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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 percent of the global travel economy with an expenditure of US$200 …
