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LensToLens | "Two Countries, Twin Parks" yields fruits in China and Malaysia

(240621) -- KUALA LUMPUR, June 21, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Workers are seen at a factory of the Alliance Steel (M) Sdn. Bhd. plant at the Malaysia-China Kuantan Industrial Park (MCKIP) in Pahang state of Malaysia, June 13, 2024. China-Malaysia Qinzhou Industrial Park, situated in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, and Malaysia-China Kuantan Industrial Park (MCKIP), located in Pahang state of Malaysia, opened respectively in 2012 and 2013. The two parks set a new example of bilateral economic cooperation under the model of "Two Countries, Twin Parks." Over the past ten years, the cooperative mode has yielded fruitful results in various fields such as project construction and innovative cooperation, promoting the industrial cooperation between the two countries. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Cheng Yiheng)

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LensToLens | "Two Countries, Twin Parks" yields fruits in China and Malaysia

(240621) -- KUALA LUMPUR, June 21, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A Chinese staff works at a control room of a factory of the Alliance Steel (M) Sdn. Bhd. plant at the Malaysia-China Kuantan Industrial Park (MCKIP) in Pahang state of Malaysia, June 13, 2024. China-Malaysia Qinzhou Industrial Park, situated in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, and Malaysia-China Kuantan Industrial Park (MCKIP), located in Pahang state of Malaysia, opened respectively in 2012 and 2013. The two parks set a new example of bilateral economic cooperation under the model of "Two Countries, Twin Parks." Over the past ten years, the cooperative mode has yielded fruitful results in various fields such as project construction and innovative cooperation, promoting the industrial cooperation between the two countries. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Cheng Yiheng)

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LensToLens | "Two Countries, Twin Parks" yields fruits in China and Malaysia

(240621) -- KUALA LUMPUR, June 21, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A drone photo taken on June 13, 2024 shows the factory of the Alliance Steel (M) Sdn. Bhd. plant at the Malaysia-China Kuantan Industrial Park (MCKIP) in Pahang state of Malaysia. China-Malaysia Qinzhou Industrial Park, situated in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, and Malaysia-China Kuantan Industrial Park (MCKIP), located in Pahang state of Malaysia, opened respectively in 2012 and 2013. The two parks set a new example of bilateral economic cooperation under the model of "Two Countries, Twin Parks." Over the past ten years, the cooperative mode has yielded fruitful results in various fields such as project construction and innovative cooperation, promoting the industrial cooperation between the two countries. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Cheng Yiheng)

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LensToLens | "Two Countries, Twin Parks" yields fruits in China and Malaysia

(240621) -- KUALA LUMPUR, June 21, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Workers are seen at a factory of the Alliance Steel (M) Sdn. Bhd. plant at the Malaysia-China Kuantan Industrial Park (MCKIP) in Pahang state of Malaysia, June 13, 2024. China-Malaysia Qinzhou Industrial Park, situated in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, and Malaysia-China Kuantan Industrial Park (MCKIP), located in Pahang state of Malaysia, opened respectively in 2012 and 2013. The two parks set a new example of bilateral economic cooperation under the model of "Two Countries, Twin Parks." Over the past ten years, the cooperative mode has yielded fruitful results in various fields such as project construction and innovative cooperation, promoting the industrial cooperation between the two countries. (Xinhua/Cheng Yiheng)

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LensToLens | "Two Countries, Twin Parks" yields fruits in China and Malaysia

(240621) -- KUALA LUMPUR, June 21, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese staff works at a control room of a factory of the Alliance Steel (M) Sdn. Bhd. plant at the Malaysia-China Kuantan Industrial Park (MCKIP) in Pahang state of Malaysia, June 13, 2024. China-Malaysia Qinzhou Industrial Park, situated in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, and Malaysia-China Kuantan Industrial Park (MCKIP), located in Pahang state of Malaysia, opened respectively in 2012 and 2013. The two parks set a new example of bilateral economic cooperation under the model of "Two Countries, Twin Parks." Over the past ten years, the cooperative mode has yielded fruitful results in various fields such as project construction and innovative cooperation, promoting the industrial cooperation between the two countries. (Xinhua/Cheng Yiheng)

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LensToLens | "Two Countries, Twin Parks" yields fruits in China and Malaysia

