Category Archives: Asia

Japan: HDC bullish on expansion in Japan
03/02/2020

Newly-launched Muslim-Friendly Standards, enabling an additional 1,000 premises in Japan that are expected to be ...

Taiwan: Penghu NSA Administration Promotes Muslim-friendly Tourism
25/01/2020

Penghu is the most Muslim-friendly county in Taiwan and has cooperated with the International Muslim ...

The first meeting of AHAC Governing Board takes place in Sarajevo BiH
24/01/2020

AHAC brings together halal certification bodies from around the world, with the goal of establishing ...

EU: Global Islamic Economy Summit (GIES) to hold Round Table at HALAL HANNOVER
23/01/2020

For the first time ever, the world’s largest summit on the Islamic economy is coming ...

Taiwan: Tapping the Muslim Tourism Market
23/01/2020

The Taiwan Tourism Bureau says it has earmarked NT$5 million per year for last year ...

Malaysia: HDC to promote Malaysian talents for global halal industry
22/01/2020

Hairol said each year there are 50,000 local graduates in halal-related courses, and around 10,000 ...

Report Reveals APAC NTOs Best Globally for Muslim Friendly Resources Available Online
21/01/2020

This report published by Pear Anderson shows that eight of the top 10 National Tourism ...

Pakistan: PHA Chief Sets Targets To Capture International Markets For Exports Of Halal Products
21/01/2020

PHA in the Federal capital has set targets to capture international markets for export of Halal products especially meat ...

Opinion: Slow travel, social activism to drive growth of Muslim travel
20/01/2020

In 2018, the global Muslim travel population clocked at 140 million, according to the Mastercard-CrescentRating ...

India: India International Halal Expo 2020 kicks off in Hyderabad
20/01/2020

Indonesia, Malaysia, Turkey, Thailand, UAE, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Bangladesh, UK, USA, Iran and others, are ...

Singapore Tourism Board sharpens focus to tap halal travel boom
17/01/2020

According to CrescentRating, the muslim travel segment holds significant weight in Singapore’s tourism balance, accounting ...

Philippines: DTI targetting Iran as priority halal market
16/01/2020

DTI is also targeting the Gulf Cooperation Council states, Turkey, Egypt, China and Iran for ...

Blockchain-based Halal Food Supply Chain: A Potential for Mutual Symbiosis with Islamic Finance
15/01/2020

The halal industry incorporates companies and businesses that are in need of financing and these ...

Opinion: International Alignment On Halal Certification
09/01/2020

Asia Pacific Food Industry According to the recent 2019/20 State of the Global Islamic Economy ...

Opinion: The top cosmetics regulatory issues on the agenda for APAC in 2020
08/01/2020

Currently, the regulations for cosmetics have been pushed back to October 17, 2026 but there ...

Indonesia: MUI to issue halal certification for Japanese companies
07/01/2020

Under the MoU, the LPPOM MUI also agrees to handle Japan’s halal certification promotion and ...

Indonesia: F&B companies struggle to comply with halal certification requirements
07/01/2020

“The rules for halal certification are still cumbersome, and it’s hard for companies to achieve ...

Turkey: Halal Tourism Services Standard has been published
06/01/2020

SMIIC Technical Committee on Tourism and Related Issues  (TC 5) standard "OIC/SMIIC 9:2019, Halal Tourism Services ...

Philippines: DTI chief sees Halal as a good business venture for 2020
06/01/2020

The secretary said that entrepreneurs should start with a change in mindset and see Halal ...

Pakistan: Poultry sector hits an all-time low in 2019
30/12/2019

Due to unjustified taxation policies, during 2018-19, the poultry industry was able to process less ...