Halal trade is expected to contribute 5 .

 The owner of Taiwanese garment factory has been arrested for forcing three Muslim women workers from Indonesia to eat pork, officials said .

The Brunei-hosted International Halal Market Conference (IHMC) in June will address cutting-edge issues in the emerging halal market and review key developments in the sector in recent years, the government yesterday said .

Arab countries need to invest $144 billion in agriculture between now and 2030 to meet the demand for food for their growing populations, said an Arab official .

The National Commission on Muslim Filipinos (NCMF) and the Majlis Ugama Islam Singapore (MUIS), the two official Muslim bodies in the respective countries, have signed an accord a mutually beneficial agreement on halal foods .

The Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consumerism Ministry of Malaysia will introduce a bill next month to tackle the issue of false halal certifications and logos that are not genuine or safr for consumption by Muslims .

Chain retailers in North America are increasingly stocking halal products .

In a keenly watched competition a Jordanian company has submitted the lowest bid in a tender for livestock imports to Turkey .

Executives from a Bruneian e-technology company are seeking partners in the Silicon Valley for their online food verification system .