Kuala Lumpur (VNA) – The third ASEAN Defence Ministerial Meeting Retreat opened in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on November 3, with initiatives to foster regional defence ties and trust on the agenda.
Malaysia's Immigration Department has informed the management board of Vietnamese workers in Malaysia that employers have to be responsible for receiving overseas workers in that country.
The 27th ASEAN Summit will officially kick off in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on November 21, with a schedule for adopting the Kuala Lumpur Declaration on setting up the ASEAN Community.
Malaysia and the Czech Republic agreed to foster relations in trade, education and tourism during a recent visit by Czech Foreign Minister Lubomir Zaorelek to Kuala Lumpur.
The ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) may not meet its deadline for full integration by December this year as obstacles in doing cross-border business are still prevalent in the region.
Malaysia’s Ministry of Education said on October 22 that all schools in the country that had been closed since October 19 would reopen on October 23, with the exception of schools in four states.
Delegates from police and security forces of ASEAN member states and some other Pacific Asia nations are gathering in the 4th General Police and Special Equipment Exhibition & Conference Asia.
Malaysia has announced school closures in several states and capital city Kuala Lumpur on October 19 due to the prolonged haze crisis caused by Indonesian slash-and-burn farming.
China’s construction on islands in disputed East Sea areas is “unwarranted provocation”, Malaysian armed forces chief Zulkefli Mohd Zin said at a security forum in Beijing on October 18.
Malaysia commits to contribute 218.8 million USD to the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), initiated by China, said Deputy Foreign Minister Reezal Merican Naina Merican on October 16.
A Vietnamese Party delegation joined representatives from political parties from 14 ASEAN member states and partners at an ASEAN conference on women’s participation in politics held in Kuala Lumpur.
Saiful Nizam sneaked a winner a minute from time for Malaysia to beat Vietnam 6-5 and take the bronze at the ASEAN Football Federation Futsal Championship in Bangkok on October 16.
Malaysia will be the second biggest long-term beneficiaries from the recently concluded Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement, according to Credit Suisse.
The US will allocate more than 100 million USD to support Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines in boosting law enforcement capabilities at sea.
Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi began a working visit to the US on October 6 in an attempt to bolster bilateral ties and speed up the signing of the HSPD-6
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