THE move by the Malaysian Government to phase out the use of incandescent lights or "round bulbs" is seen as a positive move by many, not only for its environmental significance but also the business benefits for manufacturers of light ...
Tags: LED industry
Malaysia-based Muda Packaging will acquire 2 million ordinary shares of MYR1 each in KF Paper Products (Melaka) from Hong Hwai Holdings and three individuals for MYR6.75m. According to the company, the acquisition is subject to approval ...
Tags: Packaging, Paper Products, Muda Packaging
The Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) plans to commit US$ 5 billion investment in the Pengerang Integrated Petroleum Complex located in the southern state of Johor in Malaysia. On his visit to Malaysia, the vice-chairman of QIA’s ...
Tags: Qatar, QIA, Malaysian Petrochemical Complex
Lantronix has signed a distribution agreement with Arrow Electronics throughout the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region. Arrow has been a distributor of the supplier's M2M communications products in North America for more than fifteen years. ...
The export of local ceramic tableware, now hit hard by the eurozone crisis, is likely to experience a boom from May 2013, as the proposed European Commission's (EC) anti-dumping duties on Chinese products will be implemented from that ...
Tags: Light Industry, Daily Use, Ceramic Tableware, Ceramic, Tableware
Google today announced it would again host its Pwnium hacking contest at a March security conference, but boosted the maximum amount it will pay to $3.14 million and changed the target to its browser-based operating system, Chrome OS. ...
Tags: Google, Pwnium hacking contest, operating system, Chrome OS
Furniture importers that have held off increasing prices in recent years may be forced to raise them in 2013 because of various factors, especially rising labor costs in Asia. Governments in Malaysia, Indonesia and Vietnam - all major ...
IT spending growth in the Asia-Pacific region is expected to slow as countries including China and India grapple with emerging economic issues as a result of the world economic crisis, according to research firm Forrester. Spending by ...
Tags: IT spending, Asia-Pacific region, Forrester
London based underwriter Aviva has selected Khor Seng as the new CEO of Aviva Asia, effective from 8 March 2013, to expand its businesses in the region. Seng, who joins the British insurer from AIA, will be based in Singapore and report ...
Shanghai Baoye Construction Group Corp., a subsidiary of Chinese state-owned enterprise China Metallurgical Group Corporation (MCC) supplied steel structures to the Brazilian mining giant Vale’s iron ore dock project in Malaysia. ...
Dutch financial conglomerate ING has agreed to dispose of its 26% stake in Indian joint venture (JV), ING Vysya Life Insurance Company, to its partner Exide Industries, for an undisclosed sum. As part of a previously disclosed divestment ...
Beijing-headquartered Chinese state-owned enterprise China Metallurgical Group Corporation (MCC) has announced that on January 21 its subsidiaryShanghai Baoye Construction Group Corp. delivered steel structures to Brazilian miner ...
Tags: steel structures, Metallurgical Group, iron ore dock project
Effective February 1, 2013, Petrus Ng will be appointed as the new Managing Director of BASF Vietnam Co Ltd. He succeeds Jirawat Thongbai, who will take over the position of Director, Care Chemicals, at BASF in Thailand. Ng started his ...
Tags: Petrus Ng, Managing Director, BASF Vietnam
Malaysia rebar mills announced that they have increased domestic rebar offers this week due to tighter supply. According to the market dealer, the rebar with diameters of 16mm or more now are offered at US$697~US$704/ton, surging ...
Tags: Malaysia, rebar mills, prices
The United States Government has put forward a proposal that allows procurement of scarce yarn, textiles and apparels from countries that are not signatories to the planned Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade agreement. Addressing the ...
Tags: US, Scarce Textiles, TPP-Bloc