By Nor Baizura Basri
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 25 (Bernama) -- The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) member states are working towards a 2027 general review of the agreement to ensure that the partnership remains relevant amidst a changing economic landscape.
By Maizatul Jamny Muhammad Rosli, Nurunnasihah Ahmad Rashid, Siti Noor Afera Abu & Nur Athirah Mohd Shaharudin
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 25 (Bernama) -- Member countries of the ASEAN-led Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) are open to expanding the pact, which covers about 30 per cent of the world's gross domestic product (GDP), trade, and population.
By Siti Noor Afera Abu
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 25 (Bernama) -- The 4th Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Ministers’ Meeting will discuss ways to improve trade flows in the region on the fourth day of the 57th ASEAN Economic Ministers’ Meeting (AEM) and Related Meetings today.
By Siti Radziah Hamzah
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 24 (Bernama) -- Confronted with rising protectionism, non-tariff barriers and fragile supply chains, ASEAN Economic Ministers (AEM) have committed to stepping up cooperation to consolidate regional resilience.
By Ahmad Erwan Othman
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 24 (Bernama) -- Hong Kong, Sri Lanka, Chile and Bangladesh have expressed their interest in joining the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), with ASEAN Economic Ministers (AEM) urging officials to expedite the accession process.
By Rosemarie Khoo Mohd Sani
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 24 (Bernama) -- Australia is stepping up efforts to deepen its economic and trade linkages with Southeast Asia, with Malaysia playing a pivotal role in the push, said Australia's Trade and Tourism Minister Don Farrell.
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.
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 23 (Bernama) -- The country’s iconic dish, nasi lemak, along with fruits from Malaysia and neighbouring ASEAN countries, such as salak and mata kucing, are among the culinary diplomacy highlights that have added flavour to this year’s ASEAN Economic Ministers’ (AEM) Meeting.
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 Shakir Husain
NEW DELHI, Sept 23 (Bernama) -- Malaysia-India relations remain vibrant and both countries are keen to grow their "forward-looking partnership" through multi-sector cooperation, Malaysian High Commissioner to India Datuk Muzafar Shah Mustafa said.
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 22 (Bernama) -- Mavenir, the cloud-native network infrastructure provider, has garnered a major industry accolade for its customer-centric artificial intelligence (AI) innovation in voice and messaging security at the FutureNet Asia Awards 2025.
