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KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 23 (Bernama) - Malaysia is poised to play a key role in transforming the services sector within the region by hosting the inaugural ASEAN International Fair for Trade in Services (AIFTIS) on Nov 17-18, 2025.
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By Siti Radziah Hamzah
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 23 (Bernama) -- ASEAN is all set to roll out its priority economic deliverables (PEDs) under Malaysia’s chairmanship, with the 57th ASEAN Economic Ministers’ (AEM) meeting this week pushing trade upgrades, drawing up a US$2 trillion digital economy framework and forging new regional pacts on competition, energy and technology.
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By Maizatul Jamny Muhammad Rosli
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 23 (Bernama) -- With creativity and determination, a single mother has carved a place in clay batik art and is now seeking greater opportunities to bring her brand, Riztiney Batik, to international markets.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 23 (Bernama) -- Over 300 delegates from government, industry associations, academia, and business recently converged at the China-Singapore Green Development Forum to chart a path for greener, smarter urban futures.
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By Siti Noor Afera Abu
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 23 (Bernama) -- Tomorrow’s meeting between ASEAN Economic Ministers (AEM) and United States (US) Trade Representative (USTR), Jamieson Greer, is a pivotal opportunity for both sides to discuss new areas of economic cooperation, notwithstanding the trade tensions brought on by the US tariffs.
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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.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 22 (Bernama) -- The OPEC Fund for International Development (the OPEC Fund) has approved over US$1 billion in new development financing during the third quarter of 2025, as announced following its 193rd Governing Board meeting. (US$1=RM4.20)
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GUIZHOU (CHINA), Sept 22 (Bernama) -- Suspended 625 metres above a deep canyon, China’s newest bridge left journalists from eight countries in awe. The Huajiang Gorge Bridge, now nearing completion, links Guanling County in Anshun City with Zhenfeng County in Qianxinan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Guizhou Province.
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GEORGE TOWN, Sept 21(Bernama) -- Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow is leading a delegation of key state agencies to Osaka, Kansai, Japan, from today until Sept 27 to host ‘Penang Week’ at the Malaysia Pavilion in conjunction with World Expo 2025.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 20 (Bernama) -- S&P Global Ratings (S&P) has reaffirmed Malaysia’s sovereign credit ratings at ‘A-’ with a stable outlook, underscoring confidence in the country’s macroeconomic management despite global trade uncertainty, according to the Finance Ministry (MoF).
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KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 19 (Bernama) — The MADANI government will continue to proactively position the halal industry as a key contributor to the national economy, particularly in trade discussions, in every investment mission and bilateral engagement, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 19 (Bernama) -- Malaysia has agreed in principle to exempt some Palestinian agricultural and food products from customs duties, the Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz said.