(240621) -- KUALA LUMPUR, June 21, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A drone photo taken on June 13, 2024 shows the factory of the Alliance Steel (M) Sdn. Bhd. plant at the Malaysia-China Kuantan Industrial Park (MCKIP) in Pahang state of Malaysia. China-Malaysia Qinzhou Industrial Park, situated in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, and Malaysia-China Kuantan Industrial Park (MCKIP), located in Pahang state of Malaysia, opened respectively in 2012 and 2013. The two parks set a new example of bilateral economic cooperation under the model of "Two Countries, Twin Parks." Over the past ten years, the cooperative mode has yielded fruitful results in various fields such as project construction and innovative cooperation, promoting the industrial cooperation between the two countries. (Xinhua/Cheng Yiheng)

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China's new energy industry benefits Malaysia's green transformation

STORY: China's new energy industry benefits Malaysia's green transformation SHOOTING TIME: June 6, 2024 DATELINE: June 16, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:29 LOCATION: Kuala Lumpur CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the photovoltaic power station 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): NOOR AZIE SYAMIRA, Photovoltaic power station administrative staff member 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): MOHD SUFFIAN, Photovoltaic power station safety officer 4. various of electric vehicles 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): CUI ANQI, Managing director of Great Wall Motor Sales Malaysia Sdn Bhd 6. SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): LIEW CHIN TONG, Malaysian Investment, Trade and Industry Deputy Minister STORYLINE: Chinese new energy technologies and products are helping boost the green transformation drive in Malaysia. In Kuala Ketil, the southern part of Kedah state of Malaysia, stands a 260-acre photovoltaic power station. The power plant was built by China Energy Engineering Group Tianjin Electric Power Construction Co., Ltd., with an installed capacity of

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Foreign tea traders confident about business potential in China

STORY: Foreign tea traders confident about business potential in China DATELINE: Oct. 13, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:24 LOCATION: XIAMEN, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of China Xiamen International Tea Industry Fair 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): VERONICA CHEONG, Founder of tea art enterprise Sdn Bhd from Malaysia 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): THARANGA ABEYSEKARA, Tea Promotion Officer of Embassy of Sri Lanka in Beijing STORYLINE: Foreign tea traders attending an international tea industry fair in China's Xiamen expressed their confidence in business development in China. The five-day fair, which kicked off on Thursday, has attracted more than 1,500 tea enterprises from home and abroad. Some tea traders said they are optimistic about the potential of China's economic development and the vast Chinese market. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): VERONICA CHEONG, Founder of tea art enterprise Sdn Bhd from Malaysia "The tea market in China is undoubtedly one of the largest in the world. The level of acceptance and eagerne

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China-South Asia Expo promotes commercial exchanges between China, South Asia

STORY: China-South Asia Expo promotes commercial exchanges between China, South Asia DATELINE: Aug. 20, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:01 LOCATION: KUNMING, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the China-South Asia Expo held in Kunming, China 2. STANDUP (English): ZHANG LI, Xinhua correspondent 3. various of exhibitors at the expo 4. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): TEEN MING YUNN, Director of TD Binary (M) SDN. BHD. (Malaysian food company) 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): KHIN HTAY KYWE, Managing director, Htay Thitsar Co., Ltd. (Burmese company) 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): CHOKI DORJI, Manager of KS Garments Manufacturing (Bhutanese company) 7. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): MOHAMED RIKAS, Partner of Beauty Gems (Sri Lankan company) STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): ZHANG LI, Xinhua correspondent "The China-South Asia Expo has been held in Kunming, China, drawing thousands of exhibitors, representatives and guests." The expo has attracted over 30,000 exhibitors, representatives, and guests from 85 countries and regions to attend onli

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Vlog: Impressions of Yunnan at China-South Asia Expo

STORY: Vlog: Impressions of Yunnan at China-South Asia Expo DATELINE: Aug. 19, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:10 LOCATION: KUNMING, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY/CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): ZHANG LI, Xinhua correspondent 2. various of Yunan's tourism resource 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): TEEN MING YUNN, Director of TD Binary SDN. BHD. (Malaysian food company) 4. various of the 7th edition of the China-South Asia Expo 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): KHIN HTAY KYWE, Managing director, Htay Thitsar Co., Ltd (Company from Myanmar) 6. various of the 7th edition of the China-South Asia Expo 7. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): MAC THI NGOC TRAM, Manager, DONG NAM A (Vietnamese company) 8. various of the 7th edition of the China-South Asia Expo 9. SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): ZHOU LI, Marketing manager, Yunnan Feizhimeng Agricultural Technology Co., Ltd 10. various of the 7th edition of the China-South Asia Expo 11. SOUNDBITE 5 (English): FURQAN AMIN, Owner of Jaya (Indian company) 12. various of the 7th edition of the China-South Asia Expo STOR

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Brunei launches nationwide 5G mobile services

