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[Column] Will Vietnam change ASEAN's growth pecking order. Semiconductor and human resource development advance the industry
✅ Roughly speaking 🇻🇳 Vietnam's strength is no longer just "low cost." 🎓 The focus on developing semiconductor talent and design and manufacturing appears to be changing the course of industrial advancement. 📊 In World Bank's 2026〜2027 classification, Vietnam will move to an upper-middle-income country... -
[Column] Why Malaysia's semiconductor industry is being reevaluated now. Current location as the center of ASEAN restructuring
✅ Roughly speaking 🇲🇾 Malaysia is still considered to have a core position in the Semiconductor and E&E (Electrical & Electronics) sector in ASEAN. 🏭 I believe the strength lies not only in the accumulation of subsequent processes, but also in the clarity of industrial policy toward IC design and advanced technology... -
【Announcement 】 First report published as JETRO Platform Coordinator
August 13, 2026, Borderless Consulting Sdn. Bhd. The mini-report prepared by JETRO (Japan External Trade Organization), "Overview of Malaysia's Carbon Trading Market and National Carbon Market Policy (NCMP)," has been published on the JETRO website. This report is from our company... -
[Column] Commonalities among companies that fail in emerging markets. How to go beyond ordering products, entrusting agencies, and managing employees
✅ Roughly speaking 🧭 Companies struggling to grow in emerging markets often fall into either product-seeking, agency-based, or client-run operations. 📍 The core of the problem seems to be that companies pile up their guns while the comparison axis for measuring their position remains unclear. 🛣 Now... -
[Column Writing] 【 ESG Strategies for Business 】34th National Carbon Market Policy and ETS Initiative— How to Move from Voluntary to Compliance Markets
The Malaysian edition of the Current Affairs Bulletin (published July 22, 2026) published an article by Representative Mitsuru Misawa entitled "【ESG Strategies for Business 】34th National Carbon Market Policy and ETS Initiative— How to Move from Voluntary to Compliance Markets." The previous one (33rd) was Malaysia's decarbonization policy... -
[Column] A thorough comparison of EV policies, subsidies, and charging infrastructure in five major Southeast Asian countries — Where Japanese companies are likely to invest
✅ Roughly speaking 🇹🇭 Thailand has imposed a purchase subsidy of up to 100,000 baht on the EV 3.5 package (2024–2027) under its "30@30" policy, and a domestic production of two (2026) 〜 three (2027) units per imported car It is considered to be the most structured manufacturing attraction strategy in Southeast Asia... -
[Column Writing] 【ESG Strategies for Business 】Part 33: Current Location of Malaysia's Decarbonization Policy— NETR and National Emissions Trading Policy, Latest Review of the CCUS Act
The Malaysian edition of the Current Affairs Bulletin (published June 24, 2026) includes a contribution by Representative Mitsuru Misawa entitled "【ESG Strategies for Business 】33rd Malaysian Decarbonization Policy Current Location— NETR and National Emissions Trading Policy, Latest Review of the CCUS Act." The previous (32nd) presentation was in the area of governance (G)... -
[Column] BESS is not a "battery sales business" but a "designing the value of electricity" – Next point from Southeast Asia
✅ Roughly speaking, 🔋 BESS (Battery Energy Storage System, Battery Storage System) is not just a facility or technology, but can be considered a "business design" topic that includes system operations, electricity markets, PPAs, aggregation, finance, guarantees, and even recycling. ⚡ Electricity in Southeast Asia... -
【Notice 】 Report on the appointment of alternate audit committee member and director of Mitsuuroko Group Holdings Co., Ltd
Representative Mitsuru Misawa has been appointed as a substitute auditor and director of Mitsuuroko Group Holdings Co., Ltd. Leveraging our experience and expertise in the energy and environmental fields, we will contribute to strengthening the company's governance and sustainably improving its corporate value. -
[Column] AI boom will drive up electricity prices in Malaysia: The practical application of the "green electricity battle" that began behind the surge in data centers
✅ Roughly speaking 🏭 As megatech companies evade Singapore's regulations flood Johor and the Klang Valley, Malaysia's data center (DC) electricity demand is predicted to grow to over 5 GW in 2035 ⚡ National power company TNB is making huge investments in the grid, but AI...
