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Vietnam wants to have more cooperation projects with the US in order to deepen relations between the two countries and promoting ASEAN-US ties for peace, stability, cooperation and development in the region, a Vietnamese diplomat has said.

In DOING its share for the environment by reducing waste in landfills, Sunway Resort Hotel and Spa has embarked on a food waste composting project and managed to compost 15,000 litres of food waste from its kitchen.

LONDON: Breakthrough Energy Ventures, helmed by Bill Gates, is leading an investment round of US$20 million for C16 Biosciences, a New York-based startup, which is working on making sustainable alternatives for palm oil.

EVEN as Malaysia and Indonesia work towards combating misperceptions behind anti-palm oil products from grocery store shelves, anti-palm oil campaigns in Europe continue to gain momentum.

Palm oil tensions between the EU and Indonesia and Malaysia continue to be a point of contention in the group’s ties with Southeast Asian countries.

New Delhi: The commerce ministry's investigation arm DGTR has not recommend further extension of bilateral safeguard duty on imports of a particular variety of palm oil from Malaysia, according to a notification.

The threat to insects and other small creatures from rainforest clearance and the consequences for the environment in tropical regions are recognised. What has not been studied so far is whether, and how, the oil palm plantations are able to sustain the populations of tiny below-ground animals that work to keep the soil healthy. In a new study led by the University of Göttingen, scientists have discovered high levels of biological activity in regions above ground level that may serve as oases for soil organisms. They identified that the suspended soil in the gaps where the frond grows out of the palm trunk may in fact provide novel microhabitats where soil creatures can thrive. The research was published in Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment.

Malaysia and India will work on improving ties that soured under former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad and badly affected palm oil trade between the countries, officials from both nations said on Sunday.

Malaysia and India will work on improving ties that soured under former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad and badly affected palm oil trade between the countries, officials from both nations said on Sunday.

PPB Group Bhd’s financial year 2019 (FY19) core net profit (CNP) of RM1.05 billion came in within expectations at 95% and 100% of our and consensus estimates respectively.

Prime Minister Imran Khan recently admitted his government’s failure to keep the prices of flour and sugar in check. Soon after that, his tweet regarding the possible fall in vegetable prices made newspaper headlines.

India should reconsider its decision to advise its palm oil importers to shun Malaysian palm oil as the country’s political situation has changed.