End-to-end logistics pursuit holds risks for major container lines
This past year has seen significant moves by a few big container lines to redefine and reposition themselves as end-to-end logistics providers. How risky is
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Global shipping and logistics chains reshaped as China’s Belt and Road dreams take off
Tectonic shifts are underway in the shipping sector as trade logistics and supply chains are being disrupted, not by technology but the awakening of a
Coal Power Plants Lose Their Cost Advantage Over Clean Energy
When it started becoming as cheap, and then cheaper, to build wind or solar farms than fossil fuel power, the renewable energy plants still faced
China is Both the Best and Worst Hope for Clean Energy
In Katowice, Poland, delegates from around the world have gathered to discuss how to curb emissions of greenhouse gases. The intent is to meet the
The South China Sea is fabled for its hidden energy reserves and China wants to block outsiders like the US from finding them
China has a plan in motion to lock down potential oil and gas assets in the resource-rich, but hotly contested South China Seas. If successful,
Beijing may be ‘testing Tokyo’s resolve’ with drilling missions in contested parts of East China Sea
The two countries’ Exclusive Economic Zones overlap in East China Sea, leading to dispute over precisely where border between nations should be drawn An agreement
Malaysian employers to register foreign workers under SOCSO from 1 Jan 2019
Effective 1 January 2019, employers in Malaysia who hire foreign workers including expatriates with valid documents must register their employees under Social Security Organisation (Socso)
Malaysia to discontinue 30% deduction on HRDF levy contribution from 15 Nov
Malaysia’s Human Resources Minister M Kulasegaran has announced the discontinuation of the 30% deduction of registered employers’ Human Resources Development Fund (HRDF) levy contribution into
Malaysia announces one-year tax exemption for women returning to the workforce
Starting from 2019, the Malaysian government will provide individual tax exemptions of up to 12 months to women rejoining the workforce, said Human Resources Minister,
Malaysia’s DPM on increasing women leadership in the government
Malaysia’s deputy prime minister Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail announced that the Malaysian government is working towards formulating a gender equality bill, with