UAE’s Almal Real Estate Enters Southeast Asia With Luxury Project In Bali 

KUALA LUMPUR, May 16 (Bernama) -- Almal Real Estate Development, the United Arab Emirates (UAE)-based developer, has announced its entry into Southeast Asia with the launch of its first international project, 'The One by Almal', in Bali, Indonesia.

ASEAN Seeks To Expand Membership In RCEP, CPTPP To Boost Regional Economic Integration

KUALA LUMPUR, May 15 (Bernama) -- ASEAN is seeking to expand membership in two key trade agreements – the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) and Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) – as part of efforts to strengthen regional economic integration.

Yili Accelerates Regional Presence In Asia Amid Rising Demand

From Kisho Kumari Sucedaram

INNER MONGOLIA, May 14 (Bernama) -- Chinese dairy giant Yili Group is accelerating its regional presence in Asia, backed by strong financial results for the financial year 2024 (FY2024) and growing demand for dairy products across key Southeast Asian markets.

Tengku Zafrul In South Korea For APEC Trade Ministers Meeting, Reinforce Multilateral Trading Platform

From Muhammad Muzammil Abdullah

JEJU (South Korea), May 14 (Bernama) -- Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry (MITI), Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Aziz is leading Malaysia’s delegation to Jeju, South Korea as trade ministers from the 21 member economies of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) are gathered for the 31st meeting.

Malaysia, Russia To Explore Ways To Beef Up Trade, Investment And Enable Seamless Transactions

From Sharifah Hunaini Syed Ismail

MOSCOW, May 13 (Bernama) -- Malaysia and Russia will explore ways to beef up trade and investment linkages while enabling seamless transactions between them to strengthen economic ties and cooperation during Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s visit to Russia, Malaysia’s Ambassador to Russia, Datuk Cheong Loon Lai, said Monday.

Cake Digital Bank Achieves Highest-level iBeta Facial Biometric Certification

KUALA LUMPUR, May 13 (Bernama) -- Cake Digital Bank has made history as the first digital-only bank in Southeast Asia to secure ISO/IEC 30107-3 Level 2 certification from iBeta for its facial biometric solution, Cake Face Authen.

EU-Malaysia FTA To Anchor Deeper Strategic Ties Amid Global Volatility - Envoy

KUALA LUMPUR, May 9 (Bernama) -- The European Union (EU) is positioning the Malaysia-EU Free Trade Agreement (FTA) as a central pillar in its broader strategy to deepen economic and geopolitical partnerships in ASEAN countries.

AM Best Affirms Vietnam National Reinsurance Corporation Credit Ratings 

KUALA LUMPUR, May 9 (Bernama) -- AM Best has affirmed the financial strength rating of B++ (Good), the long-term issuer credit rating of “bbb+” (Good), and the Vietnam National Scale Rating (NSR) of aaa.VN (Exceptional) of Vietnam National Reinsurance Corporation (VINARE), with a stable outlook.

Empty Skies On Radar As Global Airlines Reroute, Cancel Flights Amid Pakistan Airspace Closure

Malaysia’s IPI Rises 3.2 Pct In March 2025

KUALA LUMPUR, May 8 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s Industrial Production Index (IPI) rose 3.2 per cent year-on-year (y-o-y) in March 2025, according to the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).

Japan To Lead High-Powered Delegation To Malaysia Next Week To Deepen Green Energy Cooperation

KUALA LUMPUR, May 2 (Bernama) -- Japan will lead a high-powered delegation to Malaysia next week to discuss deepening cooperation in the Asia Zero Emission Community (AZEC) to achieve decarbonisation, economic growth and energy security.

ASEAN To Look Into Nuclear Energy Potential As Clean, Stable Energy Source

KUALA LUMPUR, May 1 (Bernama) -- ASEAN countries are examining the prospects of nuclear energy as a clean and stable source of electricity, with the potential to replace fossil fuel-based generation sources and support the regional energy transition agenda.