg of every ocean shipment.
  • A Net Zero initiative to help companies reduce supply chain emissions, including FourKites’ Sustainability Hub, a suite of analytics tools to provide better visibility into resource consumption and waste generation; a new Sustainability Advisory Board; and ongoing original research around sustainability.
    • “To track emissions and to evaluate how we’re performing — it all relies on data. And that’s a place where we’ve been thrilled with our partnership with FourKites, because without it, we would not have the critical data we need to operate well.” — Karen Betancourt, Vice President of Logistics at Cardinal Health
  • A new unified customer interface that integrates real-time transportation visibility and facility-specific data across all modes.
    • “FourKites continues to excel and impress me with their ability to deliver tools that are useful and support our account in a way that is customer first. In working with them, they have been able to roll out coverage in multiple countries, manage the work, and enhance their tool along the way. I’m very impressed with their product and the agility in delivery.” — Logistics Strategy Analyst, Manufacturing

About FourKites
Leading supply chain visibility platform FourKites® extends visibility beyond transportation into yards, warehouses, stores and beyond. Tracking more than 3 million shipments daily across road, rail, ocean, air, parcel and last mile, and reaching over 200 countries and territories, FourKites combines real-time data and powerful machine learning to help companies digitise their end-to-end supply chains. More than 1,200 of the world’s most recognized brands — including 9 of the top-10 CPG and 18 of the top-20 food and beverage companies — trust FourKites to transform their business and create more agile, efficient and sustainable supply chains. To learn more, visit https://www.fourkites.com/.

Media Contact:
Marianna Vyridi
Big Valley Marketing for FourKites
+1 (650) 468-3263
mvyridi@bigvalley.co

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1 Gartner, Critical Capabilities for Real-Time Transportation Visibility Platforms, Carly West, 24 May 2022.

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Graphenea เปิดตัว KIVORO บริษัทย่อยในธุรกิจสายสารเคมีพิเศษ

Quality Control

Analysis of a specialty chemical

ซานเซบัสเตียน สเปน, Dec. 19, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Graphenea S.A. ซึ่งเป็นผู้ผลิตแกรฟีนชั้นนำระดับโลกได้เปิดตัวบริษัทที่แยกออกมาทำธุรกิจเฉพาะ KIVORO เป็นบริษัทสารเคมีพิเศษที่มุ่งเน้นการสร้างโซลูชันเพื่อความท้าทายในอุตสาหกรรม

Let’s go faster! (ก้าวเร็วขึ้นไปด้วยกัน!) สโลแกนของ KIVORO นั้นหมายถึงความว่องไวและความเร็วเมื่อทำงานร่วมกันกับ KIVORO และผสานรวมกับแนวทางการทำงานอันเรียบง่ายที่บริษัทใหม่แห่งนี้นำมาใช้กับธุรกิจภาคสารเคมีพิเศษ Jeremey Shipp ผู้อำนวยการฝ่ายขายของ KIVORO ระบุว่า “เรากำลังจัดการความท้าทายทางอุตสาหกรรมที่ซับซ้อน แต่เราก็ไม่ได้มีความซับซ้อนในการร่วมงานด้วย เราเข้าใจว่าลูกค้าของเรากำลังมองหาโซลูชัน ไม่ใช่ปัญหา และเราก็เป็นองค์กรที่คล่องตัวและตรงไปตรงมา”

Quality Control

Conducting quality control analysis

KIVORO ก้าวไปไกลกว่าคำว่ากราฟีน โดย Jesús de la Fuente ประธานกรรมการบริหารให้ความเห็นว่า “KIVORO แยกตัวออกมาเพื่อช่วยเราทำโซลูชันอุตสาหกรรมปัจจุบันให้เป็นธุรกิจ และมุ่งหน้าไปไกลกว่าคำว่ากราฟีน เราจะคงความเชี่ยวชาญด้านคาร์บอนและวัสดุนาโนในระดับชั้นนำไปตามปกติ แต่เราจะมุ่งเน้นอย่างหนักในด้านการพัฒนาสารเคมีพิเศษที่เหมาะสมสำหรับตอบสนองความท้าทายทางอุตสาหกรรมของลูกค้า ทั้งนี้ก็เพื่อเพิ่มประสิทธิภาพในการดำเนินงานและลดการปล่อยก๊าซเรือนกระจก”

Specialty Chemical Production

Head of Production, Xabier Ulacia overseeing production

KIVORO ทำงานร่วมกับหลายอุตสาหกรรม ตั้งแต่การก่อสร้าง การเคลือบ การกรอง คอมโพสิต และอื่น ๆ บริษัทนี้ได้พัฒนาสารเติมแต่งประสิทธิภาพสูงหลายชนิด ตั้งแต่สารเพิ่มประสิทธิภาพซีเมนต์ไปจนถึงการจัดเก็บพลังงาน คอมโพสิต สารยึดติด น้ำยาง สารเคลือบ และอื่น ๆ หนึ่งในความสำเร็จที่น่าภาคภูมิใจที่สุดของบริษัทคือสถานะการปล่อยก๊าซเรือนกระจกสุทธิเป็นศูนย์ (net zero) Jesús de la Fuente ประธานกรรมการบริหารของบริษัทให้ความเห็นว่า “เราไม่หยุดยั้งในการแสวงหาการปรับปรุงเพื่อให้ได้ผลลัพธ์ที่ยอดเยี่ยมไปพร้อมกับสร้างผลกระทบเชิงบวกต่อประสิทธิภาพการทำงานและโลกของเรา ผลิตภัณฑ์ทั้งหมดของเรามีความเป็นกลางทางคาร์บอน และในกรณีส่วนใหญ่นั้น ผลิตภัณฑ์ของเราก็ช่วยลูกค้าลดคาร์บอนฟุตพรินต์ (ปริมาณก๊าซเรือนกระจกที่ปล่อยออกมาจากผลิตภัณฑ์) ของตน และก็ช่วยประหยัดเงินไปได้ในเวลาเดียวกัน”

เกี่ยวกับ Graphenea
Graphenea เป็นบริษัทเทคโนโลยีที่ก่อตั้งขึ้นในปี 2010 โดยเชี่ยวชาญด้านการผลิตกราฟีน บริษัทมีลูกค้าในกว่า 60 ประเทศและมีสำนักงานในซานเซบาสเตียน (สเปน) และบอสตัน (สหรัฐอเมริกา) Graphenea สนับสนุนลูกค้าด้วยการผลิตกราฟีนรูปแบบใหม่ต่าง ๆ ตั้งแต่ทรานซิสเตอร์สนามไฟฟ้ากราฟีนไปจนถึงกราฟีนออกไซด์ ในขณะเดียวกันก็รักษาความเป็นผู้นำในภาคส่วนการผลิตกราฟีนที่กำลังขยายตัวด้วย

Kivoro Plant

Specialty chemical production plant

เกี่ยวกับ KIVORO
KIVORO เป็นบริษัทที่แยกตัวออกมาจาก Graphenea และบ่มเพาะประสบการณ์ทำงานหลายปีในภาคส่วนสารเติมแต่งและเทคโนโลยีนาโน ซึ่งสร้างสมความรู้และความเชี่ยวชาญในด้านสารเคมีพิเศษข้ามอุตสาหกรรมอย่างกว้างขวาง KIVORO ถือกำเนิดขึ้นเพื่อปรับปรุงและเพิ่มมูลค่าให้กับผลิตภัณฑ์ของลูกค้า โดยออกแบบสารเติมแต่งทางเคมีที่ดีที่สุดสำหรับการใช้งานของลูกค้า

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Kivoro Plant

Specialty chemical production plant

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