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KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 25 (Bernama) -- Amazon Web Services (AWS) and SAP SE (SAP) have unveiled plans to make SAP Sovereign Cloud capabilities available on the AWS European Sovereign Cloud, a new, independent cloud for Europe backed by a planned 7.8 billion euros investment from Amazon. (1 Euro = RM4.94)
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By Rosemarie Khoo Mohd Sani
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 25 (Bernama) -- ASEAN and India’s effort to upgrade the ASEAN-India Trade in Goods Agreement (AITIGA) has made visible progress after nine negotiating rounds, and the pathway to a substantial conclusion by end-2025 is still open.
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By Ahmad Erwan Othman
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 24 (Bernama) -- Hong Kong, Sri Lanka, Chile and Bangladesh have expressed their interest in joining the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), with ASEAN Economic Ministers (AEM) urging officials to expedite the accession process.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 24 (Bernama) -- International maritime corporation MISC Bhd and Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) have received Approval in Principle (AiP) from Bureau Veritas Marine and Offshore (BV) for the world’s first ammonia-fuelled Long Range 2 (LR2) tanker powered by proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) technology.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 23 (Bernama) — Ireka Corporation Bhd (ICB) has defaulted on loan repayments totalling RM1.04 million owed to Hong Leong Bank Bhd (HLBB) and AmBank (M) Bhd.
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By Karina Imran
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 23 (Bernama) -- China, one of ASEAN’s dialogue partners, is expected to highlight supply chain resilience, digital economy cooperation, green transition and trade facilitation at the ASEAN Economic Ministers (AEM) 2025.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 23 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia rose at the open on Tuesday, tracking Wall Street gains after Nvidia Corp announced a partnership with OpenAI and pledged up to US$100 billion in investment.
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By Mikhail Raj Abdullah
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 23 (Bernama) -- Malaysia's role as the chair of ASEAN in promoting trade and investment in Southeast Asia, as well as deepening integration through greater interdependence, is crucial for its long-term economic survival amid the uncertainties of the international marketplace.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 22 (Bernama) -- Despite widespread adoption of predictive analytics, only 11 per cent of banks in Asia Pacific (APAC) consider their hyper-personalisation strategies to be highly advanced, according to an industry poll conducted by global analytics software leader FICO.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 22 (Bernama) -- Solarvest Holdings Bhd has signed a joint investment framework agreement with Brookfield CTF Asia Holdings Pte Ltd (BF) to develop, construct and operate at least 1.5 gigawatts (GW) of utility-scale solar and battery energy storage projects in Malaysia.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 22 (Bernama) -- Global credit rating agency, AM Best has affirmed the financial strength rating of A (Excellent) and the long-term issuer credit ratings of “a” (Excellent) of Hong Kong’s Taiping Reinsurance Company Limited (TPRe) and its wholly owned subsidiary, Taiping Reinsurance (China) Company Ltd (TPRe China).
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KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 22 (Bernama) -- MoneyHero Limited (MoneyHero), a personal finance aggregation and comparison platform, reported a net income of US$0.2 million for the second quarter (Q2) ended June 30, 2025 reversing a net loss of US$12.2 million in the same period last year. (US$1=RM4.20)