COMPANIES in the US are confident that Malaysia is still an investment destination of choice, Senior Minister of International Trade and Industry Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali said. “They see Malaysia’…
Indonesia to reimpose local palm oil sales rule as it ends export ban
Indonesia will reimpose a domestic sales requirement on palm oil, the government said on Friday, a day after the world’s biggest producer of the key edible oil reversed a ban on its export. Pres…
Norway and Vietnam hold conference on a Sustainable Ocean Economy and Climate Change Adaption
An International Conference on ‘Sustainable Ocean Economy and Climate Change Adaption’ was held on 12 and 13 May 2022 in Hanoi, Vietnam. The event was co-organised by Vietnam’s Ministry of Natural Res…
India, Nepal find common thread to bind in Buddha
Declaring that even Lord Ram was “incomplete without Nepal”, Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Lumbini in the neighbouring Himalayan nation on Monday on the occasion of Buddha Jayanti (birth annive…
Economists sound the alarm over UK’s post-Brexit finance plans
More than 50 economists warned today that Britain’s post-Brexit plans to boost the competitiveness of its huge finance industry risked creating the kind of problems that led to the global financial cr…
Biden heralds ‘new era’ in US-Asean ties
China has preceded the United States in upgrading its relations with the 10-member group to a similar status, and the latest development reflects intensifying competition between Beijing and Washingto…
Indian PM Modi to Visit Lumbini to Discuss Shared Buddhist Heritage and Future Tourism
India’s prime minister, Narendra Modi, plans to visit Nepal this month, touting historical ties through shared Buddhist heritage and the growing potential for international Buddhist tourism in the two…
Malaysia may cut palm oil export tax amid global supply crisis
Malaysia’s Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister Zuraida Kamaruddin said importing countries have asked Malaysia to reduce its export taxes, and some – like India, Iran and Bangla…
Bangladesh secures $200m from Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank to support renewables
The China-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has extended a $200 million long-term credit facility to Bangladesh to finance a range of infrastructure projects, including renewable energy …
Laos to drop COVID-19 entry curbs for vaccinated tourists
Laos will drop COVID-19 entry restrictions for fully vaccinated tourists from Monday after the country reported falling coronavirus cases and deaths, senior officials said. The small Southeast Asian n…