Speaking at the Accelerating Digitalisation and Decarbonisation Conference, part of the Singapore Maritime Week, Khor also highlighted plans to expand drone services in the Port of Singapore, including coordinated drone operations to help contain toxic and flammable fumes during chemical spills at sea.

The Ruc ro Thang Long 2025 (Brilliant Thang Long 2025) New Year art programme, hosted by the Nam Tu Liem district People’s Committee, will not feature the planned drone light show.

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) beat their French rivals to earn the first place at the Nha Trang International Light Bay Festival 2024, the world's first drone light show competition, which wrapped up in the south central province of Khanh Hoa on August 3.

Many districts, communes in Hanoi have actively promoted the use of drones in agriculture production - the first step in boosting hi-tech farming and joining the global farm produce supply chain in the coming time for the spring 2023 crop.

The Malaysian Research Accelerator for Technology and Innovation (MRANTI) under the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation said in a statement on February 20 that Malaysia is the top-ranked Southeast Asian country in the Drone Readiness Index (DRI).