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CP Group helps low-carbon rice take off in Thailand and beyond
CP Group helps low-carbon rice take off in Thailand and beyond

Nikkei Asia

time19-07-2025

  • Business
  • Nikkei Asia

CP Group helps low-carbon rice take off in Thailand and beyond

Low-carbon rice is on display at this grocery store in Bangkok. (Photo by Koki Izumi) KOKI IZUMI and YUJI NITTA BANGKOK/HANOI -- The cultivation of "low-carbon" rice, using methods that cut greenhouse gas emissions, is taking hold in Thailand and other Southeast Asian countries. CP Intertrade, part of top Thai conglomerate Charoen Pokphand (CP) Group, started selling low-carbon rice under the Royal Umbrella brand in May and plans to double production in 2026. The taste is comparable to rice of the same variety, a CP spokesperson said.

Japan's Inpex weighs Indonesia hiring spree for $20bn LNG project
Japan's Inpex weighs Indonesia hiring spree for $20bn LNG project

Nikkei Asia

time08-07-2025

  • Business
  • Nikkei Asia

Japan's Inpex weighs Indonesia hiring spree for $20bn LNG project

Energy Energy group prepares for final investment decision on Abadi gas field The Abadi project involves drilling for gas offshore and sending it to onshore facilities via pipeline. (Inpex) KOKI IZUMI JAKARTA -- Japanese energy group Inpex is looking to hire thousands of workers in Indonesia as it moves closer to building the estimated $20 billion Abadi liquefied natural gas project. The project, being pushed forward by a consortium led by Inpex, is centered on a gas field off the coast of Yamdena island in Maluku province, about 2,700 kilometers east of the capital Jakarta.

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