STORY: Brunei launches nationwide 5G mobile services DATELINE: June 23, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:58 LOCATION: Bandar Seri Begawan CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the launch ceremony STORYLINE: The Brunei government announced on Thursday at the Digital Future Conference and Exhibition that 5th Generation (5G) mobile services are officially activated and available nationwide. The Authority for Info-communications Technology Industry of Brunei Darussalam (AITI), the country's telecommunication regulator, said in a press release that together with Unified National Networks Sdn Bhd, the Sultanate's wholesale telecommunication service provider to both national and international clients, the three retail telecommunication providers, namely DST, Imagine and Progresif, are providing 5G services starting from Thursday. The Chinese Embassy in Brunei told Xinhua that Chinese companies, including Huawei Brunei and China Communication Services Brunei, have been actively involved in the construction and servi

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Petronas FY22 profit surges to record high on higher oil prices

STORY: Petronas FY22 profit surges to record high on higher oil prices DATELINE: March 15, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:00 LOCATION: Kuala Lumpur CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of KLCC Twin Towers, also known as Petronas Twin Towers 2. various of Petronas logo at its office tower 3. various of crowds filling up petrol at Petronas oil station STORYLINE: Malaysia's state-owned oil and gas firm Petroliam Nasional Bhd (Petronas) has said that it posted a record high profit after tax in the financial year ending on Dec. 31, 2022 (FY22), underpinned by higher oil prices. Petronas said that the group's profit after tax for FY22 almost doubled to 101.6 billion ringgit (about 22.35 billion U.S. dollars) from 50.9 billion ringgit a year ago. The group's revenue for the year also surged 51.33 percent to 375.3 billion ringgit (about 83.94 billion U.S. dollars) from 248 billion ringgit a year ago, mainly due to the favorable price impact for major products aligned with higher benchmark prices. The group's capital inve

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MALAYSIA-KUALA LUMPUR-CHINESE EV MAKER

(230224) -- KUALA LUMPUR, Feb. 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Cui Anqi, managing director of Great Wall Motor Sales Malaysia Sdn Bhd, speaks during an interview with Xinhua in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Feb. 17, 2023. TO GO WITH "Chinese EV makers help transform Malaysian automotive industry" (Photo by Chong Voon Chung/Xinhua)

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AirAsia, Rakuten chiefs meet press to launch new LCC venture

TOKYO, Japan - AirAsia Bhd Chief Executive Officer Tony Fernandes (L) and Rakuten Inc. President Hiroshi Mikitani (R) meet the press in Tokyo on July 1, 2014, to announce a plan to launch a joint low-cost carrier business in Japan next summer.

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AirAsia Japan to change name to Vanilla Air

TOKYO, Japan - Tomonori Ishii, president of AirAsia Japan, a low-cost carrier wholly owned by ANA Holdings Inc., tells a news conference in Tokyo on Aug. 20, 2013, that it will change its name to Vanilla Air on Nov. 1 following the dissolution of the joint venture between its parent company and Malaysia's AirAsia Bhd.

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AirAsia Japan to change name to Vanilla Air

TOKYO, Japan - Tomonori Ishii, president of budget airline AirAsia Japan, unveils the company's new name, Vanilla Air, at a news conference in Tokyo on Aug. 20, 2013. AirAsia Japan, a low-cost carrier wholly owned by ANA Holdings Inc., will adopt the new name on Nov. 1 following the dissolution of the joint venture between its parent company and Malaysia's AirAsia Bhd.

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ANA, AirAsia to end joint venture

TOKYO, Japan - Shinzo Shimizu, senior vice president of ANA Holdings Inc., holds a press conference in Tokyo on June 25, 2013. ANA Holdings and Malaysia's AirAsia Bhd announced the same day that they are ending a Japan-based low-cost airline joint venture set up two years ago.

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AirAsia, ANA to dissolve Japan joint venture

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows airplanes of AirAsia Bhd., Asia's biggest budget airline based in Malaysia, at Narita airport near Tokyo in July 2012. Sources said on June 24, 2013, that AirAsia has decided to dissolve its joint venture in Japan with All Nippon Airways Co.

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AirAsia Japan starts operation

NARITA, Japan - Passengers climb aboard the first flight of AirAsia Japan Co. at Narita airport near Tokyo bound for Fukuoka on Aug. 1, 2012. AirAsia Japan, jointly owned by All Nippon Airways Co. and Malaysia's AirAsia Bhd., became the third budget airline to launch domestic flights in Japan.

