Archived News
12-03-2019
May Strikes New Brexit Deal With the EU, Asks Parliament to Back It
Theresa May struck a deal to revise the terms of the U.K.’s divorce from the European Union but it’s unclear whether she’s done enough to win Parliament’s support.
12-03-2019
Trade numbers show promising start to CPTPP
January trade statistics show that the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) is already delivering benefits to New Zealand, Trade and Export Growth Minister David Parker said today.
12-03-2019
Palm oil to test support at 2,094 ringgit
Palm oil is expected to test a support at 2,094 ringgit per tonne, as indicated by its wave pattern and retracement analysis.
12-03-2019
Countering the West's hypocrisy over Palm oil
HE biggest victims of the palm oil crisis are mostly the rural people — the government linked companies and agencies appear not to be doing enough to find a solution to the crisis
12-03-2019
USDA confirms new soybean sales to China, but futures decline
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) on Monday confirmed a large amount of soybean sales to China
12-03-2019
Malaysia's February palm oil inventory rises unexpectedly
Malaysia's palm oil inventory unexpectedly rebounded in February, rising 1.3% from a month earlier as exports fell faster than output, clouding prospects of a potential uptick in prices amid feeble demand and supply glut
12-03-2019
Chester in Palm Oil City move to save orangutan homes
Chester has been named a Sustainable Palm Oil City following a campaign led by its zoo.
12-03-2019
EU market may revive PH’s ‘dying’ copra industry – DA
The Department of Agriculture (DA) sees hope of reviving the country’s copra industry
12-03-2019
Kian Ming: RCEP trade liberalisation still being deliberated
Deputy International Trade and Industry Minister Dr Ong Kian Ming said here today the level of trade liberalisation under the proposed Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) is still being extensively deliberated among participating countries.
12-03-2019
Asean, Japan sign protocol revising regional free trade
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations and Japan signed the first protocol to amend the Asean-Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership agreement
12-03-2019
Indonesia plans to fuel all diesel power plants with CPO within two years
Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Ignasius Jonan says the government is giving state-owned electricity company PLN two years to fuel all diesel power plants in the country with biodiesel made from crude palm oil (CPO).
12-03-2019
The Week Ahead: Brexit and new Trump-Xi date in focus as parliament reconvenes
The world is waiting for confirmation of a new Trump-Xi date, one that is hoped to result in a deal to end the year-long US-China trade war. Last Friday, news got out that the March 27 date for a summit between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping at Mar-a-Lago in Florida was off.