PHNOM PENH: Cambodian Foreign Minister Prak Sokhonn said on Monday (March 24) that the Lancang-Mekong Cooperation (LMC) mechanism embodied the spirit of equal partnership, collective leadership, mutual benefit and shared prosperity.
NEW YORK: Asian stocks rose Tuesday (March 25) after signs that President Donald Trump's trade sanctions will be narrower than feared helped propel US equities to one of its best sessions of the year.
KUALA LUMPUR: Censuria, a private equity firm, has entered into a strategic investment agreement with China-based CHL Group to establish an international corporate and financial ecosystem at the prestigious The Tun Razak Exchange 106 in Kuala Lumpur.
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GEORGE TOWN: Penang is seeking federal support to create its very own global financial hub, says the Chief Minister.
PETALING JAYA: Khazanah Nasional Bhd has made two strategic investments to drive greater growth and innovation in Malaysia’s Industrial Revolution 4.0 (IR4.0) technologies and capacity development, as well as to boost research and development (R&D) in artificial intelligence (AI) and semiconductors.
ABU DHABI, Dec. 11 (Xinhua) -- Saudi venture capital firm KBW Ventures said it sees "massive investment opportunities" in China, particularly in biotechnology and healthcare, as business ties between China and the Gulf Arab region strengthen.
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN: Brunei Darussalam continues to make significant strides in women's leadership and decision-making roles as highlighted in the country's recent Beijing Platform for Action (BPfA) progress report.
KUALA LUMPUR: Intra-ASEAN investment opportunities remain largely untapped and significant efforts are still needed to achieve regional regulatory alignment, said Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) governor Datuk Seri Abdul Rasheed Abdul Ghaffour.
LONDON (AP): It was supposed to cap a week of whirlwind diplomacy advancing the prospect of peace in Ukraine.
PUTRAJAYA: The Malaysian Indian Transformation Unit (Mitra), in collaboration with Bursa Malaysia Bhd, is organising the 2024/2025 Investment and Shares Carnival Programme to increase equity holdings among the Indian community through stock investment.
VIENTIANE: The Lao government and the United Nations Children's Fund (Unicef) on Friday (Feb 28) evaluated their ongoing collaboration to improve children's well-being in the country and set future plans.
ALVA Holdings Sdn Bhd, a provider of car window film and detailing services, is at the forefront of a transformative growth journey.
The investment landscape for artificial intelligence (AI) is undergoing a transformation, driven by recent developments such as DeepSeek. While some fear that this open-source AI model may disrupt the sector, leading to uncertainty in semiconductor investments, others see it as a long-term opportunity.
Here's a look at the news highlights from Asean countries in the Star-AseanPlus section for Saturday (Feb 8, 2025)
Norway’s US$1.4 trillion sovereign wealth fund calls on boards and companies to get serious about how they handle the threats and opportunities provided by the rapid advances in artificial intelligence (AI).
SINGAPORE: Singapore state investment firm Temasek's wholly owned unit True Light Capital said on Thursday it raised $3.3 billion in its flagship fund that invests in Greater China and has now closed it to new capital.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday passed a bill supported by Republican President-elect Donald Trump to essentially ban transgender girls and women from competing in school sports by withholding federal funds from schools that do not comply.
KOTA KINABALU: In an effort to empower youths and drive sustainable development in the Kiulu sub-district, its assemblyman Datuk Joniston Bangkuai has set up a fund to meet this initiative.