Category Archives: Asia

Saudi Arabia: Trade Relations with Malaysia witnessing great development
10/03/2021

Halal products to the Malaysian market, then to the markets of East Asian countries, is ...

Singapore: Muis not aware of mislabelling of imported halal meat; robust processes in place, says Masagos
08/03/2021

Allegations of questionable halal certification practices by Muis were also addressed. ...

Malaysia: Malaysian Quarantine and Inspection Services says Proxy firms can import frozen meat
08/03/2021

As the party fulfilled the criteria and requirement to obtain import permits from the government, ...

Malaysia: Consumers can now track information on halal food supply chain through blockchain network
07/03/2021

HBN is not a replacement to Jakim’s halal certification, but it adds value in ensuring ...

A Critical Overview of Meat grown in Laboratories (Artificial meat!)
05/03/2021

“Artificial meat!” production is generally achieved by cell and animal tissue culture methods. ...

Halal council to discuss meat cartel scandal in mid-March
28/02/2021

The entirety of the fake halal meat scandal will be addressed in the upcoming meeting. ...

Azerbaijan: Azerbaijan publishes list of documents signed with Turkey on Feb. 19
22/02/2021

Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation in the field of halal products accreditation. ...

Turkey: 7th World Halal Summit – Call for Abstracts
22/02/2021

WHS will be held on the 25-27 November 2021, in Istanbul Congress Centre (ICC), Istanbul, ...

Malaysia: Mydin shows neighbourly love to Tesco Malaysia on FB after rebranding
19/02/2021

Tesco Malaysia rebranded to Lotuss Stores Malaysia, also known as Lotus's. ...

South Korea: Daesang to up investment in Indonesia to expand to other halal market
18/02/2021

PULSE South Korea’s food-making conglomerate Daesang Corp. has big plans in the halal market after ...

Opinion: Blockchain, an imperative tool in food safety and traceability
16/02/2021

Asian Agribiz spoke to the Diana Sabrain, Founder of OneAgrix, a pioneer B2B e-commerce marketplace. ...

Malaysia reels from fake halal meat scandal, consumer mistrust 
14/02/2021

“This is because it rooted back to one of the most respected and trusted organizations, ...

Malaysia: Tyson Foods and Malayan Flour Mills Berhad Announce Partnership
10/02/2021

Tyson Foods buys a 49% stake in the poultry segment. ...

Malaysia: Two men charged in Johor over halal meat scandal
10/02/2021

Accused of using fake halal logos on dozens of packages of meat not certified to ...

Singapore:Halal B2B e-commerce OneAgrix aims to follow Nigeria venture with Series A funding
01/02/2021

A Singaporean start-up has its sights set on Series A fundraising this year. ...

Australia: PM Morrison and Malaysian counterpart to increase trade under elevated partnership
28/01/2021

Prime Minister Scott Morrison and his Malaysian counterpart, Muhyiddin Yassin, agreed CSP would be underpinned ...

Opinion: Halal procurement strategy in the food industry
27/01/2021

Purchasing defines the buyer-supplier relationship, also known as reverse marketing. ...

Halal Food Supply Chain Stakeholders! More secure and transparent Global Halal Trade
26/01/2021

The partnership between OneAgrix and INEXTO is about building trust and transparency. ...

Malaysia: C4 Centre questions Najib’s claim of ignorance of meat cartel
26/01/2021

Tajuddin revealed that 'meat cartels' do exist and they are mainly controlled by non-Bumiputeras. ...

Malaysia: Govt seeks feedback on SOPs for halal certification process abroad
25/01/2021

After several discussions it was decided that the Malaysia Halal Council (MHM) would also reactivated.  ...