MUMBAI – Rubber contracts on the Indian Commodity Exchange ended lower today, tracking a fall in the benchmark contracts on Tokyo Commodity Exchange, traders said.

PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian Automotive Association (MAA) has revised downwards its 2020 total industry volume (TIV) forecast to 400,000 units from 607,000 units previously due to negative implications of the Covid-19 pandemic which has severely affected business operations.

KUALA LUMPUR: Shares of rubber gloves companies have outperformed Bursa Malaysia's FBM KLCI but it is still not the time to take profits, Affin Hwang Capital said.

Rubber-based agroforestry systems have been developed in Southeast Asia for ecological and economic benefits. However, the water consumption characteristics of different agroforestry practices are still unclear in this region.

BEIJING, April 30 (Reuters) - China’s services activity expanded at a faster pace in April, but business is expected to take some time to fully recover due to the lingering impact from the coronavirus crisis at home and globally.

Results of a private survey released on Thursday showed China’s manufacturing activities in April contracted even as factories gradually came back online as the coronavirus outbreak eased.