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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 outcomes of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV)’s 13th National Congress have continued to be in the spotlight of regional and international media outlets.

Malaysia is in need of 10 billion RM (over 2.4 billion USD) to safely ride out the COVID-19 pandemic next year, the New Straits Times has reported.

Malaysia is expected to rake in 21.8 billion RM (over 5.1 billion USD) in revenue from glove exports this year, the New Straits Times reported on July 15.

Major newspapers of Malaysia and Laos have published a series of articles on the upcoming 36th ASEAN Summit and other activities hosted by Vietnam as ASEAN Chair 2020.

Malaysia could set up travel bubble with other ASEAN nations such as Singapore, Vietnam and Thailand, said Zaidi Isham Ismail in a recent article posted on New Straits Times.

Villagers at Malaysia’s Sungai Belati beach found weak, hungry, and disheveled Myanmar refugees – including children from as young as seven – arriving at shore on March 1, the New Straits Times reported.

Vietnam’s beautiful beaches in the central region are ideal destinations for Valentines’ Day, read an article by Jade Tye that was run in Malaysia’s The New Straits Times on February 13.

Vietnam’s victory at the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) Suzuki Cup 2018 on December 15 night after beating Malaysia on an aggregate of 3 - 2 drew many comments from the Malaysian media right after the hosts were crowned.

Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said the country’s debt has reached an alarming 1 trillion RM (252 billion USD), the New Straits Times reported.

Inspector General of Royal Malaysia Police Mohamad Fuzi Harun has warned that commercial crime has shown a worrying trend in the country over the past four years.

The Malaysia Automotive Institute (MAI) has forecast that the automotive industry will create nearly 30,000 new jobs this year.

International press continued to praise the 2017 APEC Economic Leaders’ Week, which took place in Da Nang city on November 6-11, and Vietnam as the host.

Malaysia’s Immigration Department sets a target of carrying out 1,300 operations monthly to weed out illegal immigrants and errant employers, according to New Straits Times.

Malaysia trade amounted to 1.163 trillion RM (275.3 billion USD) between January and August, up 22.6 percent from the same period last year, reported the local New Straits Times.

The number of Chinese and Indian tourists to Malaysia registering e-visa services has sharply increased in recent time, local New Straits Times newspaper reported on June 7.

A delegation from the Communist Review visited the New Straits Times, the longest running Malaysian newspaper, on October 25.

Malaysia attracted roughly 6.9 billion USD in foreign direct investment (FDI) in the first half of this year, according to the Malaysian Investment Development Authority (MIDA).

Malaysia’s Penang state authorities plan to import chillies from Vietnam to meet increasing demand during the upcoming Hari Raya Adilfitri festival.