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KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 21 (Bernama) -- President Donald Trump said the United States will impose a 10 per cent global tariff under Section 122, over and above the normal tariffs already in place.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 20 (Bernama) -- Malaysia may need to revisit the Agreement on Reciprocal Trade (ART) with the United States which was signed last October, including on legal grounds following the latest US Supreme Court decision on Friday.
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WASHINGTON, Feb 20 (Bernama-Kyodo) -- The US Supreme Court ruled Friday that President Donald Trump's use of emergency powers to hit nearly all of America's trading partners with so-called reciprocal tariffs is unconstitutional, Kyodo News reported.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 20 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s trade performance in January 2026 remained robust, rising 12.6 per cent year-on-year (y-o-y) to RM272.37 billion, compared to RM241.97 billion in the same period last year, said the Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry (MITI).
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KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 13 (Bernama) -- The ringgit rose 3.9 per cent against the greenback in the fourth quarter of 2025 (4Q 2025), driven by both external and domestic factors, said Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) governor Datuk Seri Abdul Rasheed Ghaffour.
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KUCHING, Feb 12 (Bernama) -- Bintulu Port Holdings Bhd (BPHB) remains largely insulated from the United States tariff measures due to its limited trade exposure to the American market, said president and group chief executive officer Datuk Ruslan Abdul Ghani.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 10 (Bernama) -- The sanctions imposed by China on several United States (US) defense companies following arms sales to Taiwan at the end of 2025 do not have a direct impact on trade and foreign direct investment (FDI) into Malaysia, particularly in the electrical and electronics (E&E) sector.
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By Siti Noor Afera Abu
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 6 (Bernama) — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Malaysia tomorrow is expected to strengthen Malaysia-India ties further, following the elevation of bilateral relations to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership (CSP) in 2024, particularly in trade and economic cooperation across multiple sectors, analysts said.
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KULIM, Feb 5 (Bernama) -- Japanese contact lens manufacturer Menicon Co Ltd has opened its manufacturing plant today, further strengthening Malaysia-Japan strategic bilateral ties.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 3 (Bernama) -- India is increasingly viewing Malaysia as a strategic gateway to expand its economic footprint in Southeast Asia, using the country as a springboard to deepen trade and business engagement across the region, an academician said.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 30 (Bernama) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping met British Prime Minister Keir Starmer in Beijing, marking the first visit by a United Kingdom (UK) prime minister to China in eight years.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 28 (Bernama) -- The Malaysia–France mining project between Malaco Mining Sdn Bhd and French rare earth refining and recycling specialist Carester has entered the pilot plant phase for mining and refining.