Author: Hithaishi CB

Signs over 30 bilateral cooperation deals spanning AI, infrastructure and Agriculture; China-Malaysia trade reached $212 billion in 2024 As the second-largest trading partner of China and the largest source of imports within ASEAN, Malaysia welcomed Chinese president Xi Jinping to Malaysia in mid-April for a high-level strategic meeting. Both countries have been able to promote a shared future by creating the first-ever high-level strategic community, thus benefiting their peoples and contributing to the prosperity of their regions. Trade between China and Malaysia reached $212 billion in 2024, nearly 1,000 times what it was at the beginning of diplomatic relations. Xi…

Aims to significantly improve agricultural productivity and modernize rural areas by 2027.  China has unveiled a plan to accelerate building up its strength in agriculture for the period from 2024 to 2035. The plan, issued by the Communist Party of China Central Committee and the State Council, sets the main goal of achieving notable progress in building up China’s strength in agriculture by 2027. It also aims for substantial advances in rural revitalization and a new stage of modernization in agriculture and rural areas by 2027. By 2035, the plan envisions decisive progress in all-round rural revitalization, the basic realization…

Novel implementation strategies and technical packages to foster 1mHa Project to boost yield Experts from the national government, IRRI, and other partner international organizations, private sector, and farmers’ cooperatives discussed the most advanced technological solutions in sustainable rice cultivation, GHG monitoring systems, and public-private partnership models aimed at scaling up rice production under the One Million Hectares of High-Quality and Low-Emission Rice (1mHa) Project. During the panel discussion moderated by Dr. Nguyen Do Anh Tuan, Director of ICD, Mr. Li Guo (World Bank), Mr. Nguyen Hong Thien (Tu Sang Company), Mr. Nguyen Cao Khai (Tien Thuan Cooperative), Ms. Nguyen Thi…

In 2024, agricultural products worth 1.864 billion euros were exported to the Asian country. Spain Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Food, Luis Planas, and the Minister of the General Administration of Customs of China, Sun Meijun, have signed new protocols for the export of cherries to the Asian country, China. The agreement, signed by the Spanish and Chinese governments, increase the export capacity of cherry in Spanish sectors. Since 2018, both countries have signed 10 protocols—both signed today—on sanitary and phytosanitary requirements for the export of agricultural and food products from Spain to China, which also include olive paste, pet…

Collaborates with FAO World Food Forum to initiate strategic programs AGCO Agriculture Foundation, a private foundation with the vision to prevent and relieve hunger through sustainable agricultural development, announced a new partnership with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).   The Foundation is providing a USD 300,000 grant to support the World Food Forum (WFF) Youth Skills Hub program to strengthen youth skills and capacity for sustainable agrifood systems in the Global South. The WFF, launched in 2021, is an independent network of partners hosted by the FAO and serves as the premier global platform to actively shape agrifood systems for a better food future,…

Calling on global companies and institutions to collaborate with most innovative tech companies through its AI & Digital Transformation PoC Support Program: Climate tech, food security solutions, smart farming The Global Digital Innovation Network (GDIN) is calling on overseas companies and institutions to collaborate with South Korea’s most innovative tech companies through its AI & Digital Transformation PoC (Proof of Concept) Support Program. This program offers a unique opportunity for overseas companies and institutions to test and validate cutting-edge Korean technologies in real-world settings. By supporting local pilot projects, GDIN helps global partners assess the potential for commercializing AI and…

China-Vietnam “Two Corridors and One Economic Circle” initiative With the successful full-capacity connection of the Huong Linh 3 and Huong Linh 4 wind power projects with power grid, POWERCHINA has achieved another milestone in Vietnam’s renewable energy sector. With a total installed capacity of 60 MW, the projects can supply 165 GWh of clean electricity to Vietnam’s national grid annually, meeting the power demand of approximately 48,000 local households every year, as well as reducing emissions of carbon dioxide and other air pollutants by around 132,000 tons. As a global leader in clean and low-carbon energy, water resources, and environmental construction, POWERCHINA has become…

To address the growing health threats posed by climate change, NTU Singapore is launching a new interdisciplinary research centre focused on climate change and environmental health in the tropics. The Centre for Climate Change and Environmental Health (CCEH) will focus on the health impact of climate change under three key pillars: air quality, extreme heat, and water supply and quality — issues that are becoming increasingly urgent in Southeast Asia due to rising global temperatures and environmental changes. CCEH, a university-level research centre, brings together expertise from across NTU’s research ecosystem, including the Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (LKCMedicine), the Asian School of the…

Industry Representatives and Experts Converge in Manila to Share and Exchange Perspectives on the Evolving Food, Feed, and Ag Trade Landscape The U.S. Soybean Export Council (USSEC) hosted the AG Supply Chain Asia Conference and the Asia Soy Excellence & Food Summit 2025 to offer timely perspectives and forward-looking strategies that continue to inform and inspire progress across Southeast Asia’s agricultural value chain. Southeast Asia’s food, feed, and ag trade community gathered in Manila for two pivotal events which drew a unique audience of industry leaders, traders, and technical experts, offering distinct platforms to exchange insights, explore market dynamics, and…

The site is built with the €50 million investment to processes local pulses into high-quality food and feed ingredients occupying a 4,000 square meters area BENEO, a leading manufacturer of functional ingredients for food, feed and pharma and member of the Südzucker Group, has officially inaugurated its first pulse-processing plant after a construction period of just one and a half years. Südzucker Group invested around €50 million in its site in Obrigheim, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany for the opening. A local pulse called faba bean is processed into food and feed ingredients in this plant. The faba bean itself also plays a…