Malaysias Far East Holdings Berhad reported a drop in quarterly net profit due to higher costs
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CP Foods raises green goals after beating previous targets
Thailands Charoen Pokphand Foods PCL has revised its targets for natural resource use and waste disposal reduction for 2020 after beating its previous targets
Hong Kong has 61 per cent more expensive meat price than the average global cost: Caterwings
Among the Asian countries, Hong Kong has the highest meat prices, at 61 per cent more expensive than the average global cost, followed by South Korea (37.3 per cent more expensive), according to a study conducted by London-based Caterwings
Malaysian government looking to nearly double urban farming communities
The Malaysian government is looking to nearly double its urban farming communities by 2020 in an effort to improve food security and ease living costs in the country
China’s Alibaba Group and Thailand boost agri-trade between the countries
Thailand and Chinese multinational Alibaba entered into a strategic partnership to drive the development of Thailands digital economy and the Eastern Economic Corridor under the Thailand 4.0 policy, as well as developing smart tourism and Thai agricultural exports to China