Life Sciences
Foreign direct investment into Malaysia increased 350% in past three quarters
Malaysia’s foreign direct investments (FDI) volume increased to 49 billion ringgit ($11.72 billion) for the first nine months of this year compared with the...
Thai pharma company partners with Cuban firm
In the first move of its kind, a Thai biopharmaceutical company on April 29 signed a technology transfer pact with Cuba's Center of Molecular...
Malaysia, China set trade target of $160b by 2017
Malaysia and China have set a bilateral trade target of $160 billion by 2017, as agreed between Malaysia's Prime Minister Najib Razak and China's...
$1b investment in Malaysia’s biotech sector
Malaysian Biotechnology Corp, a government agency focused on promoting investment in Malaysia's biotech sector, said on July 31 it expects to record or surpass...
Intellectual property mixed within our meals
How many times have you sat down for dinner and thought about intellectual property (IP) rights? Never, probably. But the food you eat contains...
Asia’s food security in the spotlight
Food security is becoming a pressing issue in the Asia-Pacific region, global agribusiness company Syngenta said at the World Economic Forum in Bangkok. Syngenta...
Tanjung Manis Halal Hub on course to become world’s leading halal SEZ
With 77,000 hectares of fertile agricultural land at its disposal, the Tanjung Manis Halal Hub is set to become one of the world’s most...
BioTech convention in Washington DC draws Malaysian delegation
Washington Dc was the site of this year’s Bio International Convention 2011 (BIO DC 2011), and the Malaysian delegation that attended saw great success...
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Thailand, Singapore most vulnerable to potential US recession
Southeast Asia could be seriously affected in case the US falls into recession, but some countries would be more badly hit than others, economists...