SEPANG, 2 Feb 2009: AirAsia Bhd will introduce six new destinations to the China region by year-end, chief executive officer Datuk Seri Tony Fernandes said today. He said the new destinations would be Tianjin, Chengdu, Chongqing and Xian in China and Taipei and Kaoshiung in Taiwan. Currently, AirAsia flies to Guangzhou, Guilin, Haikou, Hangzhou and […]
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Scholarship for Malays, Indians to study in China
SHAH ALAM, 14 Jan 2009: The Selangor government is offering 10 scholarships to Malay Malaysian and Indian Malaysian students fluent in Mandarin to pursue studies in China. Menteri Besar Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim said the scholarships would be for business studies in recognised institutions of higher learning in Beijing and Shanghai. Each student would […]
Executives of melamine scandal stand trial
SHIJIAZHUANG, 31 Dec 2008: Four executives of Sanlu Group, the major dairy at the center of China’s tainted milk scandal, went on trial Wednesday at a court in Shijiazhuang, capital of northern Hebei Province, Xinhua news agency reported. The Shijiazhuang Intermediate People’s Court accused Tian Wenhua, Sanlu’s former board chairperson and general manager and three […]
Speed up clearance, biscuit makers tell health ministry
By Ng Boon HooiPETALING JAYA, 17 Nov 2008: The Ministry of Health should speed up the issuing of clearance letters for melamine-free biscuits manufactured locally as the industry is in danger of collapsing. In issuing this warning, MCA deputy president Datuk Seri Chua Soi Lek said some public-listed biscuit manufacturers have approached him with claims that the industry […]
