The management and issuance of halal certificates has been transferred back to the Islamic Development Department (Jakim) from the Halal Development Corporation (HDC) .

The Al Islami Food Festival commenced yesterday from the Dubai Festival City and will run in the popular malls .

A Halal food festival will be held in the Chinese city of Wuzhong from August 17-19, 2009, the China Daily reported .

Wendys/Arby's Group has announced that has recently  it signed an agreement with a Saudi Arabia-based group to build 135 restaurants in the Middle East and North Africa over the next 10 years .

Members of various women associations in the country attended a special talk on the functions and roles in executing halal food control in Brunei yesterday, through a family strengthening course under the Islamic Da'wah Centre's Tarbiyah Wanita Majlis Talim programme, the Brunei Times reported .

The World Halal Forum (WHF) is heading for the Netherlands in October this year, the first time it will be held outside Malaysia .

Halal Industry Development Corporation (HDC) has certified the kitchens of 170 hotels as halal as of June this year, the Bernama News Agency reported its chief executive officer Datuk Seri Jamil Bidin said Tuesday .

Bharati-Delmonte joint venture has decided to up its presence in India with a new investment of $20 million dollars .

Philippine's Department of Agriculture is promoting halal production in the restive region of Mindanao according to a government press release .

The Korea Tourism Organization is planning a major initiative to attract Muslim tourists to the country .