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Indonesia will put 12 new oil and gas projects into operation in 2020, according to the country’s Upstream Oil and Gas Taskforce (SKK Migas).

VinFast, an automotive manufacturer in Vietnam, was unveiled on October 14 as the title sponsor of the 2020 Formula 1 Vietnam Grand Prix.

Thousands of schools in Malaysia and Indonesia were forced to close on September 19 as air quality has reached unhealthy level due to haze from forest fires.

Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad arrived in Hanoi on August 26 night, starting his official visit to Vietnam on August 27-28 at the invitation of Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.

The forthcoming visit to Vietnam by Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, the first since Mahathir took office in May 2018, is expected to further strengthen the friendship and extensive cooperation between the two countries.

Vietnam always treasures its brilliant relations with Malaysia, one of the country’s most important partners in the region, with sound political ties and mutual understanding, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has said.

The Vietnam Oil and Gas Group (PetroVietnam) and Malaysia’s Petroliam Nasional Berhad (Petronas) have signed a Head of Agreement (HOA) for the sale and purchase of additional gas to Ca Mau area.

Argentina’s state-controlled energy company YPF and Malaysia’s Petronas will form a joint venture to invest 2.3 billion USD over the next four years in the Latin American country’s Vaca Muerta shale oil fields.

Vietnam always attaches much importance to its relations with Malaysia, one of the country’s leading partners in the region, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has said.

Malaysian Transport Minister Anthony Loke has emphasized the need to amend the country’s Road Transport Act to ensure that drivers responsible for causing deaths are banned from driving for life.

Since the Vietnamese Government and Italian contractor AGIP signed the first production sharing contract in 1978, foreign direct investment (FDI) in the oil and gas sector has not only brought large revenue to the country but also laid important foundations for the sector to develop strongly.

Malaysia has cancelled three China-backed pipe projects, after they were suspended in July.

Malaysia aims to be among the world’s top 10 tourist destinations in 2019, said Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Mohamaddin Ketapi.

The Vietnam-Malaysia relations have been consolidated and developed across the fields of politics-diplomacy, defence-security, economy, and cultural exchange over the past 45 years, according to Vietnamese Ambassador to Malaysia Le Quy Quynh.

Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad arrived in Tokyo on June 10, starting a three-day visit to Japan, his first tour abroad since he took office on May 10.

About 67,000 taxi drivers in Malaysia will get fuel cards worth 800 RM (over 200 USD) each, Prime Minister Najib Razak announced on April 13.

Trade and investment ties between Vietnam and Malaysia are expected to enjoy a new driving force created by the recently established Malaysia-Vietnam Chamber of Commerce (MVCC).

Colombia's Ecopetrol and its Malaysian partner Petronas on October 23 signed a MoU on enhancing a bilateral strategic partnership for oil exploration in Latin America and Mexico in particular.

The organisers of the 29th Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 29) have received 100 million MR (around 23.33 million USD) from over 300 sponsors.

The fifth meeting of the Vietnam-Malaysia Joint Committee for Economic, Scientific and Technological Cooperation in Hanoi on July 27 has decided on a range of measures to increase bilateral and multilateral collaboration.