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Hong Taiyang Co., Ltd. and Hongtou International signed a strategic cooperation agreement China’s Nanjing Red Sun Co., Ltd. and Yunnan Red Investment International Investment Development Group Co., Ltd. held a strategic cooperation signing ceremony in Kunming, China. Hu Rongmao, General Manager of Red Sun Co., Ltd. , and He Yuming, Chairman of Red Investment International, attended the ceremony and witnessed the signing, jointly opening a new chapter in the strategic cooperation between the two parties. The signing ceremony was attended by members of Thailand’s Hong Taiyang Co., Ltd. and China’s Hongtou International, as well as Yang Zhiwei, member of the Party Committee and vice president of Honghe Development…

Gene Therapy for Cyst Rot: A breakthrough in protecting honeybee populations and supporting beekeeping Korea’s Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency ( APQA ) has developed the world’s first honeybee cyst rot gene therapy drug ‘ Honey Guard -R liquid ‘ through joint research with Genolution Co., Ltd., and has entered full-scale commercialization following the acquisition of animal drug product approval in June 2024. Honeybee cyst rot is a viral disease that infects honeybee larvae, leading to death before they develop into pupae. It is highly contagious and causes significant damage, so it is designated as a Class 2 statutory livestock infectious disease and is managed. After it was first confirmed in domestic native bees in 2009, it spread nationwide, causing serious damage by 2011, with…

Aims to develop pest-resistant grapevine and hop varieties to reduce fungicide use in New Zealand’s $2.1 billion wine export industry MGI Tech Co., Ltd., a company developing tools and technologies for life sciences, has joined efforts with Lincoln University in Canterbury to address sustainable challenges in viticulture through advanced sequencing technology. With genomics, the initiative aims to develop better grapevine and hop varieties that are tolerant to pests and diseases, reducing fungicide use across New Zealand’s $2.1 billion wine export industry. Viticulture Challenges in New Zealand: Disease, Chemicals and Sustainability Pressure Viticulture is a significant economic source of revenue for New Zealand, ranking as the nation’s…

Five Stakeholders”: Government, Academia, Businesses, Banks, and Farmers affirming Vietnam’s proactive position and deep participation in the global agricultural value chain Hi-tech Agriculture Summit – AgriS Agro Day 2025 successfully brought together more than 500 delegates representing the “Five Stakeholders”: Government, Academia, Businesses, Banks, and Farmers, working in synergy to build a hi-tech, circular agricultural ecosystem, affirming Vietnam’s proactive position and deep participation in the global agricultural value chain. Hi-tech Agriculture Summit – AgriS Agro Day 2025: Comprehensive Synergy, Elevating the Agriculture of the Future – was hosted by the People’s Committee of Tay Ninh Province, co-hosted and co-organized by AgriS (Thanh Thanh Cong – Bien Hoa JSC, HOSE: SBT),…

GT Rubber Company, in collaboration with KOLTIVA, maps 15,000 plots, identifies 4,500 farmers, creates a logging-free supply chain. Thailand, one of the world’s leading natural rubber producers, is undergoing significant transformation as regulatory and market forces converge on traceability and sustainability. At the forefront of this shift is GT Rubber, a key industry player, which has partnered with agri-technology company Koltiva to implement a robust traceability and risk management system designed to comply with EU deforestation regulations. The aim is to implement a comprehensive traceability system that can capture, monitor, and track rubber production from smallholder plantations to export. Approximately 90% of…

Vietstock Expo & Forum – The most anticipated livestock event in Vietnam will take place from 8–10 October 2025 at the Saigon Exhibition and Convention Center (SECC), Ho Chi Minh City. Shaping the Future of Livestock at Vietstock 2025 As Vietnam’s Premier International Feed, Livestock & Meat Industry Show, Vietstock Expo & Forum continues to lead as the key platform for industry professionals to showcase innovations, engage in meaningful dialogue, and tackle pressing challenges within the livestock industry across Vietnam and the ASEAN region. Now in its 13th edition, Vietstock 2025 is expected to feature 13,000 sqm of exhibition area, bringing…

Prefer, a Singapore-based food tech startup using fermentation to create affordable and sustainable flavours and ingredients, today announced an oversubscribed US$4.2 million fundraising round alongside the commercial launch of its new products: soluble coffee and cocoa powders. The company, which is a spin-off from the Agency of Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Singapore’s lead public sector research and development (R&D) agency, also announced its first commercial partnerships for international expansion with Ajinomoto Co., (Thailand) Ltd and The Coffee Ferm in Thailand and Australia, respectively.Made from food manufacturing byproducts such as rice and soy, Prefer’s flavours are developed using a proprietary…

Pledges to vitalize food security, animal diseases, sustainable agriculture and supply chain instability Agriculture ministers of China, South Korea and Japan held their fourth trilateral meeting in South Korea’s western port city of Incheon on 11 Aug. Japanese Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Shinjiro Koizumi, South Korean Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Song Mi-ryung, and Chinese Minister of Agriculture and Rural Affairs Han Jun met in Incheon, South Korea, for the fourth trilateral agriculture ministers’ meeting. The ministers agreed to enhance cooperation in smart agriculture technologies, green and low-carbon agriculture, and the cultivation of young agricultural talent.…

Partners with JH Biotech to promote a sustainable agricultural model with crop health management technologies JH Biotech, Inc., a U.S.-based leader in sustainable crop solutions, has cracked a strategic partnership with Taiwan’s premier cold-chain agricultural enterprise, Sun Fresh Vegetable Co., Ltd. The two companies will jointly promote a sustainable agricultural model centered on the principle of “prevention first,” combining smart cold chain logistics with crop health management technologies to create a fully integrated farm-to-table ecosystem. The partnership was launched with a formal signing ceremony on the third day of the exhibition. Dr. Hsinhung John Hsu, President of JH Biotech, Inc.,…

Sign exclusive distribution agreement to accelerate solar PV deployment in Indonesia SEG Solar Inc., a leading U.S.-headquartered, Tier 1 solar module manufacturer, has signed an exclusive distribution agreement with PT ATW Modul Manufaktur (AMM) to market and sell SEG-branded solar modules and cells across Indonesia. The partnership signifies a major milestone in Indonesia’s journey toward clean energy, also marks a significant step in SEG’s strategic expansion into Indonesia and Southeast Asia. With SEG Solar’s proven global track record and AMM’s market reach, the collaboration aims to deliver high-quality, locally-manufactured solar solutions to serve domestic utility-scale and cross-border projects requiring TKDN-certified products. “With Phase 1 of our…