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Several provincial and local governments throughout China have subsidized Muslims’ purchases of halal meat this year. According to the State Ethnic Affairs Commission, the policy has sparked controversy over whether the State should subsidize religious observance, the Global Times reported on Thursday. Halal meat subsidies were first instituted in Wuhan, Hubei province in 2012 as …
Dubai:- Shariah-compliant firm Mawarid Finance and Fullgoal Asset Management from Hong Kong will launch an Islamic fund later this year in order to tap opportunities in China. Michael Chow, Managing Director and Head of International Business at Fullgoal Asset Management (Hong Kong) Limited, said his company tied up with the Dubai-based firm, hence opening door …
PUTRAJAYA: The Secretariat for the Advancement of Malaysian Entrepreneurs (SAME) will lead a delegation of 50 small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to China in May to explore the halal market among the country’s 26 million Muslims. Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Seri Wee Ka Siong said the 10-day trade mission to Xian, Inner …
China is considering on passing a national law that would regulate halal food in the country. The regulation on halal food had been a cause of hostility in some areas as majority of Han Chinese oppose it. The legal provision of halal food was under consideration since 2002. Now Beijing is considering on drafting a …
AS THE Muslim travel market becomes a growing force worldwide, ASEAN countries are developing new strategic directions in a bid to wrestle a bigger piece of the lucrative halal tourism pie. This fast-growing sector is projected to grow to 150 million visitors comprising 11 per cent of the global travel economy with an expenditure of …
KUALA LUMPUR: Thomson Reuters today announced the launch of its Islamic Asia Pacific Ex-Japan Islamic Agribusiness Index, covering 30 Shariah-compliant companies in the Asia-Pacific region with revenues derived directly from agricultural products. The Islamic Asia Pacific Ex-Japan Agribusiness Index is the first index of its kind in the Asia-Pacific region. It will be tracked by …
KUALA LUMPUR: There is a need for standard halal certification and supervision that fulfil the need of China’s Muslim community to ensure food items and products used by them are truly halal and can be consumed with a peace of mind, said Prof Ramadhan Ma Qiang of China’s Shaanxi Normal University. He said regulations pertaining …
BEIJING – Halal restaurants run by Muslim Chinese minority, even in Beijing and Shanghai, are getting popularity among all ethnic communities due to their delicious dishes and different taste. The facilities in Beijing, Shanghai and Chendgu are providing Halal meal where non-Muslim are frequently visiting as most of their customers. “Chinese have become fond of …
Asian issuers have been tapping the Islamic market for funding with increasing frequency in recent years, but most of that issuance has been concentrated in southeast Asia, or more specifically Malaysia and Indonesia. These two countries made up close to 96% of all sukuk issuance in Asia ex-Japan since 2010, according to Dealogic, although their …
Perak is known to many locals and tourists as the traditional food heaven. It is not uncommon to hear of those willing to travel hundreds of miles just to satisfy their cravings for dishes synonymous with the state. The three-day programme called the “Perak Food Trail” saw four representatives of the media and 28 from Singaporean …
Los Angeles’ Chinese American museum is set to host a food tasting event called “Chinese Islamic Cuisine: A Delectable Discussion” on Sunday. With the no-host sampling menu dinner at the China Islamic Restaurant in Rosemead, it’s an opportunity for those attending to sample a taste of the rich history of Islam in China and to …
The Silk Road Economic Belt and Halal Scientific and Technological Industry Seminar was held on November 22th in Lanzhou, in which the experts discussed the theme of ‘How to create an internationalized, high-end, linked Halal Industry’ to talk about the construction of the Silk Road economic belt and study on the development measures of Halal …
