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Ministry to train manufacturers on IR4.0

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By NUR HAZIQAH A MALEK / Pic By MUHD AMIN NAHARUL
The Ministry of Entrepreneur Development (MED) plans to train manufacturing companies and increase ...

China lauds import fair with RM242b in deals

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By BLOOMBERG
BEIJING • Chinese firms signed a combined US$57.83 billion (RM241.74 billion) worth of intended one-year deals at the country’s first ...

Westports’ 3Q18 net profit declines 5.6%

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By TMR / Pic By TMR File
Westports Holdings Bhd’s net profit for the third quarter ended Sept 30, 2018 (3Q18), dipped by 5.64% year-onyear (YoY) to ...

Alibaba sets Singles’ Day sales record with 8 hours still to go

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By BLOOMBERG
SYDNEY • Alibaba Group Holding Ltd logged 168.3 billion yuan (RM101.58 billion) in sales in 16 hours of its annual Singles’ Day ...

Proton considers CKD operations in Egypt

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by LYDIA NATHAN / TMR file pix
Proton Holdings Bhd and its partner in Egypt, Alpha Group Ezz Elarab, are mulling over the possibility of starting ...

Sapura Energy sells 50% stake in Sapura Upstream for RM4b

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A JV company, SEB Upstream, is expected to be formed between Sapura Energy and OMV by 1Q19
By DASHVEENJIT KAUR / Pic By ISMAIL CHE ...

‘Ababis’ and ‘Star Wnrs’ — knock-offs thrive in China e-commerce

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US and European firms have long complained about the theft of intellectual property in China
By AFP / Pic By BLOOMBERG & AFP BEIJING ...

Coway leads the change in local water, air purifying businesses

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Malaysia alone has contributed 16% to the group’s overall revenue, indicating that Malaysians are getting more aware on the water ...

Danske faces ‘years’ of damage control, next chairman says

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By BLOOMBERG
COPENHAGEN • The man poised to become chairman of Danske Bank A/S is aware that the task ahead is huge. If elected to the post this month, ...

Tesla names Denholm as board chair to replace Musk

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By AFP / Pic By BLOOMBERG
NEW YORK • Electric car pioneer Tesla Inc yesterday named an Australian telecommunications executive to chair its board of ...

Nextgreen partners Japanese firms for green technology

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By LYDIA NATHAN
NEXTGREEN Global Bhd is expected to form a partnership with Japanese-based Nomura Holdings Inc and IHI Corp to collaborate and invest ...

Amazon Go has a real rival in Japan and its shares are soaring

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TOKYO • Amazon.com Inc is betting that stores of the future won’t have any clerks or registers. A company in Japan thinks it can get there first.
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