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Atos-Flender Solution Wins IDC China Best Agentic AI Practice Award

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 4 (Bernama) -- Atos, a leader of artificial intelligence (AI)-powered digital transformation, announced that a sovereign agentic AI solution has been honoured at the IDC China AI Innovation Awards 2026.

Moncler To Unveil New York Exhibition Celebrating Over 20-Year Bond

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 4 (Bernama) -- Fashion brand Moncler is unveiling the untold story of New York in Moncler through one of the largest open-air public exhibitions the city has ever seen.

China's Guizhou Digital Industry Cluster Reaches 300 Bln Yuan

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 4 (Bernama) -- Guizhou’s digital industry cluster has reached a scale of 300 billion yuan (roughly RM180 billion), while the southwestern Chinese province’s computing capacity has surpassed 176 EFLOPS (exa floating-point operations per second).

Budget 2027: Sabah Residents Want Cost Of Living Eased, MSMEs Empowered

By Syed Iylia Harizal

KOTA KINABALU, Sept 4 (Bernama) --  Easing the cost-of-living pressures and expanding support for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) are among the expectations of the people in Sabah for Budget 2027, which is scheduled to be tabled in parliament on Oct 9.

Curia Opens Expanded Albuquerque Manufacturing Campus 

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 4 (Bernama) -- Curia Global Inc (Curia) has opened its expanded campus in Albuquerque, New Mexico, following a US$200 million investment to increase domestic manufacturing capacity for critical injectable medicines. (US$1=RM4.03)

Harmonised Standards, ‘Single Window’ Clearance Key To Seamless Cross-border Trade For JS-SEZ

By Mohamad Syazwan Mustafa

SINGAPORE, Sept 4 (Bernama) -- Establishing a single-window trade system and harmonising regulatory standards between Malaysia and Singapore are vital steps to achieve seamless cross-border integration and fully unlock the economic potential of the Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone (JS-SEZ), according to a leading express logistics company.

AI-Media To Showcase Multilingual AI Advances At IBC2026

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 4 (Bernama) -- AI-Media, a leader in artificial intelligence (AI)-powered language and accessibility solutions, will showcase its latest advances in multilingual AI at IBC2026 from Sept 11 to 14 at RAI Amsterdam.

China's Mingyang Eyes Bigger Role In Malaysia’s Energy Transition Under NETR

From Samantha Tan Chiew Tieng

GUANGZHOU, Sept 4 (Bernama) -- Chinese clean energy giant Mingyang Smart Energy Group Co. Ltd is looking to deepen its footprint in Malaysia across offshore wind, solar, battery energy storage and hydrogen, positioning its technologies to support the country's ambitions under the National Energy Transition Roadmap (NETR).

Economy Ministry Examines Malaysia’s Preparedness For An Ageing Nation In Budget 2027

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 4 (Bernama) -- The Economy Ministry is examining the structure of the country's preparedness as Malaysia moves towards becoming an ageing nation, through Budget 2027.

Banks' Asset Quality Resilient On Healthy Buffers, Proactive Risk Management - RAM

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 4 (Bernama) -- Malaysian banks’ asset quality remains resilient, supported by healthy loss-absorption buffers and proactive credit risk management, RAM Ratings said.

MDEC Appointed National Strategic Digital Tech Validator And Implementing Agency For Digital AgTech Programme

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 4 (Bernama) --  The Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC) has been appointed by the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security (KPKM) as the National Strategic Digital Technology Validator and implementing agency for the Digital AgTech Programme to drive digital transformation in the agri-food sector.

Research Banks Expect OPR To Remain At 2.75 Pct At November MPC

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 4 (Bernama) -- Research houses expect Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) to maintain the overnight policy rate (OPR) at 2.75 per cent at its final Monetary Policy Committee meeting in November, following yesterday’s decision to keep the rate unchanged.