The three-day ASEAN Chambers of Commerce and Industry Business Meet opening in Bengaluru on Monday has already lined up investment proposals worth mor…
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Agri-tourism attracts more visitors to Mekong Delta
MEKONG DELTA — Farmers in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta have developed agri-tourism models that have not only increased their incomes but also contribut…
Sustaining the future for palm oil
As a plant turned edible oil to meet the needs of consumers, palm oil today joins the ranks of commodities dividing nations worldwide for its envirome…
New technology gives hope for rubber industry’s growth
A rubber farmer, who benefited from the Rubber Development Program of the North Cotabato provincial government, is bringing hope to more farmers to in…
Sharia investment start-up aims for Malaysia, India expansion
There are 172 million Muslims in India — roughly equivalent to 10 per cent of the world’s entire Muslim population — and yet there isn’t one Islamic b…
Top rubber producers say to curb exports by up to 300,000 T
The world’s top producers of natural rubber on Friday said in a joint statement that they would curb exports by up to 300,000 tonnes, in a bid to prop…
Can ‘Big Brother’ technology clean up palm oil’s image?
Some of the world’s major palm oil users, including Nestle, Unilever, and Mondelez, are trying out new satellite technology to track deforestati…
U.S. shale oil output to hit record 8.4 million bpd in March: EIA
U.S. oil output from seven major shale formations is expected to rise 84,000 barrels per day (bpd) in March to a record of about 8.4 million bpd, the …
WTO warns of global trade slowdown as indicator hits nine-year low
A quarterly leading indicator of world merchandise trade slumped to its lowest reading in nine years on Tuesday, which should put policymakers on guar…
World Bank commends the progress of Sri Lanka poverty alleviation programs
The World Bank has commended the progress achieved in the programs launched by Sri Lanka to alleviate poverty among rural masses. World Bank Vice Pres…