A signing ceremony was held today at the BAEC headquarters in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It was attended by KAERI Director Won-seok Park, BAEC Chairman Mohammad Azizul Haque and Ambassador of the Republic of …
The impact of Indonesia’s ban on palm oil exports reverberated across the globe
Amid an ongoing global food price crisis, vegetable oils are registering record-breaking highs. According to data compiled by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, the price for…
Australia Has a New Government. What Should Quad Leaders Expect?
After nine long years in the political wilderness, the Australian Labor Party won office in Australia’s May 21 national election. What should Quad leaders expect from new Prime Minister Anthony Albane…
Moving Away from Oil: How Can Brunei Diversify its Economy?
Hydrocarbon revenues almost entirely support Brunei’s economy. In fact, the petroleum sector accounts for over half of the country’s gross domestic product (GDP). The Sultanate, which is home to some …
World Economic Forum provides avenues for Malaysia to work with global community
The World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting 2022, which takes place in Davos, Switzerland from May 22 to 26, is the best platform for Malaysia to convey the voice of the country’s leadership a…
US companies show confidence in Malaysia as investment destination of choice
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…