THE prevalence of green financing in Asia has increased substantially over the years, following the region’s pledge to commit to net-zero goals since the launch of the Paris Agreement in 2015.

THE advent of Covid-19 pandemic saw a growing number of countries experiencing sporadic yet increasingly severe cases of food insecurity, eclipsing years of remarkable achievements in ensuring that people have sufficient food to meet their needs.

AS China and Malaysia approaches the 47th year of diplomatic relationships, relations between the two countries have attained a healthy and stable state. However, in 2020, a huge change occurred, affecting most, if not all, countries around the world – the Covid-19 pandemic.

THE “Belt and Road Initiative” (BRI) is a new champion of globalisation by the Chinese government to reconstitute the ancient Silk Road into a contemporary mode in a vast area by improving the economic integration of China with Asia, Europe and Africa.

GREEN energy is an alternative energy that utilises the power of unlimited natural resources, such as solar, wind, wave power, geothermal and biomass, to generate power for our usage.

​​​​​​​ FINANCIAL technology (fintech) refers to the adoption of technology to improve and support the delivery of services in the finance sector. Although fintech encompasses multiple finance horizontals, mobile payment (m-payment) is undeniably the largest segment in terms of transaction value and volume in most markets.