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Malaysian chicken farmer, Syaizul Abdullah Syamil Zulkaffly, is worried about the Southeast Asian country's impending ban on chicken exports. Last week, the government said it would halt all chicken exports from June until production and costs stabilise amid soaring prices of chicken feed.

A military cargo plane carrying the first shipment of infant formula from Europe to help address a critical shortage in the United States landed in Indianapolis on Sunday.

US President Joe Biden met with executives of infant formula manufacturers and retailers, including Target, Walmart and Nestle's Gerber, on Thursday to push them to beef up tight supplies and do everything possible to get families access.

Though there are some good signs of recovery in the Thai tourism industry, hotel operators are afraid that they might not be ready to serve their guests due to a shortage in the workforce.

Thailand exported 149,284 cars in the first two months this year, down 2.8 per cent year on year due to a microchip shortage, the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) reports.

The ongoing shortage of breeding pigs and piglets will keep the price of pork high for about three years, Dr Somphon Issawilanon, a senior academician at the National Institute of Brainstorming, said on Thursday.

HÀ NỘI — The Central Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion (CIHBT) has announced it is facing a severe shortage of blood which is enough for use only in the next few days without further supplies.

Toyota posted quarterly operating profit well above estimates, raised its annual outlook and unveiled a 150 billion yen ($1.3 billion) share buyback, reflecting confidence that it can ramp up output to meet strong demand for cars after parts shortages disrupted production.

Nintendo cut its Switch sales target in the latest response to widespread component shortages and logistics bottlenecks, which it said show no signs of easing.

PETALING JAYA: There are many jobs available for Malaysians as employers urgently require workers in certain critical sectors, such as manufacturing and construction, as the economy recovers from the pandemic.

LONDON - Hoping to ease a supply-chain crisis and forestall a Christmas logjam, the British government announced late Saturday night that more than 10,000 foreign workers will be eligible for temporary visas to work as truck drivers and in the food industry.

The global semiconductor shortage that has paralyzed automakers for nearly a year shows signs of worsening, as new coronavirus infections halt chip assembly lines in Southeast Asia, forcing more car companies and electronics manufacturers to suspend production.