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The negotiation on the free trade agreement (FTA) between Malaysia and the European Union (EU) is scheduled to conclude within the first quarter of 2016 after a five-year process.

Malaysia remained the biggest trade partner of China in the ASEAN bloc with two-way trade reaching 97.35 billion USD in 2015.

A delegation from the Embassy of Vietnam in Malaysia has visited the 86 Vietnamese fishermen being detained in the eastern Malaysian state of Sarawak.

Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak said the recalibrated State budget for 2016 means to ensure the economy is still in the strong growth orbit, and guarantee social welfare of the citizens.

The lower house of Malaysia ’s Parliament approved the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TTP) agreement on January 28 after two days of debate.

Malaysia topped the list of ASEAN countries investing in Vietnam last year with newly registered capital of 2.47 billion USD.

Malaysia’s government on January 26 confirmed a large piece of curved metal found off the coast of southern Thailand does not belong to Malaysia Airlines MH 370, which disappeared nearly two years ago

Malaysian policemen have discovered the bodies of 13 people, believed to be Indonesian, at a beach in the southern state of Johor, State news agency Bernama said on January 26.

Seven people with suspected links to IS have been detained, Malaysian police said on January 24 after Kuala Lumpur raised security alert following terrorist attacks in Jakarta, Indonesia.

The Malaysian Futsal team arrived in Ho Chi Minh City to prepare for two friendly matches with Vietnam on January 25 and 26, according to the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF).

Bilateral trade between Malaysia and Africa has been growing at a gradual pace and is expected to climb 4-5 percent this year.

With positive start in the reestablishment of US-Cuba relations, Malaysia will soon set its foot in the Cuban market, Cuban Ambassador to Malaysia Ivette Fernandez Hernandez stated.

Hanoi will export agricultural products to Japan and Malaysia, under recently signed Memoranda of Understanding.

The national futsal team will play two friendly matches with Malaysia to prepare for the 2016 AFC Futsal Championship finals, which is scheduled to be held from February 10-21 in Uzbekistan.

Malaysia recorded 336 dengue deaths – the highest ever – last year, up 56.3 percent from that of 2014.

Singapore and Malaysia are looking at the possibility of having two different services on their cross-border high speed rail (HSR) network.

Top Vietnamese players Nguyen Tien Minh and Vu Thi Trang will compete at the Malaysia Masters badminton tournament that will be held in Penang, Malaysia, from January 19 to 24.

Uber Malaysia aims to add 100,000 more drivers this year to meet the economic challenges that Malaysians are facing.

Malaysia set a goal of building a safer, more prosperous and equal society and expanding its economy by 4-5 percent in 2016, said Prime Minister Najib Razak in his New Year message.

The ASEAN – Korea Centre (AKC) has selected Malaysia as the first regional host to pilot the Homestay ASEAN Programme.