At Nigerian snack company ReelFruit’s Lagos warehouse a woman places handfuls of dried mangoes in bags and workers hammer open coconuts to scrape out the flesh. The company is expanding production and exports after a $3 million investment. ReelFruit is...
British trade minister Kemi Badenoch will hold her first face-to-face meeting with her Indian counterpart on Monday in New Delhi in an effort to spark life into talks over a free trade agreement (FTA) between the countries. The trip marks...
Shionogi & Co Ltd (4507.T) said on Tuesday the Japanese government agreed to purchase an additional 1 million doses of its oral treatment for COVID-19. Shionogi previously agreed to sell a million doses of the drug, a protease inhibitor known as ensitrelvir...
Indonesia will produce drugmaker Merck & Co’s vaccines for human papillomavirus (HPV), the chief of its state-owned pharmaceutical company Bio Farma said on Tuesday, in a bid to combat HPV-linked cervical cancer in the country. Cervical cancer is the fourth-most...
Australia’s central bank wants mobile wallet providers to offer least cost routing options for merchants by the end of 2024, under new regulatory powers set to be granted by the government. In a speech on the payments system, Reserve Bank...
Thailand’s economy is still on the recovery path and should grow 3.4% this year and 3.8% next year, supported by a rebound in its vital tourism sector, the finance minister said on Wednesday. Southeast Asia’s second-largest economy can weather global...
Japan’s exports rose 20% in November from a year earlier but imports outpaced shipments, resulting in a 16th straight month of trade deficits, Ministry of Finance (MOF) data showed on Thursday. The rise in exports matched a 19.8% gain expected...
Sabah and Sarawak are preparing tourism stakeholders for an upswing in the Muslim travel market. The two states in Malaysian Borneo are working with the Islamic Tourism Centre (ITC), an entity under the Ministry of Tourism, Arts, and Culture tasked...
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), in partnership with the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and UN Women, recently launched the ASEAN Regional Plan of Action on Women, Peace and Security (ASEAN RPA on WPS). The regional plan...
Kopi lovers, rejoice! The popular Indonesian franchise Kopi Lain Hati has finally opened its doors in Brunei. With their slogan, “Jatuh Ke Lain Hati”, the international brand is committed to delivering quality coffee made from authentic Indonesian beans. From Kopi...
