South Korea’s top four conglomerates accounted for more than 40 percent of the country’s annual gross domestic product (GDP) in 2023, data showed Wednesday.
The combined sales of the four family-controlled groups — Samsung, SK, Hyundai Motor and LG…
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia is on track to capture a significant portion of the global digital market as the country’s digital economy is expected to contribute 25.5 per cent to the gross domestic product (GDP) by the end of 2025, said Digital Minister Go…
SHAH ALAM, Lembaga Urus Air Selangor (LUAS) took early preventive measures by deploying an oil boom in Sungai Gong to contain oil traces, after the discovery of oil residue and odour in the river at 9.50 am on Monday (Oct 7).
State Public Health and…
KUALA LUMPUR, The rise of financial technology (fintech) and artificial intelligence (AI) in today’s rapidly changing world presents both opportunities and challenges such as the use of AI in credit scoring that has raised concerns about algorithm bi…
North Korea has convened a key parliamentary meeting to revise the constitution, state media reported Wednesday, without disclosing details about whether it removed unification-related clauses or stipulated territorial boundaries in line with an orde…
LABUAN, The Asia International Exchange (AIX) marked a significant milestone today with the soft launch of its digital asset platform, positioning Labuan as a key financial technology (fintech) hub in the region.
AIX Investment Group Company Ltd chi…
KUALA LUMPUR, All eyes today are on Malaysia’s contestant, Putri Aminah Mohd Hanif, as the 64th International Quran Recitation and Memorisation Assembly (MTHQA) enters its final day for the memorisation category.
Putri Aminah, who hails from Kelanta…
The controversy over Myung Tae-kyun, a self-proclaimed “political consultant,” is deepening after he reportedly asked the presidential office to nominate former lawmaker Kim Young-sun ahead of a by-election in Changwon and Uichang, South Gyeongsang, …
KUALA LUMPUR, CIMB Securities Sdn Bhd believes that raising the windfall profit levy (WPL) threshold to around RM4,500 per tonne would benefit the plantation sector, ahead of Budget 2025 which will be presented on Oct 18.
In a note today, it highlig…
A month after the Filipino caregiver pilot program began, both the Seoul city government and the Ministry of Employment and Labor intervened to adjust it. Last week, they took their first step by eliminating the 10 p.m. curfew for the initial group o…