By Siti Radziah Hamzah, Kisho Kumari Sucedaram
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 24 (Bernama) -- ASEAN cannot be a passive observer in the face of global economic and geopolitical challenges, but should take the lead in building resilience within the grouping, which has over 600 million people, says Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 24 (Bernama) -- ASEAN, together with China, Japan and South Korea (ASEAN Plus Three), must join forces to maintain and stabilise their sophisticated and delicate supply chain network like clockwork, while coping with changes in the global trade environment, said South Korean Minister for Trade Yeo Han-Koo.
GEORGE TOWN, Sept 24 (Bernama) -- The Japanese tourism market holds vast potential for Penang, with the state government intensifying efforts to position the state as a preferred destination for Japanese travellers.
By Durratul Ain Ahmad Fuad
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 24 (Bernama) -- Deepening Closer Economic Relations (CER) between ASEAN, Australia, and New Zealand through frameworks such as the ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement (AANZFTA) and the broader Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) is creating regulatory certainty, trade predictability and foreign direct investment (FDI) magnetism.
By Kisho Kumari Sucedaram
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 24 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s hosting of the inaugural Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) leaders’ summit this October is seen as a timely opportunity for Putrajaya to reinforce the case for free trade at a time when protectionism is on the rise, economists said.
By Mikhail Raj Abdullah
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 23 (Bernama) -- Malaysia's role as the chair of ASEAN in promoting trade and investment in Southeast Asia, as well as deepening integration through greater interdependence, is crucial for its long-term economic survival amid the uncertainties of the international marketplace.
By Nurunnasihah Ahmad Rashid
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 22 (Bernama) -- Southeast Asian economies and South Korea (ROK) must move their partnership beyond traditional economic indicators and focus on long-term strategic autonomy and digital resilience.
SEPANG, Sept 18 (Bernama) — Malaysia is looking at increasing the number of direct flights to and from Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport (CGO) in Henan, China, as part of efforts to enhance connectivity and boost tourism, trade and investment.
By K. Naveen Prabu
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 18 (Bernama) -- Halal Development Corporation Bhd (HDC) today announced the expansion of Malaysian financial technology (fintech) firm BerryPay (M) Sdn Bhd into the Algerian market through a partnership with DIGITEC, a subsidiary of Algeria’s ABD Invest Group.
From V. Sankara
DILI (TIMOR-LESTE), Sept 18 (Bernama) -- Timor-Leste is keen to expand trade and investment with Malaysia, focusing on food security, agriculture and tourism as it strengthens cooperation through ASEAN integration.
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 17 (Bernama) -- BRICS and its partners must rally around the collective mission of creating technologies, jobs and well-being for the bottom billions of the world’s population, and they must act quickly, said Deputy Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Liew Chin Tong.
By Harizah Hanim Mohamed
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 15 (Bernama) – “What is the meaning of independence if our seas – the lifeblood of Malaysia as a maritime nation – are destroyed and can no longer be restored?”
