Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim hopes the European Union (EU) will not be too rigid with its regulations imposed on Malaysian export commodities, especially palm oil products. As the second la…
Philippines hopes to become Asia ‘cruise hub’ in tourism ramp-up
The Department of Tourism (DOT) is hoping to position the Philippines as a “regional cruise center” in Asia as it expects the number of cruise ships docking in the country in 2023 to surpass pre-pande…
Saving South Asian farming communities from climate change: Learnings from a project
Climate change impacts on agriculture can have significant social, economic and political consequences, particularly in developing countries such as Nepal that rely heavily on agriculture for their li…
Economic managers eye modernizing agri sector as inflation hits historic high
The Philippines is looking at modernizing the agriculture sector and seeking a whole-of-society approach to combat the continuous increase in consumer prices, with inflation the highest among ASEAN co…
Intelligent computing a new engine driving China’s digital economy
An artificial intelligence (AI) supercomputing center was recently launched in Ningbo National Hi-Tech Industrial Development Zone, east China’s Zhejiang province, which is able to perform at 100 Pflo…
Malaysia GDP grew 7% in 4th quarter, beating forecasts
Malaysia’s economy outperformed expectations in the fourth quarter, partly thanks to strong domestic demand, and the central bank said it expected the country to avoid a recession amid a global …
Indonesia, Malaysia agree to protect interest in palm oil sector
Indonesia and Malaysia have agreed to protect their palm oil sector and counter discrimination and unilateral policies affecting the commodity and harming the two countries’ interests, Coordinat…
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ASEAN in talks with junta, factions over solutions to Myanmar crisis
All sides in Myanmar have begun engaging in talks with ASEAN’s special envoy over dealing with the Southeast Asian country’s political crisis more than two years after the country’s …
Anwar Ibrahim returns to a changed economy
During Anwar Ibrahim’s first stint as Malaysia’s finance minister in the 1990s, Putrajaya was still under construction. After more than two decades of political struggles, including two imprisonments,…