Pak-ASEAN International Workshop on Halal Food Technology, 3rd Food, Agri and Livestock Asia 2008 exhibition and 3rd Food Agro Technology and Machinery Shows are being held from 19-21 October, at Karachi Expo Centre under the common theme of “ Pakistan as Halal Kitchen of the World” .

The Muslim population in West Virginia is rising and so is the demand for Halal foods .

 Malaysia has committed itself to help in the establishment of a Halal supermarket in Bangladesh , the Bernama News Agency reported .

Muslim athletes and spectators will have reason to cheer while attending the Beijing Olympics .

São Paulo – Sweet Brazil International, a sweet fair to take place in the city of Curitiba , capital of Paraná, should attract importers from 40 countries, including Arab nations .

The oil rich gulf states who lack fertile land and water are now looking to foreign sites for investment in food .

Pakistan has decided to establish a Halal certification board to boost its exports .

Sabinsa Corporation today announced that several of its dietary supplement ingredient offerings including a broad range of standardized botanical extracts, probiotics, enzymes and minerals have been Halal certified by the Islamic Foods 1and Nutritional Council of America (IFANCA) .

"Self-sufficiency is our objective and our main goal," Alam Dipo, secretary-general of the so-called D-8, or Developing Eight Countries for Economic Cooperation, told IRIN on 15 July from Istanbul, where the group's secretariat is based .

Nectar Lifesciences , India ’s fastest growing pharmaceutical company, has reported a profit of forty percent .