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Vietnam’s low wages have traditionally provided these cost savings; however, the country has also quietly developed one of the most competit...

1. At the moment diesel sold has a 7% palm oil content and is called B7. The Malaysia government is looking at increasing the blend to B10 t...

1. The B10 blend that was slated to be introduced at petrol stations nationwide consists of 10% palm methyl ester and 90% regular diesel fue...

Information Compiled for Internal Newsletter Circulation Plastic recycling is the process of recovering scrap or  waste   plastic  and...

BUILDING INFORMATION MODELING (BIM) 1. Building Information Modeling (BIM) is an intelligent 3D model-based process that gives architecture,...

1. A feeder vessel is a vessel that “feeds” the large ocean vessels with containers.  2. A feeder port is a port where the large ocean vesse...

1. The “freight villages” (english designation) are called in different ways depending on the country: “Interporti” in Italy; “Transport ...

1. Some countries imports a lot of goods, and these imports must enter the country through a few seaports. Often, these seaports become bott...

China is upending the global plastics market. The world’s biggest user of scrap has stopped accepting shiploads of other countries’ plastic ...

Compilation of reports and outlooks for 2017 - 2018 covering the global market, Malaysia's Takaful and Vietnam's growing insurance s...

The financial industry is at a “crossroad” and risks future growth if it does not adapt to changing consumer behaviour. By embracing blockch...

Key points from governor’s Keynote Address at the Malaysian Insurance Summit (MIS) 2017.

1. Sir Andre Geim and Sir Konstantin Novoselov, isolated and characterised graphene in 2004 with remarkable properties – strong, light, almo...

1. the most important elements of the price,is the expected claims cost and the demand for the product. 2. There are other considerations,...

DEVELOPING OPTIMAL PRICING STRUCTURES 1. There are four basic components of estimating the premium to be charged; firstly the risk premium,...

1. A dynamic pricing system can be built for personal lines business, whereby profit loads and risk premiums can be tailored to the individu...

1. Exploring the essential components of the national flagship I4.0 policies of Spain, UK, France, Italy, Germany, the Czech Republic, Swede...

1. China is the world’s second-largest economy. From 2000 to 2015, China has grown from 3.6% of global GDP to 14.9%, while the United States...

1. China now appears to be changing from an adapter to a driver of globalisation. In effect, the next China is upping the ante on its connec...

1. FCA launched a investigation in FGS McClure Watters (FGS) and Lanyon Astor Buller Ltd (LAB) and subsequently fined  Watters    £75,000 fo...