The Chain Newsletter | January 28, 2022
The Chain Newsletter | January 28, 2022
Welcome to a new year issue of The Chain, an easy way to stay updated on supply chain, procurement and logistics news in Asia in one quick digest.
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🚨 Everyone's talking about...
No respite for China's stressed out supply chains as Covid-zero and new year holidays take a toll — www.cnbc.com
Ahead of China's lunar new year, air freight rates have spiked and shipping firms have suspended services.
📰 Other News
Multi-purpose port to contribute to export-import activities — www.khmertimeskh.com
Cambodia gave green light to a massive investment project of $1,300 million worth logistics and multi-purpose port development project.
BearingPoint Client Success Story: Polestar Positions Its Supply Chain in China for a Green Future — www.businesswire.com
Climate change demands immediate action by industries around the globe, and China has been tightening regulations of various sectors.
Taiwan logistics company employees accused of stealing from packages, swapping items — www.taiwannews.com.tw
Couple working as delivery staff allegedly replace expensive smartphones, skincare products with random items
GLP closes Japan logistics fund at US$3.7 billion — www.theasset.com
GLP announces final close of its flagship with 412 billion yen (US$3.7 billion) of total commitments
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🔍 Insights
The supply chain: Critical to customer experience — www.zdnet.com
Up and comer Sven Esser delves into what kind of new model the supply chain needs to adopt to not only fix the contemporary problems.
Cross-border controls impeding supply chains in Southeast Asia — www.hindustantimes.com
UNESCAP’s Fourth Ministerial Conference on Transport, established a six-point plan to resolve issues in regional and global road transport.
Read more relevant news and updates on the Supply Chain Asia blog.
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📺 Featured Video
🧰 Startups & Innovation
Cainiao Builds Largest Unmanned Warehouse in Southeast Asia — pandaily.com
Alibaba backed Chinese logistics company Cainiao has built the largest automated warehousing system for Flash Express.
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Supply Chain Manager (Malaysia) | ByteDance
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