Fresh fruit bunch (FFB) production for IOI Corp Bhd would likely miss its original financial year 2025 (FY25) target of 5% growth year-on-year (y-o-y), despite an anticipated strong pick-up in the next few months.
ADDIS ABABA, March 28 (Xinhua) -- Ethiopia has substituted 2.7 billion U.S. dollars worth of imported products with locally produced commodities during the first eight months of the current fiscal year, which began on July 8, 2024, the state-run Ethiopian News Agency reported on Friday.
Here's a look at the news highlights from Asean countries in the Star-AseanPlus section for Friday (March 28, 2025)
LONDON, Jan. 30 (Xinhua) -- Britain's vehicle production fell by 11.8 percent in 2024, totaling 905,233 units, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) on Thursday.
MINSK, Jan. 16 (Xinhua) -- Belarus ramped up the volume of its industrial production by 5.4 percent to 202.4 billion rubles in 2024, the country's statistical committee said on Thursday.
SAN JOSE, California (Reuters) -Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang took the stage at the company's annual software developer conference on Tuesday, calling it "the Super Bowl of AI" and defending the chip designer's lead in artificial intelligence.
KUALA LUMPUR: The government is maintaining its allocation of RM53.46mil this year for subsidised agricultural inputs under the Hill Paddy Fertiliser and Pesticides Scheme (SBRPB) in Sabah and Sarawak, in line with previous initiatives.
PARIS, Nov. 29 (Xinhua) -- Global wine production is expected to hit a new low in 2024 due to climatic challenges, the International Organization of Vine and Wine (OIV) announced on Friday.
TAIPEI/SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co is in discussions with Nvidia Corp to produce its Blackwell artificial intelligence chips at the contract manufacturer's new plant in Arizona, three sources familiar with the matter said.
ADDIS ABABA, March 14 (Xinhua) -- Ethiopia has earned 1.226 billion U.S. dollars in revenue from coffee exports over the past eight months, the Ethiopian Coffee and Tea Authority (ECTA) said on Friday.
Hibiscus Petroleum Bhd recorded a net profit of RM83.26mil in its second quarter ended Dec 31, 2024 (2Q25), down from the RM102.34mil reported in its previous corresponding quarter.
KUALA LUMPUR: MSM Malaysia Holdings Bhd reported a significant turnaround in profitability in the fourth quarter of its financial year, underpinned by lower production costs.
ROME, Aug. 28 (Xinhua) -- Industrial production in Italy declined more than 3 percent in the first six months of this year (H1) compared to the same period in 2023, though the key indicator was marginally improved compared to month prior.
LEIXLIP, Ireland (Reuters) -Chipmaker Intel said on Friday it had begun high-volume production using extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography machines at its $18.5 billion plant in Ireland, calling it a "landmark" moment as it seeks to regain ground on its rivals.
KYIV (Reuters) - Ukraine can produce four million drones annually and is quickly ramping up its production of other weapons, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said in comments authorised for publication on Wednesday.
MOSCOW, Sept. 25 (Xinhua) -- Russia's largest carmaker AvtoVAZ, the automaker that produces Lada cars, started mass production of electric cars at the plant in Izhevsk on Wednesday, Russian newspaper Rossiyskaya Gazeta reported.
KUALA LUMPUR: Ta Ann Holdings Bhd’s palm oil production is trending upwards as it enters the second half of the year with fresh fruit bunches (FFB) production cycle at its peak.
KUCHING: Sarawak is requesting the Federal Government for more offshore areas, especially off western Sarawak, to be made available for gas exploration, says Tan Sri Abang Johari Openg.
SINGAPORE: Oil edged up on Monday as upbeat manufacturing data from China, the world's biggest crude importer, led to renewed optimism for fuel demand, although uncertainty about a Ukraine peace deal and global economic growth from potential U.S. tariffs loomed.
LUSAKA, July 24 (Xinhua) -- First Quantum Minerals Ltd., a Canada-based global copper company, has declared commercial production at its nickel mining project in northwestern Zambia.