KUALA LUMPUR (April 2): The Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the China Chamber of Commerce of Import and Export of Foodstuffs, Native Produce, and Animal By-products (CFNA) to enhance trade and cooperation in the palm oil sector between both countri
SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): Known as China’s Hawaii, the Hainan Island is famous for its tropical beaches and its scenic golf courses.
China is gearing up for the harvest of its first domestic durian crop this summer after more than four years of cultivation, although it is not expected to challenge Southeast Asia's stranglehold on sales of the pungent smelling fruit.