KUALA LUMPUR, April 1 — Chinese President Xi Jinping is reportedly planning to visit Malaysia in mid-April as part of a three-country Southeast Asian tour. South China Morning Post reported yesterday that diplomatic sources expect Xi to spend three days in Malaysia, following a meeting with Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim in Beijing last November. One…
President Xi Jinping is expected to embark on a swing around Southeast Asia next month as Beijing accelerates its efforts to deepen neighbourhood ties amid regional anxiety about US foreign policy during Donald Trump’s second administration. Diplomatic sources said that Xi would be likely to set off in mid-April, with stops in Vietnam, Malaysia and…
Mar 27, 2025 12:54 PM IST Capital A owned AirAsia said its inspection showed there was no engine fire but that a damaged duct had caused hot air to be released into the engine. An AirAsia flight bound for China returned to Kuala Lumpur due to an engine issue shortly after takeoff and landed safely…
When Bonnie Chan Yiting was in Davos six weeks ago for the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) annual confab, the Swiss ski resort was abuzz with a groundbreaking app that a little-known artificial intelligence (AI) start-up had released half a world away in China. Hangzhou-based DeepSeek rolled out its namesake app on January 20, providing its…
Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, Singapore, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong: How These 8 Countries Are Setting New Trends for Travel and…
Hong Kong for years has been working to expand services in Islamic finance. In a wise move, the government’s talent immigration scheme will fast track applicants with Islamic market expertise and accounting. They are among nine professions added to the talent list, covering 60 types of jobs. The programme aims to foster high-value-added services to…
Hong Kong leader John Lee Ka-chiu has pledged to make the city a Muslim-friendly destination for businessmen and tourists from Southeast Asia, by rolling out measures such as simplifying immigration requirements and more halal food offerings. He also focused on deepening ties with the Asean bloc, saying talks were under way with the Malaysian government…
Malaysia’s trade minister has reaffirmed his country’s commitment to strengthening investment ties with Hong Kong amid worries that the US could impose further punitive measures targeting the city and mainland China. Tengku Zafrul Aziz, Malaysia’s minister for investment, trade and industry, said on Monday that Asean would continue to engage with the United States while…
Malaysia’s semiconductor industry stands to benefit from the escalating US-China tech war, as trade restrictions steer more companies to consider the Southeast Asian country as a viable alternative in the global chip supply chain, according to experts. As the US government continues to tighten trade restrictions on China, Malaysia is seeing more opportunities to develop…
Malaysia’s trade minister has reaffirmed his country’s commitment to strengthening investment ties with Hong Kong amid worries that the US could impose further punitive measures targeting the city and mainland China. Tengku Zafrul Aziz, Malaysia’s minister for investment, trade and industry, said on Monday that Asean would continue to engage with the United States while…