Malaysia has benefited from the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and is looking forward to more cooperation in trade and investment, officials said here Thursday. The BRI is an economic i…
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New road surface using rubber is trialled on the M1
A new road surface using recycled tyres is being trialled on the M1 motorway by Highways England. A section of road between junctions 23 to 22 on the southbound carriageway of the M1 near Leicester ha…
Malaysia: Rubber glove makers climb as ringgit weakens
Shares of rubber glove makers climbed today as the ringgit continues to weaken against the US dollar, which benefits export-oriented counters. At 3.25pm, the ringgit was trading at 4.1880 against the …
Manila to host infrastructure financing conference
THE Philippines will host an Asia-Pacific infrastructure financing conference on Aug. 7-9, the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Center said. The conference follows the first in China’s Guizhou provinc…
Malaysia’s automation capital allowance stimulates transformation
INCENTIVES often help push business leaders sitting on the fence about digital transformation to the other side. In Australia, Singapore, Malaysia, and Hong Kong, government incentives in the form of …
Malaysia’s Forest City bags IDC Smart City APAC Awards
Forest City, a smart and green industrial city located in the fast-growing Iskandar Development Region of Malaysia, notched another key milestone. Last month, it was the only participant from Malaysia…
How South Asia can continue as world’s fastest growing subregion
Since 2014, South Asia has been the fastest growing subregion in the world, with its eight economies collectively boasting average annual growth of 7.0%. This is higher even than East Asia (6.2%), whi…
Italy signs irrigation and agricultural mechanization agreement with Myanmar
The Ambassador of Italy, Ms Alessandra Schiavo, has just signed in Nay Pyi Taw, together with the Deputy Minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation, Hla Kyaw, two MoUs between the above mention…
Growing Myanmar’s gig economy
Across Asia, contract and freelance positions in firms from start-ups to large conglomerates are becoming more commonplace. While still novel in Myanmar, the so-called “gig” economy is expanding as co…
HCM City to host smart factory conference
Vietnamese market and incentive policies for high-tech investment, trends in smart factory solutions and smart solutions using AI and IoT are among the topics that will be discussed at a conference in…