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Corporate China ekes out earnings rebound on Asian exports, stimulus
Chinese corporate earnings have started to pick up, helped by growing exports to Southeast Asia and government efforts to spur consumer spending. Net profits at mainland-listed companies rose 1% on the year in the January-June half, reaching RMB...
Business : ASEAN-USTR Meeting Pivotal To Discuss New Areas Of Economic Cooperation
By Siti Noor Afera Abu KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 23 (Bernama) -- Tomorrow’s meeting between ASEAN Economic Ministers (AEM) and United States (US) Trade Representative (USTR), Jamieson Greer, is a pivotal opportunity for both sides to discuss new areas of...

Corporation for Public Broadcasting Makes Final Community Service Grant Payments
WASHINGTON—The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) has announced that it will distribute the remaining $7.1 million in obligated Community Service Grant (CSG) funds to eligible local public radio and television stations in the coming days....
Business : ASEAN-China Talks To Centre On Trade Resilience - AnalystÂ
By Karina Imran KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 23 (Bernama) -- China, one of ASEAN’s dialogue partners, is expected to highlight supply chain resilience, digital economy cooperation, green transition and trade facilitation at the ASEAN Economic Ministers...

Trade ties with China discussed
The Bahrain Chamber first vice-chairman Khalid Najibi met Zhou Chunlin, the economic and commercial counsellor of the Chinese Embassy, to discuss boosting trade and business ties. Mr Najibi highlighted the strong relationship between the two...
Business : ASEAN Must Boost Interdependence, Trade, Investments For Long-term Economic Survival
By Mikhail Raj Abdullah KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 23 (Bernama) -- Malaysia's role as the chair of ASEAN in promoting trade and investment in Southeast Asia, as well as deepening integration through greater interdependence, is crucial for its long-term...

Business : Unifi Business Launches Impak Biz To Strengthen Digitalisation Of MSMEs
KUCHING, Sept 23 (Bernama) -- Unifi Business has recently launched its IMPAK BIZ campaign to help empower the digitalisation of Malaysia’s micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), as well as marking a significant step in strengthening the...
Business : ASEAN To Revive Stagnant Intra-regional Trade, Says Tengku Zafrul
By Siti Noor Afera Abu KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 23 (Bernama) -- ASEAN will intensify efforts to deepen regional economic integration and revive intra-regional trade, which has remained stagnant at about 20 to 22 per cent amid an increasingly volatile...

Business leaders blast $100K visa fee, predict economic fallout
Former Trump economic advisor Stephen Moore joined 'Varney & Co.' to discuss record gold prices, President Donald Trump’s H-1B visa fee, golden visas, and why natural gas and nuclear power fuel America’s future. Business leaders and economists are...
Business : Japan Remains Crucial To ASEAN Balance – Analyst
By Siti Radziah Hamzah KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 23 (Bernama) -- Japan’s presence in Southeast Asia continues to play a pivotal role in balancing great-power competition as ASEAN countries diversify their markets, making it a reliable long-term financing...
Business : ASEAN Economic Ministers Meet To Review Priority Economic Deliverables, Boost Regional Integration
By Nurunnasihah Ahmad Rashid KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 23 (Bernama) – The 57th ASEAN Economic Ministers’ (AEM) meeting is set to review the Priority Economic Deliverables (PEDs) and deliberate on advancing regional integration as the region continues to...
Business : Korea-ASEAN Economic Partnership Must Evolve Beyond Traditional Frameworks - Experts
By Nurunnasihah Ahmad Rashid KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 23 (Bernama) -- Experts have called for the economic partnership between South Korea, which became a dialogue partner of ASEAN in 1991, to evolve beyond traditional frameworks in light of...
Business : Government To Tighten Controls On RON95 Subsidies
GEORGE TOWN, Sept 23 (Bernama) -- The government will introduce several control measures to ensure RON95 petrol subsidies are properly targeted and not misused. Finance Minister II Datuk Seri Amir Hamzah Azizan said the steps aim to verify that...
Business : Malaysia-India Ties Vibrant and Growing - High Commissioner
By Shakir Husain NEW DELHI, Sept 23 (Bernama) -- Malaysia-India relations remain vibrant and both countries are keen to grow their "forward-looking partnership" through multi-sector cooperation, Malaysian High Commissioner to India Datuk Muzafar...

Trade Union Congress Says Minimum Wage Is Not Enough

Business Insight – Foton Returns To T&T Roads Under New Dealership
A familiar name in commercial vehicles is making a comeback in Trinidad and Tobago. After nearly a decade, Chinese automotive brand Foton is back but this time, it’s under the banner of Lafast Motors. Sunil Lalla has the details in this week’s...

Business travel consortium says Gatwick expansion ‘too little too late’
The Focus Travel Partnership says the confirmation of expansion at Gatwick Airport is ‘too little too late’ for the business travel sector. The consortium welcomed news of a £2.2 billion second runway project being confirmed by transport secretary...

Business owners among top donors in Annapolis race
As Annapolis awaits the official results of last week’s Democratic mayoral primary, the Capital Gazette looked into each candidate’s major donors. Jared Littmann, a former alderman and hardware store owner, has a significant lead after the...

Shield Raises $5M Seed to Expand Crypto Payments for Global Trade
Shield’s Mission to Bridge Crypto and Real-World Trade Crypto neo-bank Shield announced on Monday that it has raised a $5 million seed round led by Giant Ventures, marking a significant step in its mission to make stablecoin-powered payments...