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China's Leading Wine Producing Region to Host International Wine Expo in August

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Feast of Eyes and Palate: Culinary Titans Lam Chan Kuok and Li Xiaolin Together Unveil the Master Chef Extravaganza

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Studio City home to UNESCO architecture and design award’s most beautiful hotels in the world

Ericsson, along with its Nordic rival Nokia and China’s Huawei, dominates the market for 5G mobile network communications equipment, and the Vonage acquisition was aimed at diversifying into a growth market. — Reuters pic

Ericsson posts US$1b quarterly loss on Vonage write down

Chief statistician Datuk Seri Mohd Uzir Mahidin said the growth momentum was also reflected in the country’s manufactured goods export performance, which expanded by 13.5 per cent in the month under review (April 2024: 11.9 per cent). — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin

Malaysia’s industrial production index grows 2.4pc in May; manufacturing sales value surges 5.5pc to RM154.9b, Stats Dept reports

The programme to privatise a major portion of India’s lumbering US$600 billion (RM2.8 trillion) state sector announced in 2021, had slowed ahead of the general election in April-May and now faces more resistance after Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi lost his majority in parliament and had to rely on coalition allies to return to office. — Reuters pic

India’s Modi departs from privatisation plans, will overhaul state-run firms, sources say

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Beyond the VF 8: Decoding VinFast's European Electric Vehicle Strategy

A cargo ship loaded with containers berths at a port in Lianyungang, in eastern China’s Jiangsu province on July 12, 2024. — AFP pic

China’s exports top forecasts, but falling imports point to more stimulus

Tokyo’s top currency diplomat, Masato Kanda, said today authorities will take action as needed in the foreign exchange market but declined to comment on whether authorities had intervened. — Reuters pic

Yen keeps markets on edge as intervention risks swirl

An undated file photograph shows Malaysian ringgit notes atop US currency. — Reuters pic

Ringgit climbs to six-month high versus greenback, now region’s top performer

Course directors and consultant urologists from Hospital Picaso Dato’Dr Loh Chit Sin, Dr Fam Xeng Inn (beside Dato Dr Loh) and Dr Badrulhisham Bahadzor (front row, far right) pose with guests speakers from the “Art of Urological Minimally Invasive Surgery” conference. — Picture courtesy of Hospital Picaso

Hospital Picaso hosts three-day conference on minimally invasive urological surgery

Astro Malaysia shares plunged to a new record low. — Reuters pic

Astro Malaysia shares fall to record low after RM734m tax blow

This 2023 file photograph shows Johor-bound vehicles on the Causeway. — TODAY pic

Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone will fuel infra boom, investment bank says

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CDNetworks Aims to Fuel East Asian Businesses' Global Expansion with Strategic Emerging Market Presences

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"Sulfuric Fire Fishing" Tours Await Sustainability-Minded Visitors in Jinshan June-Sept

An employee works on an adult diaper production line at a factory of Daio Paper Corporation's subsidiary Elleair in Fujinomiya, Shizuoka prefecture, Japan June 18, 2024. — Reuters pic

Japan's diaper makers look to adult market for revenue as births fall