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China takes to ‘Polar Silk Road’, bypassing Red Sea to halve shipping times as global trade faces disruptions
BEIJING, Aug 16 — A Chinese container vessel has set sail for Europe through the Arctic, part of a new weekly service on a route that cuts shipment times in […]
Opel job cuts leave German car town fearing China’s growing auto power
RUESSELSHEIM (Germany), Aug 16 — As Germany’s Opel slashes its engineering ranks and partners with China’s Leapmotor, anxiety is running high in Ruesselsheim, the city it has long dominated. Struggling […]
Hainan’s free trade push opens new money-making opportunities for Malaysia, Asean
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 16 — Hainan is emerging as a key gateway between China and the global economy as it accelerates the development of its Free Trade Port (FTP), with […]
Markets shrug off climate risks as Europe’s heatwaves pile up economic costs
PARIS, Aug 16 — The heatwaves pummelling Europe this summer will have costly impacts on industries ranging from agriculture to tourism—but that hasn’t stopped stock markets from hitting all-time highs. For […]
Stripe and Advent in talks to buy PayPal in ‘coming weeks’
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug 15 — After rejecting a previous offer, payments giant PayPal is considering a new deal to sell itself to a group of investors that includes private financial […]
Ringgit firms as stronger-than-expected 2Q GDP supports local currency
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 14 — The ringgit firmed against the US dollar on Friday as Malaysia’s stronger-than-expected Gross Domestic Product growth for the second quarter of the year […]
Bursa Malaysia ends lower despite stronger-than-expected 6pc GDP growth
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 14 — Bursa Malaysia closed lower on Friday, even as utilities, healthcare, and financial services sectors saw increased buying interest following the release of Malaysia’s second-quarter (2Q) […]
Intuitive’s RM2b Penang facility to boost medtech manufacturing, create 1,200 jobs
GEORGE TOWN, Aug 14 — Global medtech company Intuitive will invest about RM2 billion over five years in its first facility in Penang. Its executive vice-president and chief manufacturing […]
BNM reports private sector credit growth accelerates to 6.4pc, SME financing hits RM444b
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 14 — Credit to Malaysia’s private non financial sector grew 6.4 per cent in the second quarter of 2026, up from 5.6 per cent in the first […]
Bank Negara governor: AI boom drives 57pc surge in Malaysia’s E&E exports in Q2
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 14 — Malaysia’s electrical and electronics (E&E) exports surged 57.1 per cent year-on-year in the second quarter of 2026, up from 23 per cent in […]