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KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 10 (Bernama) -- Kunming is rapidly cementing its position as China’s premier destination for inbound consumption, drawing a surge of visitors primarily from Southeast Asia and increasingly from South Asia, according to the Kunming Bureau of Commerce.
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By Siti Radziah Hamzah
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 23 (Bernama) -- ASEAN is all set to roll out its priority economic deliverables (PEDs) under Malaysia’s chairmanship, with the 57th ASEAN Economic Ministers’ (AEM) meeting this week pushing trade upgrades, drawing up a US$2 trillion digital economy framework and forging new regional pacts on competition, energy and technology.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 12 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s July 2025 wholesale and retail trade registered total sales of RM156.4 billion, a five per cent growth year-on-year (y-o-y), according to the Statistics Department Malaysia (DOSM).
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KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 8 (Bernama) -- Payments Network Malaysia Sdn Bhd (PayNet) is exploring the development of a federated artificial intelligence (AI) model, tentatively called FinancialGPT, to enhance fraud detection and strengthen security in digital payments.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 29 (Bernama) -- Singapore-based Trident Digital Tech Holdings Ltd (Trident) took centre stage at the Africa Singapore Business Forum 2025, earning praise from Singapore’s Minister for Sustainability and the Environment, Grace Fu, for its pioneering role in bridging Africa’s digital divide.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 5 (Bernama) -- Malaysia's financial sector must remain a cornerstone of transformation as Malaysia enters the next chapter of the country's development agenda under the 13th Malaysia Plan (13MP), said Finance Minister II Datuk Seri Amir Hamzah Azizan today.
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KUALA LUMPUR, July 28 (Bernama) -- Paydibs, a homegrown digital payments provider, has been officially onboarded as a direct third-party acquirer for the financial process exchange (FPX) by Payments Network Malaysia Sdn Bhd (PayNet), making it one of only 10 non-bank acquirers directly connected to PayNet’s FPX infrastructure.
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KUALA LUMPUR, July 14 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s wholesale and retail trade registered a total sales of RM154.3 billion in May 2025, reflecting a 4.4 per cent growth year-on-year (y-o-y), according to the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).
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KUALA LUMPUR, July 2 (Bernama) -- India is keen to deepen its already robust business linkages with Malaysia in the fast-growing semiconductor industry and digital economy.
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KUALA LUMPUR, June 6 (Bernama) -- Bank Muamalat Malaysia Bhd has launched ATLAS by Bank Muamalat, Malaysia’s first Islamic digital-only bank, designed around faith and lifestyle alignment.
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From Nor Baizura Basri
SAN FRANCISCO, June 4 (Bernama) -- US-based cloud company Snowflake said it could play an important part in the ASEAN Digital Economy Framework Agreement (DEFA) as the bloc’s member countries aim to conclude the negotiations by the end of this year.
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KUALA LUMPUR, May 22 (Bernama) -- As ASEAN pushes forward in its digital transformation journey, addressing persistent issues such as hidden fees, lack of recourse and data privacy is essential to ensure no enterprise is left behind.