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ASEAN Expo to promote region’s product and services globally amid trade war
KUALA LUMPUR: The ASEAN Chamber of Commerce (ACC) inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with MyEvents International Sdn Bhd to organise the ASEAN Expo. The MoU was signed between ACC president Datuk Moehamad Izat Emir and MyEvents International founder cum
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Modi rejects Asia trade pact to protect India’s interests
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi said yesterday that he could not compromise the interests of farmers and workers at home by joining a China-led regional trade pact after it failed to address Delhi’s concerns over market access. The Regional Comprehensive
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Dr M: Applying sanctions is against the law
BANGKOK: Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has criticised the move by a certain country to impose economic sanctions on another country, saying the move is against the law. He said applying sanctions not only hurts the country involved but
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Mahathir: ASEAN must speak with one voice in economic matters
BANGKOK: For ASEAN to emerge as a more prominent organisation and assert its position as an economic power, it must stand together and speak with one voice, especially when dealing with other big economies in the global stage, said Tun
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ASEAN must take bold economic reform to cushion impacts of trade war
KUALA LUMPUR: ASEAN member states must take bold and effective measures to bolster their economies to cushion the impact of the ongoing trade war between the United States (US) and China which has yet to show any sign of resolution.
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Asean’s future cannot be determined by China and US
SINGAPORE: Superpowers China and United States of America cannot determine the future of Asean but Asean members must maintain good ties with both the nations, said PKR president Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. “The best way forward for them (Asean) is
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Malaysia to solidify Asean relations, collaborate with both China, US
PUCHONG: Malaysia is looking to solidify its relation among its Asean partners to pursue a synergistic collaboration with both China and the United States, said Economic Affairs Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali in view of the ongoing China –
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Asean is relevant, should remain strong to face superpowers
PHNOM PENH: Malaysian Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad today said that Asean has remained as a relevant regional grouping in the world and should continue to strengthen its cooperation in facing challenges and influences by superpowers. He said many
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Malaysia preparing strategic paper to help Rohingya refugees
KUALA LUMPUR: The Foreign Ministry is preparing a strategic paper to determine the optimum role Malaysia can play to help the Rohingya refugees, the Dewan Rakyat was told today. Foreign Minister Datuk Saifuddin Abdullah said Malaysia is consistent in championing
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US-China Conflict: Will ASEAN Centrality Be Derailed?
ON 23 May 2019, the US Senate formally re-introduced a bill known as the South China Sea and East China Sea Sanctions Act. Its sponsors, a bipartisan group of 14 senators, say the bill is aimed at checking an expansive
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