The counterintuitive trend accelerated as lethargic local spending prompted Chinese consumer companies to look abroad, initially in Southeast Asia.

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The DAP man says his new appointment as entrepreneur minister isn't about being demoted or promoted in the Cabinet.

The world champions came from behind to beat Indonesia’s Jafar Hidayatullah-Felisha Pasaribu in their second group match.