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The Housing and Development Board of Singapore has awarded a parcel of land measuring 2.5ha to Sunway Bhd’s Singaporean unit Sunway Developments Pte Ltd (SDPL) and Hoi Hup Realty Pte Ltd after a successful bid. The land is slated for the SG$434.45 million…
The discussion between the US and China with respect to their bilateral trade would likely be the highlight for the equity market next week, says an economist. It could also be a source of market instability, said Bank Islam Malaysia Bhd chief economist Dr…
AuMake International Limited has joined forces with JD Worldwide, a division of Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com, to create a new omnichannel platform for Australian and New Zealand brands to reach Chinese customers. The strategic agreement, which was signed…
The chairman of Korea’s SK Group was in Washington on last Wednesday, vowing to make a commitment not only to the U.S. market but also its people and society. Chey Tae-won, who heads Korea’s third-largest conglomerate by assets, formally opened the Washington…
Jeju Air, Korea’s biggest budget carrier by sales, said, on Tuesday, that it inked a $4.4 billion deal for 40 new planes, with the delivery set to begin in 2022. Jeju Air has decided to buy Boeing’s new B737 MAX passenger jets to strengthen its fleet, the…
SK Chairman Chey Tae-won met with Vietnam Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc in Hanoi Thursday to discuss the conglomerate’s plans to invest more in both private and public companies and introduce measures to ease environmental problems there. They met for the…
The central banks of Indonesia and Singapore said last week that they had agreed to a bilateral deal for a $10 billion backstop to help maintain monetary and financial stability after a recent bout of turbulence in markets. The pact, which will be in place…
The Philippines on Monday signed agricultural deals with Thailand, three months before it scraps a quantitative restriction on rice imports under an agreement with the World Trade Organization (WTO). The agricultural agreement encompasses information exchange…
Matheson Flight Extenders, Inc. has signed an agreement with Cathay Pacific to act as a freight consolidation agent to provide export and import services at Portland International Airport. Matheson Flight Extenders, Inc., a subsidiary of Matheson Trucking…
The five-day fair themed “Viet Nam-South Korea Cooperation for Mutual Development” was held in the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau. Truong Van Thoi, director of the provincial Trade Promotion Centre, said the event attracted some 40,000 visitors who…
The US President Elect Donald Trump will want Indonesia to agree to ratify international trade commitments including APEC and the Indonesia-US Strategic Partnership. “Donald Trump will be interested in making investments in the infrastructure sector,…
Australian Minister of Trade, Tourism and Investment Steven Ciobo has met Indonesian Minister of Trade Enggartiasto Lukita in Australia on Sunday to discuss free trade agreements. Press releases from the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Australia…
CropLife Asia announced today that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Asian Apicultural Association (AAA) to support a research initiative to catalogue and study the bee species and populations in Asia. CropLife Asia Executive Director…
Top Malaysian financial players with a presence in Indonesia lauded the bilateral agreement between Indonesia and Malaysia, saying it will pave the way for greater access to conventional and Islamic banking. CIMB Group chief executive officer Tengku Datuk…
Indonesia and the Philippines, as immediate neighboring countries, have many to offers in the fields of among other things trade, culture and security. In fact, the Philippines is a significant trade partner as its contributed around US$2.3 billion in trade…
Anheuser-Busch InBev’s $107bn acquisition of SABMiller is nearing Chinese approval after the companies agreed to divest the maker of Snow beer, the world’s top-selling brand, according to people familiar with the matter. Approvals for both transactions could…
