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The Indian government has recently announced a major scheme aimed at converting used cooking oil (UCO) into biodiesel to power the rising number of vehicles on the country's roads.

Non-Cabinet Minister of Economic Reforms and Public Distribution Dr. Harsha de Silva yesterday suggested the battered palm oil industry to create a multi-stakeholder committee and have an open dialogue to iron out the issues.

The Seventh Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD 7) will be held in Yokohama. Saraya Co. hopes that this meeting will serve as a milestone for the harmonization of African nations.

Malaysia is in talks with at least six countries on the possibility of using palm oil to pay for arms, as South-east Asia's third-biggest economy seeks to replace old equipment to boost its defence capabilities.

India's Commerce Ministry has recommended an increase in the import duty on refined palm oil from Malaysia, in response to a demand by domestic refiners.

Negri Sembilan recorded RM2.68 billion in investments last year.

It's an issue between Indonesia, together with Malaysia, against the environmentally conscious European Union (EU) that had been percolating for some time because the bloc is stopping imports of palm oil for biofuel because its mass production causes mass deforestation.

The import duty on refined palm oil from Malaysia could soon be increased by 5 percentage points to 50%, as the government plans to remove the commodity from the Malaysia-India Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement, a senior government official said today.

China’s escalating trade war with the US as well as an upcoming autumn festival are stoking the Asian country’s appetite for a certain golden oil.

Palm oil may rise to 2,344 ringgit per tonne, as it has cleared a resistance at 2,286 ringgit per tonne.

Malaysia has struggled to update its defense equipment over the years and a cut in its defense budget this year all but derailed efforts to replace navy ships, some of which have been in service for 35 years or more.

Tokyo and Washington aim to sign their trade agreement at the next bilateral summit to be held on the sidelines of a U.N. General Assembly session in New York in late September.