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Vietnam has successfully organised SEA Games 31, rounding off the tournament with a spectacular ceremony, Malaysia’s media have said.

The initiative of the Vietnam News Agency (VNA) to provide information related to the ongoing 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31) on its special website has helped bring an overview of this regional sports event to international friends, Editor-in-Chief of Malaysia's news agency Bernama Khaidzir Md Yunus has said.

The transition to the endemic phase and the reopening of borders have clearly provided a positive impact on the Malaysian economy compared to the pandemic phase two years ago, the Malaysian National News Agency (Bernama) reported, quoting Minister in the Prime Minister's Department for Economic Affairs of Malaysia Mustapa Mohamed.

Vietnam News Agency Director-General Vu Viet Trang and Bernama Editor-in-Chief Khairdzir Md Yunus held talks and signed a cooperative agreement between two agencies on March 19.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his Malaysian counterpart Dato’ Sri Ismail Sabri bin Yaakob on March 21 witnessed the exchange of four cooperation documents, including a cooperative agreement between the Vietnam News Agency (VNA) and the Malaysian National News Agency (Bernama).

The Malaysian Industrial Development Finance Berhad (MIDF) Research has foreseen the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) to grow 6 percent in 2022 from 3.1 percent in 2021, mainly driven by the economy’s further reopening, including a lift of ban on international travels.

Vietnam has fulfilled several economic targets 2021 despite COVID-19 pandemic, becoming one of the world’s 20 leading economies in terms of global trade, according to an article recently published by Malaysia’s Bernama.

The elections have attracted attention from international media. Reuters reported that tens of millions of mask-wearing Vietnamese went to the polls, noting the elections are taking place as Vietnam battles a new COVID-19 outbreak that is spreading rapidly.

The elections of deputies to the 15th National Assembly (NA) and all-level People’s Councils for 2021-2026 on May 23 have attracted attention from international media.

Any resumption in negotiations over the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement will be on condition that it paves the way for “fair trade” and a level playing field, International Trade and Industry Minister Mohamed Azmin Ali told the Malaysian News Agency (Bernama) on November 10.

Vietnam and Malaysia have effectively cooperated in many fields in recent years, said Vietnamese Ambassador to Malaysia Le Quy Quynh in an inclusive interview with Bernama.

The Malaysian government is committed to continue helping small and medium enterprises (SMEs) along their recovery path in the upcoming Budget 2021, said Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz.

Malaysia’s domestic tourism continued to record better performance last year, recording a double-digit growth of 12 percent to 92.6 billion RM (22.4 billion USD), according to Bernama news agency.

Malaysia’s news agency Bernama has run an article titled “36th ASEAN Summit made history amid COVID-19”.

Malaysia expects its fiscal deficit to widen to 4 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) this year because of the 58 billion USD stimulus measures announced to counter the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the economy.

The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) was discussed at the ASEAN-China and ASEAN-India Summits in Bangkok, Thailand, on November 3.

The Malaysian Government has yet to decide on whether the country would ratify the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) or not, the local news agency Bernama quoted an official as saying.

Credit cards belonging to Malaysia’s former Prime Minister Najib Razak were used to spend over 3.3 million RM (800,000 USD) in a single day at a luxury jeweller in Italy, a court in Kuala Lumpur has heard during his trial.

Ten Malaysian fishermen were kidnapped by suspected Islamic State-linked militants off Borneo island on June 18 and were taken to the southern Philippines, local police said.

Representatives from members of the Organisation of Asia-Pacific News Agencies (OANA) and guest agencies have highly valued the theme of the 44th OANA Executive Board Meeting (OANA 44), along with the efforts of the Vietnam News Agency (VNA) as host.