By Sheeda Fathil KUALA SELANGOR, Oct 14 — Menteri Besar Selangor (Incorporated) or MBI is currently acquiring European Union (EU) certification for its large-scale fisheries projects via the Sabak Bernam Development Area Plan (Sabda). According to its chief operating officer Saipolyazan M...

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 10 — The government is looking at initiatives for food and beverage (F&B) business operators to venture into other industries, including production and manufacturing, according to Economy Minister Rafizi Ramli.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 18 — The Ministry of Plantation and Commodities (KPK) is drafting the National Biomass Action Plan 2022-2030 in line with the National Energy Transition Roadmap.

BRUSSELS, Sept 11 — The European Union is to provide €1 million (RM5.01 million) to Morocco to support relief efforts in areas affected by the recent earthquake, the European Commission announced on Monday, reported the German News Agency (dpa).

BEIJING, Sept 10 — China and Europe should 'unite and co-operate' against global uncertainties, Premier Li Qiang told the European Union chief on the sidelines of the annual G20 summit in New Delhi.

NEW DELHI, Sept 10 — Global leaders announced a multinational rail and ports deal linking the Middle East and South Asia on Saturday (September 9) on the sidelines of the G20 summit in New Delhi.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 10 — The first-ever National Palm Oil Conference 2023 (NPOC2023) organised by the Malaysian Palm Oil Association (MPOA) will outline the plantation sector’s priorities for the upcoming Budget 2024, as well as the industry’s future.

BRUSSELS, Aug 19 — The European Union said on Thursday (August 17) it had launched an investigation into whether biodiesel from Indonesia was circumventing EU duties by going through China and Britain.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 15 — Dewan Rakyat Speaker Tan Sri Johari Abdul led the delegation of Malaysian MPs to the French National Assembly and Senate, as well as the Inter-Parliamentary Meeting between the Parliament of Malaysia and the European Parliament organised by the latter from July 11 to July 13.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 29 — The European Commission (EC), Indonesia, and Malaysia have agreed to set up a joint task force to strengthen the cooperation on the implementation of the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), which will hold its first meeting in the first week of August 2023.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 29 — The European Union (EU) and Malaysia will continue discussions on establishing an ad-hoc task force to support the implementation of the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) in Malaysia.

SEOUL, June 12 — South Korea has called on the European Union (EU) to ensure its new acts on batteries, critical minerals, and net-zero goals are not discriminatory against foreign companies, as the two sides seek to enhance trade and industry ties, reported Yonhap quoting Seoul's industry ministry on Monday.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 11 — Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof recently led a highly successful mission to meet key European Union (EU) lawmakers to seek solutions regarding the bloc’s unjust deforestation law, called the European Union Deforestation-free Regulation (EUDR), which could dampen the palm oil industry.

LONDON, June 2 — Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof has hit out at the anti-palm oil lobby which blames the crop for the decline in orangutan populations, saying that hunting poses a far greater threat to biodiversity compared with oil palm plantations.

LONDON/TOKYO/WASHINGTON, June 2 — Sluggish global demand deepened the decline in manufacturing activity across Europe and the United States, and remained a major challenge for many of Asia's big exporters, business surveys for May showed on Thursday (June 1).

LONDON, June 1 — Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof said Malaysia is keen and will reconsider the trade deal with the European Union (EU) which was halted in 2012, provided it gives fair treatment for the country’s palm oil.

PUTRAJAYA, May 3 — As a sovereign country, Malaysia has the right to determine its own policies on infrastructure development without having to be dictated to by other parties, said Communications and Digital Minister Fahmi Fadzil.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 19 — Malaysia’s trade surplus widened in March 2023 to RM26.69 billion compared to March 2022, marking the 35th consecutive month of trade surplus since May 2020 and the highest trade surplus ever recorded for March.

GUANGZHOU/HONG KONG, April 8 — China's Xi Jinping has given French President Emmanuel Macron an unusually lavish welcome on a state visit, which some analysts see as a sign of Beijing's growing offensive to woo key allies within the European Union to counter the United States.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 27 — Stakeholders in the plantation and commodity sectors are urged to forge better ties and collaboration in terms of research and development (R&D) to increase yield quality and products, in line with international market standards.