Ford is investing more than $11.5 billion in electric vehicles through 2022. In 2017 Ford achieved its goal to reduce the company’s global carbon dioxide emissions from manufacturing operations by 30 per cent per vehicle produced by 2025, eight years early. … [Read more...] about Ford recognised for leadership in corporate sustainability
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Siemens helps to develop future engineering students in Viet Nam
The package would support the university in fulfilling their important role as the biggest education, training and research centre in the Mekong Delta region of Viet Nam, as well as offer students the best practical exposure to the world’s state-of-the-art technology, thus enabling them to acquire useful knowledge and skills for their future career development, Siemens said in a statement. … [Read more...] about Siemens helps to develop future engineering students in Viet Nam
Dutch police arrest hundreds at virus protest clashes
Hundreds of people gathered in the city centre, many carrying placards or holding hands, to demonstrate against measures including the 1.5-metre social distancing rule. (AFP/Robin VAN LONKHUIJSEN) Hundreds of people gathered in the city centre, many carrying placards or holding hands, to demonstrate against measures including the 1.5-metre social distancing rule. … [Read more...] about Dutch police arrest hundreds at virus protest clashes
Diplomats accompany businesses on the way to global markets
For their part, Vietnamese representative agencies abroad are willing to provide domestic businesses with legal support and help them understand export markets. To take advantage of FTA opportunities, especially the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) and the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA), business associations and enterprises have asked Vietnamese diplomatic missions abroad to help them introduce their products and cooperate with partners in major markets such as the US, the EU and China. … [Read more...] about Diplomats accompany businesses on the way to global markets
Toyota Mobility Foundation Announces Six Finalists for the City Architecture for Tomorrow Challenge
Sixteen teams of innovators, from 9 countries, developed proofs-of-concept (PoC)s of their innovative data-driven solutions towards improving mobility and city planning in Kuala Lumpur Six Finalists were selected by a panel of judges and will receive a US$125,000 grant each to develop a Minimum Viable Product (MVP) as a ready-to-implement solution KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA - Media OutReach - 27 January 2021 - Six solution ideas were announced as finalists for the City Architecture for Tomorrow Challenge (CATCH) program. The Toyota Mobility foundation (TMF) launched CATCH in February 2020 with a global call for dynamic, intelligent and data-driven solutions to address mobility and city planning challenges in Kuala Lumpur. … [Read more...] about Toyota Mobility Foundation Announces Six Finalists for the City Architecture for Tomorrow Challenge