VETERAN SINGER A HALIM DIES

KUALA LUMPUR, Veteran singer Datuk Abdul Halim Mohammad Diah, better known as A Halim, passed away at Penawar Hospital in Pasir Gudang, Johor, today. He was 76.

Malaysian Artistes Association (Seniman) president Rozaidi Jamil confirmed the news when …

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(LEAD) SK Biopharmaceuticals shifts to black in Q1

SK Biopharmaceuticals Co., a biopharmaceutical affiliate of SK Group, said Thursday it shifted to the black in the first quarter from a year earlier, driven by the robust performance of its signature medication.

Net profit came to 9.7 billion won (US…

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S. Korea ships 1st batch of ‘samgyetang’ to EU

South Korea’s agricultural ministry said Thursday the country has shipped the first batch of packaged traditional chicken soup, or “samgyetang,” to the European Union, amid the growing popularity of Korean food around the globe.

The 8.4-ton volume of…

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