Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, May 30, 2025 — Federal Express Corporation, one of the world’s largest express transportation companies, continues its long-standing commitment to youth empowerment through the 2025 FedEx/Junior Achievement International Trade Challenge (FedEx/JA ITC). This year’s challenge brought together bright young minds from across the country to showcase their entrepreneurial ideas and global trade strategies, with the top six students selected to represent Malaysia at the upcoming FedEx/JA ITC Asia Pacific regional finals to be held in Singapore in August 2025.
Now in its 17th year, the FedEx/JA ITC program in Malaysia aims to spark entrepreneurial thinking and cultivate global business acumen among secondary school students. In collaboration with JA Malaysia, a non-profit organization committed to inspiring and preparing young Malaysians to succeed in a global economy, the program offers students real-world insights into international trade through hands-on workshops and team-based challenges.
This year’s competition challenged students to develop a Market Entry Strategy Plan (MESP) for a sustainable fashion solution aimed at minimising product return waste for China. Their ideas showcased critical thinking, creativity and a deep understanding of sustainable business solutions relevant to today’s global landscape.
The six winning students who will represent Malaysia at the 2025 regional finals are:
| 1. | Team: | Banana Bloom |
| Names of students: | Zilyi Lim Zhi Yue & Wong Pei Yen | |
| School: | Sekolah Menengah Jenis Kebangsaan (SMJK) Katholik | |
| Product name: | NanaBanana | |
| Product presented: | A sustainable clothing brand made from banana silk blended with hemp fabric and co-designed by elderly people. Customers can return used garments to be composted with local partners, contributing to the growth of new banana trees. The initiative aims to combat fast fashion by reducing waste through upcycling. | |
| 2. | Team: | Clover |
| Names of students: | Tan Zheng Yu & Valerie Yong Jia Syuen | |
| School: | Sekolah Menengah Jenis Kebangsaan (SMJK) Chung Hwa | |
| Product name: | Clover | |
| Product presented: | A personal digital wardrobe designed to revolutionize interaction with fashion. Clover offers artificial intelligence–powered personal styling, a smart “closet compass” for organizing clothing, a dedicated style concierge and augmented reality visualization for effortless outfit planning. It helps users make the most of what they already own, enjoy the thrill of thrifting and wear the same outfits in new ways, with confidence and ease. | |
| 3. | Team: | Pure Tag |
| Names of students: | Ada Asif & Nina George | |
| School: | Tanarata International School | |
| Product name: | Jing Bao | |
| Product presented: | Jing Biao is a smart, tamper-evident piece of clothing designed to prevent return fraud. It uses sweat-and detergent-sensitive ink that reacts to moisture or cleaning agents, helping to identify if a garment has been worn or washed. The garment is recyclable and its outer layer is made from unsellable or out-of-fashion clothing, giving these garments a second life. This helps reduce landfill waste by repurposing clothes that would otherwise be thrown away. |
They will join fellow finalists from across the region – including Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam – for a dynamic exchange of ideas and entrepreneurial vision. The event will serve as a platform for cross-cultural collaboration, teamwork and the development of future-ready business leaders.
This format promotes cultural collaboration, encourages different perspectives, and allows students to apply essential business skills in a real-world international setting. Finalists will also have the chance to connect with FedEx leaders, and industry experts, further enhancing their global learning experience.
“The business landscape is evolving rapidly, making it essential to build a strong foundation for the next generation,” said Tien Long Woon, managing director of FedEx Malaysia. “As Malaysia cultivates entrepreneurial talent, it is important that young people are equipped with business skills alongside a global mindset – one that empowers them to explore international markets and seize opportunities in an increasingly connected world. This program plays a key role in that journey, broadening perspectives, building confidence and helping students see what is possible beyond the classroom.”
Since 2008, the FedEx/JA ITC program has reached over 9,900 Malaysian students, nurturing a generation of forward-thinking youth with the drive to innovate and lead. Over the years, Malaysian participants have made their mark on the regional stage – including two students placing in the Top 3 in 2019 and a standout first-place win in last year’s regional finals. These achievements reflect the strong, ongoing collaboration between FedEx and JA Malaysia in fostering innovation and preparing tomorrow’s leaders.
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AMCHAM Malaysia is proud to celebrate the opening of UPS’s new logistics hub at Senai International Airport, marking a significant milestone in cross-border connectivity and reinforcing Johor’s growing status as a strategic hub for investment and logistics.
Dato’ Siobhan Das, CEO of AMCHAM Malaysia, joined senior leaders from government and industry as part of the officiating team, underscoring the strong public-private collaboration that made this milestone possible.
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- Ms. Yap Mei Lin, General Manager, UPS Malaysia
The new UPS facility in Johor introduces Next Day Delivery services, enabling next-business-day shipping across Asia Pacific and two-day delivery to the U.S. and Europe. The investment includes a package center and bonded warehouse, strategically located within the Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone (JS-SEZ), further enhancing speed, reliability, and market access for businesses operating in and beyond the region.
This expansion comes at a time when Johor’s economic momentum is accelerating. In the first quarter of 2025 alone, the state recorded RM27.4 billion in approved investments, with another RM23 billion already in the pipeline. Johor is on track to reach RM50–60 billion in total investments by year-end, firmly positioning itself as one of the top three investment destinations in Malaysia.
“UPS’s continued investment in Malaysia underscores the strong confidence U.S. businesses have in the Malaysian market and highlights Johor’s strategic importance in enhancing regional connectivity,” said Dato’ Siobhan Das, Chief Executive Officer of AMCHAM. “As the leading voice of American businesses in Malaysia, AMCHAM is proud to support initiatives that strengthen supply chain resilience, drive innovation, and create cross-border growth opportunities. We also encourage more Malaysian companies to capitalize on local opportunities emerging from increased foreign direct investment, and to explore investment prospects in the United States—cultivating a dynamic, mutually beneficial economic partnership.”
AMCHAM congratulates UPS on this exciting new chapter and looks forward to continued collaboration in strengthening Malaysia’s position as a competitive and connected global business hub.
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PUTRAJAYA (May 21): Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said Malaysia is prioritising domestic economic reforms before expanding partnerships through Asean, key regional players such as China, India and Pakistan, and strengthening ties with the European Union (EU) to address the impact of the United States’ tariff policy changes.
He said the EU had been quite dramatic in its decision to engage more aggressively and actively with Asean.
Anwar added that Malaysia had initiated early engagement with the US, represented by Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz, who held initial discussions with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on the tariff issue.
The talks, he said, were positive and offered a platform to clarify Malaysia’s trade position.
