Jollibee to build its 1st commissary in China China Daily | MANILA - Philippine fastfood giant Jollibee Foods Corp. plans to build its first commissary in China this year. | The company told the Philippine Stock Exchange on Wednesday that its wholly-owned subsidiary Jollibee Worldwide Pte. Ltd., signed an agreement with Singapore-firm Hua Xia Harvest Holdi...
Domestic firms urged to explore ASEAN ventures China Daily | BEIJING - Chinese companies should look for more cooperation opportunities with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to realize the full advantages of the free trade agreement between the two, government officials said on Monday. | "The government will actively encourage companies pl...
Domestic firms urged to explore ASEAN ventures China Daily | BEIJING - Chinese companies should look for more cooperation opportunities with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to realize the full advantages of the free trade agreement between the two, government officials said on Monday. | "T...
ASEAN becomes China's 4th largest trade partner China Daily | The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has now become China's fourth-largest trade partner since the official launch of the China-ASEAN Free Trade Area on January 1, china.com.cn reported Monday, citing Vice-Minister of Commerce Gao Huc...
RP eyes participation in free trade deal Inquirer | SEEKING TO further open its doors to more international trade, the Philippines has expressed interest in joining the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), a multilateral free trade deal that involves several economies, including the country's biggest tr...
UEM sets ambitious target of RM30bil revenue by 2015 The Star | KUALA LUMPUR: UEM Group Bhd is targeting to achieve RM30bil in revenue and RM3bil in net profit within the next five years by growing its four core businesses. | "It is a stretched target but it is good to aim high; you aim for the sky and you fall...
The world's richest royals CBC | Queen Elizabeth's annual stipend of $12 million was frozen in the budget doled out by the newly elected British Parliament. (Dave Caulkin/Associated Press)The world’s wealthiest monarchs have been making a lot of news lately. Queen Elizabeth II m...
Trade talks between Singapore and EU well on track m&c | Singapore - Trade negotiations between Singapore and the European Union are on track with an agreement expected by next year, an EU official said Tuesday. | The talks begin in March 'are going pretty well,' said the chief of the EU delegation to Si...
Fortis Healthcare in $2.3 Billion Parkway Bid The New York Times | Fortis Healthcare, a chain of hospitals based in New Delhi, on Thursday offered about 3.2 billion Singapore dollars, or $2.3 billion, for the three-quarters of the Asian hospital operator Parkway Holdings that it does not already own. | The general...
Peso appreciates as appetite for US dollar dips Inquirer | MANILA, Philippines -- The peso strengthened further Thursday against the US dollar, benefiting from the generally anemic appetite of investors for the greenback. | The local currency closed at 45.73 to $1, up 17 centavos from the previous day's 45.9. | Intraday high hit 45.71, while intraday low stood at 45.95. Volume of trade inched up a bit to...
World population to reach 9.4 billion by 2050, India to clock 1.7 billion The Times Of India WASHINGTON: World's population is expected to reach 8 billion mark by 2025 and would further increase up to 9.4 billion in 40 years from now but India will creep up to 1.7 billion by 2050, US experts have said. | The current population of the world is 6.8 billion, while India has a staggering graph of 1.2 billion, a place behind China with 1.3 bill...
