SEOUL, Dec. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Hanwha Energy Corp., South Korea’s renewable energy company, said Monday it has completed a 48-megawatt solar power plant in Malaysia and started commercial production. In 2017, Hanwha Energy won a US$400 million project by the state-run utility firm Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) to build the plant in Malaysia’s northeastern [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 24 (Korea Bizwire) – Malaysia’s Petronas Chemicals said Monday it has signed a deal with South Korean chemical giant LG Chem to build a latex plant in Malaysia in a move to meet growing demand for nitrile gloves amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The construction of a nitrile butadiene latex (NBL) manufacturing plant will [...]
KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA, Feb. 17 (Korea Bizwire) – Toyota Mobility Foundation (TMF) has entered into an agreement with the Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC) to launch the City Architecture for Tomorrow Challenge (CATCH). This is the region’s first global challenge that will attract innovative, data-driven entries from global participants. The aim is to raise efficiency [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — A South Korean zoo said Tuesday it will closely work with the Bukit Merah Orangutan Island Foundation, a Malaysian body dedicated to the care of the orangutan, to preserve the animal species. As part of the effort, the zoo at Seoul Grand Park in Gwacheon, just south of Seoul, [...]
London, Oct. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — Avenir LNG Limited (“Avenir”) in collaboration with MISC Berhad (“MISC”) wishes to announce that PETRONAS, through its subsidiary, PETRONAS LNG Sdn. Bhd. (“PLSB”) has awarded a time charter party (TCP) for the provision of its first 7,500 cbm liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier. The vessel will provide bunkering to [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korea Customs Service has cracked down on 146 individuals who purchased a country house in Johor Bahru, Malaysia and other costly real estate using an illegal foreign exchange method commonly known as “hwanchigi.” The individuals purchased stores, condominiums, and country houses in Johor Bahru without reporting the transactions [...]
Kuala Lumpur, Jun. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Alibaba Business School today hosted its first-ever Asian reunion for eFounders Fellowship and Alibaba Netpreneur Training Programs Graduates in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Over 200 entrepreneurs and participants from Southeast Asia participated in this event to learn and network with up-and-coming entrepreneurs around the region and celebrate their success [...]
SEOUL, May 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Motor Co. said Tuesday it has delivered two Nexo hydrogen fuel-cell electric vehicles to a Malaysian energy company as part of its hydrogen auto expansion strategy. Sarawak Energy Berhad, Malaysia’s state-run electricity supplier, is pushing for a project to build hydrogen output facilities and charging stations. The two [...]
SEJONG, Apr. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — Shinsegae Food Inc., the food manufacturer of South Korean retail giant Shinsegae, has begun additional production of Daebak ramyeon (instant noodles) that was released in Malaysia. Beyond expectations, the company has decided to urgently produce 250,000 units after 350,000 have been sold so far. According to Shinsegae Food on [...]
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Sept. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — Juniper Networks (NYSE: JNPR), an industry leader in automated, scalable and secure networks, today announced that TIME dotCom Berhad (TIME), a leading communications solutions provider from Malaysia, has used Juniper’s vSRX in rolling out its latest suite of virtual managed services for Malaysian enterprises. TIME has closely [...]