Chances for trade and investment cooperation with Singapore and Malaysia under the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) were highlighted at a workshop held in the southern province of Long An on August 30.
Party General Secretary and President Nguyen Phu Trong on August 30 sent a message of congratulations to Sultan of Malaysia Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah Ibni Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Al Musta’in Billah on the 62nd anniversary of National Day of Malaysia (August 31).
Japanese retail giant Aeon Co. is teaming up with major Singaporean e-commerce site Shopee in Malaysia, due to fierce competition triggered by market liberalisation drives.
The High Court of Malaysia on August 28 started a hearing on the corruption charges against former Prime Minister Najib Razak in relation to state investment fund 1 Malaysian Development Berhad (1MDB).
Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad on August 28 wrapped up his two-day official visit to Vietnam at the invitation of his Vietnamese counterpart Nguyen Xuan Phuc.
Malaysian visiting Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad held a dialogue with leaders and staff of the FPT Group at Hoa Lac Hi-Tech Park in Hanoi on August 28.
Party General Secretary and President Nguyen Phu Trong hosted a reception for visiting Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad in Hanoi on August 28.
Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad arrived in Hanoi on August 26 night, starting his official visit to Vietnam on August 27-28 at the invitation of Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.
Malaysia’s Court of Appeal granted leave to former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak and his lawyer Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah to commence a judicial review to challenge the legality of the appointment for former Federal Court judge Datuk Seri Gopal Sri Ram as a senior deputy public prosecutor in their trials.
Major newspapers of Malaysia carried various articles ahead of the upcoming official visit to Vietnam of Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad and his spouse, which will take place on August 27-28.
The official visit to Vietnam by Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad on August 27-28 is expected to generate practical outcomes, solidify trust between the countries’ leaders and strengthen the two peoples’ friendship.
The forthcoming visit to Vietnam by Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, the first since Mahathir took office in May 2018, is expected to further strengthen the friendship and extensive cooperation between the two countries.
Malaysian authorities on August 23 said competent forces had seized 3.2 tonnes of cocaine and 500kg of ketamine, worth a combined 161 million USD, in the country's biggest drugs haul to date.
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