Iskandar Malaysia records committed investments of RM302b

KUALA LUMPUR: The southern economic corridor Iskandar Malaysia recorded cumulative committed investment of RM302.09bil from 2006 to the first half of this year and based on the current performance pace, it is expected to exceed the targeted investment sum of RM383bil by 2025.

When exports to China get digital spike

ONE man’s meat is another man’s poison – the proverb holds true for people’s responses to durian. You either loathe the pulpy-creamy, sweet and stinky fruit or love it so much you strike gold by exporting it.

Alibaba to host 2nd Malaysia week to promote Malaysian products

HK’s Tricor Group launches shared service centre in Malaysia, hub for Asia ops

KUALA LUMPUR: Hong-Kong based Tricor Group has officially launched its shared service centre in Malaysia, which is to be the hub for its Asia operations.

Malaysia drawing up new digital content policy

KUALA LUMPUR: The Communications and Multimedia Ministry is working with the Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC) to establish a new Digital Content Ecosystem (DICE) policy that is aimed at strengthening the local digital content industry.

Moving beyond technology adoption

Businesses must drive digital transformation beyond technology adoption, say industry experts.

Green Packet in the spotlight

SHARES in tech outfit Green Packet Bhd inched up this week by as much as 20% on the back of the rising value of its holdings in another tech-listed company, G3 Global Bhd.

MDEC to set up AI unit

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia Digital Economy Corp (MDEC) is establishing an artificial intelligence (AI) unit to support the setting up of the National AI Framework, which is now more than 50% ready.

UOB Malaysia launches business transformation plan

KUALA LUMPUR: United Overseas Bank (Malaysia) Bhd launched a three-month business transformation programme on Thursday to help businesses in Malaysia adopt technology to drive productivity and growth.

MDEC to attract RM5bil in FDIs

PETALING JAYA: The Malaysia Digital Economy Corp (MDEC) is at various stages of discussions to bring about an initial RM5bil of foreign direct investments (FDIs) as the country positions itself to be a data, analytics and artificial intelligence (AI) centre for the region.