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Malaysia recorded bilateral trade of 10.8 billion USD with the Republic of Korea (RoK) in the first eight months of this year, making it the 12th biggest trade partner of the RoK.

Malaysia has been successful in turning a new chapter in regional integration in 2015, the year it served as the Chair of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).

The Vietnam – Malaysia – Thailand artist exhibition and exchange was opened at the Centre for Fine Arts and Photography in 29 Hang Bai Street, Hanoi on December 26.

Malaysia’s Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) is focusing on disseminating information on the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement to the public.

A road show to promote tourism in Vietnam took place in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on December 16.

Malaysia has invited Vietnam to participate in the Defence Services Asia Exhibition and Conference, which is scheduled to take place in Kuala Lumpur in April 2016.

Guitarists from Malaysia and Thailand will perform with local artists in the Da Nang Guitar Concert at Nguyen Hien Dinh Theatre on December 29.

The embassies of Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines and Thailand to Mexico have co-hosted a workshop on ASEAN at San Luis University in the northern central state, San Luis Potosi.

Embassies of Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam in Mexico have presented 10 wheelchairs to the Federico Gomez Children’s Hospital in Mexico City at a recent charity event.

Promotion programmes of the Malaysia External Trade Development Corporation (MATRADE) in 2016 are aimed at helping the country’s exporters to take advantages of the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC).

Malaysia will send experts to Australia in February 2016 to assist Australia in the fight against terrorism, announced Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi on December 7.

A Vietnamese delegation is attending a dialogue of d efense chiefs of the South and Southeast Asian Nations (SASEAN) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on December 7-8.

Malaysia’s overseas shipments reeled in 75.81 billion RM (18.1 billion USD) in October, up 16.7 percent year on year, according to statistics of the Ministry of International Trade and Industry.

Malaysian police are on alert following recent reports that Islamic State (IS) militants are planning terror attacks in Thailand.

The Philippines military on December 4 said the country’s security forces have detained a local suspected an Islamist extremist linked to the kidnapping of Malaysians in the Philippines.

The engagement in the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement is expected to help Malaysia increase competitiveness and promote trade and investment in the upcoming decades.

The Small and Medium Enterprise Corporation Malaysia (SME Corp Malaysia) together with other relevant agencies carried out 60 outreach programmes nationwide this year.

Malaysia will need to raise the ratio of skilled workers to 35 percent of its workforce in order to attain the status of a developed nation by 2020

The Malaysian government spends a total of 2.2 billion RM (about 523 million USD) a year to assist rice farmers, said the country’s Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Agro-based Industry.

Malaysia and China signed eight governmental agreements and Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) in various fields on November 24, during Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang’s visit.