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An Indian delegation is scheduled to visit Indonesia this week to negotiate trade between the two nations for these two commodities

The government does not intend to reduce the price of the one kilogramme pack subsidised cooking oil at RM2.50 at the moment even though the price of palm oil has fallen, says Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail.

Under the EU’s new renewable energy rules, the European Commission has to define criteria that are meant to curb the use of the most climate-damaging biofuels

The following factors are likely to influence Malaysian palm oil futures and other vegetable oil markets on Monday Nov 19.

CHRISTMAS for the United Kingdom’s supermarket chain Iceland is being welcomed with a major campaign discriminating against palm oil

Tirupur: Knitwear industrialists have urged the central government to enter into a free trade agreement (FTA) with Russia, saying the former Soviet Union had given green signal to enter into such a treaty with Bangladesh that would allow for duty-free import of readymade garments.

Malaysia punched above its weight at last week’s Asean Summit, where key decisions on the RCEP trade deal were postponed because many issues were unresolved.

Mentioning that BIMSTEC will not be much visible to the people of the member countries unless a free trade agreement (FTA)) is implemented, Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed has urged the bloc to find ways to increase the intra-region trade.

IN May, the US and China had agreed on a ceasefire in their trade dispute which instead has ballooned to US$250bil tariffs on Chinese imports.

SYDNEY: Australia's trade minister said translation issues were behind the delay of a billion-dollar free trade agreement with Indonesia, downplaying a friction between the countries over Australia's possible Jerusalem embassy.

TOKYO: Japan's exports rebounded in the year to October, reversing from the prior month's surprise drop as U.S.-bound shipments grew, although slowing global demand and the intensifying U.S.-China trade war could cloud the outlook for export-reliant Japan

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo met with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, on Saturday.