Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh hailed the ongoing Vietnam visit by Malaysian Minister of Foreign Affairs Senator Zambry Abdul Kadir on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of Vietnam-Malaysia diplomatic ties this year, during a reception in Hanoi on July 19.
With Malaysia having numerous manufacturing and processing facilities and research centres, and Vietnam possessing a young and highly skilled workforce with good professional expertise, the combination of these factors can create myriad development and investment opportunities, said a Malaysian expert.
Malaysian Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry Tengku Datuk Seri Utama Zafrul suggested Vietnam and Malaysia cooperate to attract more investment in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
Economists have foreseen the Malaysian ringgit to remain under pressure against the US dollar in the second half amid aggressive interest rate hikes by the US Federal Reserve (Fed).
Deputy State Auditor General Dang The Vinh had a meeting with Malaysian Auditor-General Datuk Wan Suraya Wan Mohd Radzi in Putrajaya on July 11, as part of a working trip to Malaysia on July 9-12.
The Cyber Defence & Security Exhibition and Conference (CYDES) 2023 of Malaysia kicked off in Kuala Lumpur on July 10 under the theme “Building Cyber Resilience: Safeguarding The Digital Future”.
Lao Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone held talks with his Malaysian counterpart Anwar Ibrahim in Vientiane on June 27, during which they agreed to further enhance bilateral cooperation.
A ceremony to announce activities celebrating the 50th founding anniversary of Vietnam – Malaysia diplomatic ties was jointly held by the Vietnamese Embassy in Malaysia and the Malaysia – Vietnam Friendship Association (MVFA) in Kuala Lumpur on June 26.
The Malaysian ringgit (RM) depreciated for a fifth straight session to slump to a more than seven-month low on June 23 due to a firmer dollar and weak oil prices.
Malaysian government said on June 23 it will take legal action against Facebook parent company Meta Platforms (META) for failing to remove "undesirable" posts, the strongest measure the country has taken to date over such content.
Malaysia’s net inflows of foreign investment surged to 74.6 billion RM (16.17 billion USD) in 2022 from 50.4 billion RM in 2021, while investment abroad tripled to 58.6 billion RM from 19.4 billion RM, said the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DoSM) in a statement on June 16.
Malaysian Ministry of Entrepreneur Development and Cooperative (MEDAC) is consistently monitoring the progress of entrepreneurs and cooperatives in Malaysia, Minister Datuk Ewon Benedick has said.
Malaysia's Foreign Minister Zambry Abdul Kadir mooted the idea of a digital resilience Initiative (DRI) framework to prevent and counter violent extremism in the digital realm in his address delivered at an international conference in Kuala Lumpur on June 13.
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