Five-storey hotel collapses in Fujian, China
KUALA LUMPUR (March 7): A five-storey hotel has collapsed in Fujian, China this evening, say reports.
Avillion gets RM382m offer from Chinese group for its Port Dickson land
KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 26): Avillion Bhd has received an "unsolicited offer" from China-based Guangxi East Hangyang Investment Group to buy certain plots of land Avillion owns in Port Dickson, Negeri Sembilan, for an indicative price of RM382 million.
China reports 406 new COVID-19 cases
KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 26): China reported 406 newly confirmed Covid-19 cases, with the death toll at 52 in Hubei and 439 new suspected cases in 31 provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities), today.
IOI Properties 2QFY20 net profit down 7%
KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 25): Lower contribution from the property development segment dragged down IOI Properties Group Bhd’s net profit by 7% in the second financial quarter ended Dec 31, 2019 (2QFY20).
Avillion shares surge on news of offer received for group’s land
KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 25): Loss-making Avillion Bhd saw its shares rise in heavy trading on news that it has received an offer for its land in Port Dickson from a China-based investment group.
‘Not all Chinese companies are the same’
KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 24): While some China construction firms are creating a bad reputation in the local construction industry with shoddy workmanship and tardy deliveries, MCC Overseas (M) Sdn Bhd (MCCOM), a Chinese state-owned entity, hopes Malaysians will not tar every China-based construction company with the same brush.
COVID-19: Ip Man star Donnie Yen to donate HK$1m for China’s frontline medical workers
KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 20): Donnie Yen, the man who plays the legendary martial artist Ip Man (pictured), will donate HK$1 million (about RM537,000) to medical personnel battling the COVID-19 outbreak in China, especially in the city of Wuhan.
Affin Hwang: Malaysia's slower GDP growth in 4Q19 likely to continue into 1Q20
KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 20): Malaysia’s sharp economic slowdown in the fourth quarter of 2019 (4Q19) will likely continue into 1Q20 amid the COVID-19 outbreak, impacting consumer and business sentiment, according to Affin Hwang Capital Research.
COVID-19: Mainland China death toll tops 2,100
KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 20): The COVID-19 death toll across Mainland China rose to 2,118 as of Wednesday (Feb 19) after 114 new fatalities were recorded, said the Embassy of the People's Republic of China in Malaysia, citing China's National Health Commission updates.
China reports 1,749 newly confirmed COVID-19 cases, 136 new deaths
KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 19): Some 1,749 newly confirmed cases of COVID-19 have been reported in China yesterday.
