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A GOVERNMENT-industry partnership has been launched to strengthen Singapore’s fight against money laundering and terrorism financing (ML/TF). The country’s central bank, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and the Singapore Police Force have created an Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism Industry Partnership (ACIP).…

A GOVERNMENT-industry partnership has been launched to strengthen Singapore’s fight against money laundering and terrorism financing (ML/TF). The country’s central bank, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and the Singapore Police Force have created an Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism Industry Partnership (ACIP).…

The largest logistics facility in Japan employs around 2,000 people – but that is one-quarter of the manpower that would be required if Haneda Chronogate had not incorporated so much advanced technology into its design.

Located alongside the perimeter fence of Haneda International Airport, the busiest serving Tokyo, Chronogate has a total floor area of nearly 200,000 square metres and serves as the hub for mail for the metropolitan area and the surrounding Kanto region.…

Japan’s cosmetics and personal care market is holding steady, although there are concerns that stability is being supported by strong consumption by the burgeoning number of tourists visiting the country combined with a weak yen. USD1 bought Japanese Yen JPY117 in December compared JPY100 in July, although it has since recovered to JPY110 (April).…

EUROPEAN Union (EU) cosmetics and soaps companies are awaiting with interest the results of the World Trade Organisation (WTO)’s appellate body’s decision on Indonesia’s claim that the EU’s anti-dumping duties have been unfairly placed on imported fatty alcohols from the south-east Asian economic giant.…

A STAGGERING 62% of Asia-Pacific consumers (including China and India) buy natural and organic cosmetics and another promising 32% are keen to buy them – making the region a hotspot for manufacturers of such lines. But this impressive growth also has made the region a perfect breeding ground for greenwashing, experts warned.…

HONG Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) will ease listing requirements for certain infrastructure companies, notably those involved in projects aiding the Chinese government’s Belt and Road Initiative. This aims to promote transport infrastructure helping move Chinese goods to central Asia, southeast Asia, Africa and Europe.…

China’s may have announced the launch of a second major national oil and gas trading centre – in the country’s south-western metropolis of Chongqing – but this new entrepot may take time to be operational. Indeed, while the Chongqing Oil and Gas Trading Centre was formally established in January, it may take until 2018 before it is operational.…

THE CHIEF executive of a major Pakistan government economic development agency has told wardsauto that Volkswagen has made significant progress in talks to establish new manufacturing production in this key south Asian market’s port city of Karachi. The latest fruit of the business-friendly policies pursued by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, “Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles is in final talks with Premier Systems Private Limited – the authorised importer of Audi vehicles in the country – to set up a manufacturing/assembly plant for its Amarok and T6 (transporter range) models and Volkswagen,” Tariq Ejaz Chaudhary, CEO of Pakistan’s Engineering Development Board told wardsauto.…

A MEMORANDUM of understanding (MoU) to tap Singapore’s expertise to hone Cambodians’ workplace skills will help Cambodia diversify its economy beyond its key garment export base, human resources experts say.

Cambodia’s ministry of labour and vocational training has signed the agreement with Singapore’s ITE Education Services, which will help train 80 Cambodian technical and vocational trainers in information communications technology, electronics and automotive, spanning over two years.…