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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.
By Nurunnasihah Ahmad Rashid & Nur Athirah Mohd Shaharuddin
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 23 (Bernama) -- ASEAN and the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) will hold a formal dialogue on Nov 20, 2025, to explore potential areas of collaboration.
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.
By Nur Athirah Mohd Shaharuddin
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 21 (Bernama) -- Preparations for the 57th ASEAN Economic Ministers (AEM) Meeting and related meetings in the nation's capital are progressing smoothly, with several final preparations being carried out to ensure the smooth conduct of these meetings.
By Nor Baizura Basri
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 21 (Bernama) -- ASEAN economic ministers will gather here next week for what is set to be a crucial meeting to finalise the agenda for advancing intra- and extra-regional trade and investment, which will then be forwarded to their leaders and dialogue partners for endorsement at next month’s summit.
By V.Sankara
DILI (TIMOR-LESTE), Sept 16 (Bernama) -- Timor-Leste’s position as a “launchpad” to markets in Indonesia and northern Australia makes it an attractive destination for Malaysian investors, training institutions and media organisations, said Malaysian ambassador to Timor-Leste Datuk Amarjit Singh.
