By Rozanna Latiff, Danial Azhar and Mei Mei Chu KUALA LUMPUR/BEIJING (Reuters) -China and Malaysia are in early talks for a project to process rare earths, with sovereign wealth fund Khazanah Nasional likely to partner with a Chinese state-owned firm to build a refinery in the Southeast Asian nation, people familiar with the matter said….
Hong Kong has widened its recognition of veterinary health certificates for cats and dogs imported from mainland China, expanding from only Shenzhen to all regions across the border. Hong Kong’s Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department revealed on Tuesday that it was now accepting animal health certificates issued by official veterinarians from all customs authorities on…
Celebrity sisters, a rapper and an actress are among the 34 Malaysians sailing with a seaborne mission seeking to break Israel’s blockade of Gaza and deliver urgent aid to the besieged Palestinian enclave. The Global Sumud Flotilla, which set sail in August, aims to spotlight conditions in a territory where more than 65,000 people have…
Visa-free travel abroad and free toll roads at home are expected to fuel a surge in travel by Chinese citizens during an extra-long holiday starting this week, in what analysts call a boon for the service economy. Total trips outside mainland China are forecast to reach between 8 million and 8.4 million – more than…
Hong Kong’s exports rose by 14.5 per cent in August year on year amid a Sino-US trade truce and a surprise rebound in shipments to America and Europe, alongside continued solid demand in Asia, which helped offset wider economic uncertainties. But industry leaders and economists warned on Thursday the strong performance was heavily inflated by…
Hong Kong’s box office record-breaker The Last Dance will represent the city in the race for best international feature film at the Oscars next March. The Federation of Motion Film Producers of Hong Kong said on Thursday the selection was made according to the criteria set by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences….
Three in five multinational companies expect costs to rise due to ongoing geopolitical uncertainties, which is spurring their adoption of artificial intelligence and smart manufacturing to offset financial pressure, according to a Standard Chartered survey on Wednesday. About 62 per cent of top executives surveyed predicted cost increases of 5 to 14 per cent in…
China could build an artificial island at the fiercely contested Scarborough Shoal to shore up control of the surrounding waters if its newly established nature reserve fails to stem challenges by the Philippines, a prominent Chinese scholar on the dispute has said. But a final decision would boil down to control, cost and confrontation, according…
Prabowo had earlier decided to cancel the trip because of widespread protests at home. But he showed up for the parade in a grey suit on the morning of September 3, taking a seat at the rostrum beside Russian leader Vladimir Putin, who was to the right of Chinese President Xi Jinping. Sources said the…
The National Immigration Administration (NIA) said on Thursday that foreign nationals made 15.89 million visa-free entries from January to August. The NIA did not give a total for the number of entries during the period but did say that visa-free entries made up roughly two-thirds of international arrivals, suggesting the total was more than 25…