Latest
-
Economy
Vietnam launches pilot agriculture traceability system
HANOI: The Agriculture and Environment Ministry is launching Vietnam's Agriculture Traceability System, marking an important step in promoting agricultural digital transformation, improving information transparency, and enhancing the value of Vietnamese agricultural products in both domestic and international markets.
-
Markets
Brutal year for stock picking spurs fund exodus
New York: The last thing a diversified fund manager wants is to run a portfolio dominated by just seven technology companies – all American, all mega-cap, clustered in the same corner of the economy.
-
Economy
Growing energy saving sector helps cut emissions
BEIJING: China is seeing notable growth in both the number of companies and employees dedicated to energy conservation in 2024, an expansion that is contributing significantly to reducing the country's carbon emissions, according to a report released last Thursday.
-
Nation
Flood fears dampen Terengganu hotel bookings
HEAVY rain in Kuala Terengganu has led to around 40% of hotel bookings being cancelled, Kosmo! Ahad reported.
-
Markets
Green debt sales hit record levels
LONDON: Investors have piled into climate-friendly assets this year despite policy and regulatory rollbacks in the United States and Europe, as artificial intelligence (AI) drives a boom in energy infrastructure demand.
-
Nation
Nursery worker held for alleged baby abuse
KUALA LUMPUR: A video showing the alleged abuse of two babies by a caretaker has led to the arrest of a suspect.
-
Vietnam
Pickleball noises spark backlash
The piercing pop-pop of pickleball paddles starts before sunrise and ends after midnight at dozens of newly built courts across Hanoi, as residents relish one of the country's fastest-growing sports or rage at the noise it makes.
-
Economy
Greening the chemical and fertiliser industry
HANOI: Industrial chemicals and fertilisers play an important role in agricultural production, but they are also resource intensive and generate large amounts of greenhouse gas emissions that cause environmental pollution.
-
Indonesia
Valencia coach dies in boat accident
Fernando Martin, a coach with Valencia CF, has died along with three members of his family after their boat capsized, Spanish football clubs said.
-
Singapore
Dengue cases hit seven-year low in 2025
Dengue cases are at their lowest in seven years, with about 4,000 cases recorded in 2025, according to the National Environment Agency (NEA).
-
Nation
Lam to start training for ‘Twilight of the Warriors’ sequel
HONG Kong actor Raymond Lam is expected to undergo intensive training for two months in preparation for a new film in March next year, Sin Chew Daily reported.
-
AseanPlus News
Junta chief defends record, denies eyeing presidency
Junta chief Min Aung Hlaing (pic) offered his country advice on civic participation as he voted in a general election after five years of military rule and civil war.
-
Nation
13 arrested over armed brawl at restaurant
JOHOR BARU: What began as a personal debt dispute erupted into a violent late-night attack at a restaurant in Taman Mount Austin, leading to the arrest of 13 people, including a foreign woman.
-
Commodities
If I were an oil palm fruit bunch
I HAVE long harboured a quiet ambition – not the trumpet-blowing kind of social media, but a stubborn wish to explain palm oil without frightening flow charts or reviving science trauma.
-
AseanPlus News
Top leaders team up for alliance
TWO of the country's most popular political leaders have united to forge a new alliance ahead of next year's election, a move that is likely to challenge the long-dominant traditional parties.
-
AseanPlus News
Coastal city on alert for aftershocks after quake
A 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck some 32km off Taiwan's northeastern coastal city of Yilan, the island's weather administration said, with no immediate reports of major damage.
-
Economy
Unlocking billion-dollar potential for coconuts
HANOI: As plant-based products surge worldwide, a coconut powerhouse is taking shape in Vietnam's Mekong Delta.
-
AseanPlus News
Diplomats meet to solidify ceasefire
TOP diplomats from Thailand and Cambodia kicked off two days of talks in China as Beijing seeks to strengthen its role in mediating the two countries' border dispute, a day after they signed a new ceasefire.
-
Nation
Government’s move to continue MySTEP in 2026 hailed
PUTRAJAYA: The government's decision to continue the Malaysia Short-Term Employment Programme (MySTEP) in 2026 is seen as appropriate in providing short-term job opportunities for graduates, including persons with disabilities (OKU) and senior citizens, says work and disability expert Dr Wan Arnidawati Wan Abdullah.
-
Auto
Auto sector outlook brightens amid stronger 4Q momentum
PETALING JAYA: RHB Research has lifted its total industry volume (TIV) forecast for 2025 after the earnings of automotive companies for the third quarter ended September (3Q25) were deemed "overall in-line" with expectations.