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AirAsia Japan starts operation

NARITA, Japan - The first flight of AirAsia Japan Co. takes off from Narita airport near Tokyo to Fukuoka on Aug. 1, 2012. AirAsia Japan, jointly owned by All Nippon Airways Co. and Malaysia's AirAsia Bhd., became the third budget airline to launch domestic flights in Japan.

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ANA, AirAsia to set up joint budget airline

TOKYO, Japan - Shinichiro Ito, president of All Nippon Airways Co., speaks at a press conference in a Tokyo hotel on July 21, 2011, announcing that the Japanese airline and AirAsia Bhd. of Malaysia will establish AirAsia Japan Co., a joint budget airline that will begin domestic and international flights from Narita airport near Tokyo by August 2012.

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Mitsubishi Motors, Proton sign new partnership agreement

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Osamu Masuko (L), president of Japan's Mitsubishi Motors Corp., and Syed Zainal Abidin Syed Mohamad Tahir, managing director of Malaysia's national carmaker Proton Bhd., shake hands after signing a preliminary pact to expand their collaboration in a ceremony on a Kuala Lumpur suburb on Feb. 3.

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Chinese-built int'l airport expected to play key role in boosting growth in Cambodia

STORY: Chinese-built int'l airport expected to play key role in boosting growth in Cambodia DATELINE: Nov. 9, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:44 LOCATION: Phnom Penh CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the construction site of the new Phnom Penh international airport 2. STANDUP (English): HUANG XITIAN, Xinhua correspondent 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): XIANG HAIFENG, Executive General Manager of China Construction Yangtze River (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd. 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Khmer): HANG AMATAK, Cambodian engineer at the new Phnom Penh international airport project STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): HUANG XITIAN, Xinhua correspondent "I'm here at the construction site of the new Phnom Penh international airport in the capital of Cambodia. Located about 20 kilometers south of the capital of Phnom Penh, the airport is constructed by China Construction Third Engineering Bureau. The main construction of the terminal hall is now completed, with more construction work underway." SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): XIANG HAIFENG, Executive General Man

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Exhibitors at China-ASEAN Expo hail opportunities brought by RCEP

STORY: Exhibitors at China-ASEAN Expo hail opportunities brought by RCEP DATELINE: Sept. 20, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:06 LOCATION: NANNING, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the 19th China-ASEAN Expo 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): LI WUQIANG, Sales director, Shanghai office of Trung Nguyen Legend 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): LI YAN, Malaysia's Petroliam Nasional Bhd (Petronas) 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): ZENG YI, Guangxi Mayi Imported Goods Supply Chain Management Co., Ltd STORYLINE: Many exhibitors attending the 19th China-ASEAN Expo said they will seize the opportunities brought by the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP). The four-day expo concluded on Monday in Nanning, the capital of south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. A total of 267 domestic and international deals have been signed, with an investment of over 400 billion yuan (about 57 billion U.S. dollars), up 37 percent compared to last year. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): LI WUQIANG, Sales director, Shanghai office of Trung N

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China-Brunei joint venture signs 263 mln USD financing deal with local banks

STORY: China-Brunei joint venture signs 263 mln USD financing deal with local banks DATELINE: August 4, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:52 LOCATION: Bandar Seri Begawan CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the financing agreement signing ceremony 2. screen showing information on the financing agreement signing ceremony 3. senior executives demonstrating the financing agreement 4. Chen Liancai, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Hengyi Industries giving a speech 5. various of the financing agreement signing ceremony STORYLINE: Hengyi Industries Sdn Bhd, a petrochemical joint venture between Brunei and China, signed an Islamic Syndicated Term Financing Agreement totaling 263 million U.S. dollars with three local financial institutions on Wednesday. Hengyi Industries is a joint venture between China's Zhejiang Hengyi Group and Damai Holdings, a wholly-owned subsidiary under the Brunei government's Strategic Development Capital Fund, owning 70 percent and 30 percent of the shares respectively. The financing agreement

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BRUNEI-BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN-CHINA-JOINT VENTURE-FINANCING DEAL

(220804) -- BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Aug. 4, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Chen Liancai (2nd R, front), Chief Executive Officer of Hengyi Industries, signs a financing agreement with senior executives from three local financial institutions in Bandar Seri Begawan, capital of Brunei on Aug. 3, 2022. Hengyi Industries Sdn Bhd, a petrochemical joint venture between Brunei and China, signed an Islamic Syndicated Term Financing Agreement totaling 263 million U.S. dollars with three local financial institutions on Wednesday. TO GO WITH "China-Brunei joint venture signs 263 mln USD financing deal with local banks" (Photo by Jeffrey Wong/Xinhua)

