food production
Philippines becomes first country globally to approve genetically modified rice
The Philippines became the first country in the world to approve the commercial production of genetically modified...
Singapore gets first Asian fake-egg factory
Eat Just produces an egg-like substance made from mung beans
California-based agrotech company Eat Just Inc. has said...
Philippines ‘must improve food production standards’
With increasing demand, both global and regional, for agricultural products, safety in food production is one of the most urgent issues that the Philippines...
Singapore aims to become self-sustainable in food production
The Singapore government has added another $10 million into a fund to help Singapore become self-sustainable in food production, the Minister for National Development,...
Food security: My food, your food, our food
For the past few years, the global debate has intensified around food security. It’s become part of the international policy arena with the term...
Myanmar rice exports could double by 2020
A sector that employs over 70 per cent of the workforce and contributes 43 per cent to GDP, agriculture in Myanmar has become rightly...
Qatar set to invest in Sarawak halal hub
Qatar has reiterated its interest to invest in Sarawak's halal hub at Tanjung Manis, with the production of halal gelatine, pharmaceuticals and food production...
Japan set to step up Myanmar investment
Japan is likely to take the top spot as leading foreign investor in Myanmar, it turned out at a meeting of delegates of 50...
World Bank warns of high food prices
The World Bank in its latest "Food Price Watch" report released on November 29 said that a "new norm" of costlier food was setting...
Thai agriculture to take 16% GDP share
Thailand’s agribusiness firms have vowed to raise the sectors contribution to GDP from 10 per cent to 16 per cent by 2016. This gathering...
Food security in focus at ASEM Summit
The two-day 9th Asia-Europe (ASEM) Summit held at the National Convention Centre in Vientiane, Laos on November 5 and 6 saw heads of state...
7 Thai food centers to open in AEC prep
CP Retailing and Marketing Co Ltd, a subsidiary of CP All plc and a part of the large food-producing titan Charoen Pokphand (CP) Group,...
Sarawak eyes $3b foreign investment
Malaysia's biggest state, Sarawak, is targeting foreign direct investments of $3 billion, Chief Minister Pehin Sri Haji Abdul Taib bin Mahmud told Dubai-based Gulf...
Qatar, Bahrain forge closer ties to ASEAN
The two wealthy Gulf states of Qatar and Bahrain are intensifying their economic relations to ASEAN states. While Bahrain is marketing itself as a...
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...
Sarawak has everything investors need, says commerce chairman
Middle East investors need not look farther than Sarawak for their investment requirements, with Malaysia’s largest state offering plenty of natural resources, an ideal...
Saudi Turkey Joint Venture agreement
Saudi Arabia and Turkey are set to announce a joint partnership to increase food production exports in Turkey to be sent to the kingdom. ...
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Singapore orders shutdown of cryptocurrency ATMs
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), after it issued new guidelines for marketing and advertising of cryptocurrency services in the city state on January...
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Indonesia’s new capital got a name: Nusantara
Indonesia’s parliament on January 18 finally passed a bill to relocate the nation’s capital from Jakarta to an area in East Kalimantan province on...