Lee leads study visit to China
KUCHING: Transport Minister Datuk Seri Lee Kim Shin recently led a delegation on a study visit to China to explore transportation and river management innovations. Throughout the visit from March 25 to 31, the delegation’s itinerary included key visits to institutions and sites dedicated to advancing sustainable transportation and development initiatives. During a courtesy visit […]
Calls for Representative Office in China
KUCHING: China is calling on the Sarawak government to establish a representative office to enhance bilateral ties. Consul General of the People’s Republic of China in Kuching, Xing Wiping, said the establishment of a representative office in China by the state government is crucial to bolstering economic and trade collaborations between the two regions. Xing […]
Malaysia’s 2nd batch of investment commitments from China reflects unity govt’s proactiveness
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia has secured its second batch of investment commitments from China this year as the unity government led by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim proactively seeks investment opportunities to benefit the nation. Anwar, who is also Malaysia’s finance minister, was on a one-day working visit to Nanning on Sunday at the invitation […]
China holds out promise of win-win cooperation
SIBU: New opportunities to enhance ties between China and Malaysia are likely to arise with diplomatic relations between the two countries crossing the 50th anniversary milestone next year. Stating this, Consul General of the People’s Republic of China in Kuching, Xing Weiping, said over the past 10 years, the level of high-quality Belt and Road […]
Crocodiles on the loose after heavy flooding in China
SHENZHE (China): More than 70 crocodiles escaped from a crocodile farm in southern China after severe flooding, authorities reported. The animals escaped in the city of Maoming after the region was hit by days of heavy rainfall, German news agency (dpa) quoted the Chinese online news outlet The Paper and other reports on Tuesday citing […]
China unveils 2023 list of top 500 private enterprises
BEIJING: The All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce on Tuesday released the 2023 list of China’s top 500 private enterprises, with JD.com, Alibaba and Hengli Group securing the top three spots, respectively, reported Xinhua. According to a research and analysis report released alongside the list, the entry threshold in terms of revenue in 2022 for […]
Sarawak holds promotional talks with Hainan Airlines
CHINA: Sarawak held talks with Hainan Airlines here on Monday (Sept 4) with a view to promote Sarawak to the China market. The meeting was chaired by Sarawak’s Minister of Tourism, Creative Industry and Performing Arts, Datuk Seri Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah. He was accompanied by his Deputy Minister Datuk Sebastian Ting and heads of […]
Typhoon Haikui slams into China, fire truck plunges into river
BEIJING: Heavy rains and powerful winds caused by typhoon Haikui have led to significant disruptions in southern China, as the typhoon reached the Chinese mainland on Tuesday morning, Chinese state media said. Near the megacity of Fuzhou, a fire truck with eight people on board plunged into a river, Chinese state television reported on Tuesday. […]
Malaysia, China join forces to study country’s historical materials
BEIJING: Malaysia will work with China’s history experts to collect and sort out more historical materials related to the country’s history in general and the Old Kedah civilisation in particular. National Unity Minister Datuk Aaron Ago Dagang said the history of ancient Malay was widely recorded by a Chinese figure, Bujannga Yi-Jing who had once […]
Us to be ‘as strict as possible’ limiting China’s access to cutting-edge chips
MOSCOW: The United States will stick to its hardline stance on denying China cutting-edge microchips, as technological developments may be allegedly used to boost the Asian nation’s military capacity, US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said on Sunday, reported Sputnik. “We are not going to sell the most sophisticated American chips to China that they want […]