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Mitsubishi Motors, Proton sign new partnership agreement

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Osamu Masuko (L), president of Japan's Mitsubishi Motors Corp., and Syed Zainal Abidin Syed Mohamad Tahir, managing director of Malaysia's national carmaker Proton Bhd., shake hands after signing a preliminary pact to expand their collaboration in a ceremony on a Kuala Lumpur suburb on Feb. 3. (Kyodo)

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ANA Holdings, AirAsia presents sponsorship plan for Skymark

An All Nippon Airways Co. plane (top) lands at Fukuoka airport in southwestern Japan while a Skymark Airlines Inc. plane awaits departure on Feb. 23, 2015. ANA Holdings Inc., the parent of All Nippon Airways, and Malaysia's AirAsia Bhd have notified bankrupt Skymark Airlines of their plans to take part in the struggling airline's restructuring as the company ended accepting applications for sponsorship the same day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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ANA Holdings, AirAsia presents sponsorship plan for Skymark

Photo taken Feb. 23, 2015, shows an All Nippon Airways Co. plane (front) and a Skymark Airlines Inc. plane at Fukuoka airport in southwestern Japan. ANA Holdings Inc., the parent of All Nippon Airways, and Malaysia's AirAsia Bhd have notified bankrupt Skymark Airlines of their plans to take part in the struggling airline's restructuring as the company ended accepting applications for sponsorship the same day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Malaysia, Indonesia agree on ASEAN car study

Former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad (R) presents a souvenir to visiting Indonesian President Joko Widodo (C) as Malaysia's Prime Minister Najib Razak looks on at the head office of automaker Proton Holdings Bhd. in Shah Alam outside Kuala Lumpur on Feb. 6, 2015. At their meeting in Putrajaya, Malaysia's federal administrative center, Widodo and Najib agreed to launch a joint study on the "ASEAN car" project seen as the symbol of the ongoing economic integration of the 10-nation Association of Southeast Asian Nations. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Mizuho Bank extends Islamic finance to Japan-Malaysia paint maker

Shojiro Mizoguchi (L), CEO of Mizuho Bank (Malaysia) Berhad, exchanges Islamic finance contract documents with Tan Seng Yang, managing director of Japanese-Malaysian paint manufacturing joint venture Sime Kansai Paints Sdn. Bhd., at a signing ceremony in Kuala Lumpur on June 21, 2018. (NNA/Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Aeon, honestbee tie up in Malaysia

Aeon Co. (M) Bhd. managing director Shinobu Washizawa (L) and Marianne Chuo (C), general manager of honestbee Malaysia, shake hands at a signing ceremony in Kuala Lumpur on Jan. 24, 2018, for a MOU to launch an online grocery shopping and delivery service. (NNA/Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's NTT Com expanding data center capacity in Malaysia

Ken Deguchi (4th from R), president of NTT MSC Sdn. Bhd., a wholly owned Malaysian subsidiary of Japanese telecom giant NTT Communications Corp., joins other officials in a ceremony marking the launch of its refurbished data center in Cyberjaya, south of Kuala Lumpur, on Jan. 16, 2018. (NNA/Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Edoya to make halal salmon skin chips in Malaysia

Kazuo Shionoya (3rd from R), president of Japanese processed seafood maker Edoya Co., and Mohd Rejab (3rd from L), director of Malaysian food producer Jabi Rice Sdn. Bhd., pose with colleagues in Kuala Lumpur on Nov. 24, 2017. Edoya will make halal salmon skin chips in Malaysia to export to Japan. (NNA/Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Honda launches "world's fastest FWD car" in Malaysia

Toichi Ishiyama (R), managing director of Honda Malaysia Sdn. Bhd., unveils the all-new Civic Type R dubbed "the world's fastest front-wheel-drive car" at the Malaysia Autoshow 2017 outside Kuala Lumpur on Nov. 10. (NNA/Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kao eyes doubling of market share with new products in Malaysia

Masaki Fujiwara (L), president of Kao (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd., and Masahiko Takeshima, brand manager of the company, launch Curel brand skincare products in Kuala Lumpur on Oct. 4, 2017. (NNA/Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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ANA, AirAsia to set up joint budget airline

TOKYO, Japan - Shinichiro Ito, president of All Nippon Airways Co., speaks at a press conference in a Tokyo hotel on July 21, 2011, announcing that the Japanese airline and AirAsia Bhd. of Malaysia will establish AirAsia Japan Co., a joint budget airline that will begin domestic and international flights from Narita airport near Tokyo by August 2012. (Kyodo)