Alibaba founder Jack Ma has donated COVID-19 test kits, face masks and protective gear sets to Malaysia, and other Southeast Asian nations brace for a domestic surge in coronavirus infections. The Jack Ma Foundation and Alibaba Foundation announced a joint donation of 2 million masks, 150,000 test kits, 20,000 sets…
PETALING JAYA — Following Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s comment that Malaysia would use Huawei’s technology, China’s ambassador Bai Tian has penned a heartfelt letter on the flourishing 45-year friendship between the two countries. In a signed seven-page letter titled “Friendship Forever China-Malaysia”, Bai Tian traced the history of the China-Malaysia…
PETALING JAYA — Malaysia will make use of Huawei’s technology as much as possible, Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad told the Future of Asia conference in Tokyo, amidst ongoing trade tensions between the United States and China. Nikkei Asian Review reported that while countries including Japan and Australia were…
HUNAN — China can help Malaysia achieve its affordable housing goals by helping to transfer technology and train technical personnel. Housing and Local Government Minister Zuraida Kamaruddin said this during her recent visit to Sany Group (Sany) China and its factory in Changsha, Hunan province recently. The minister was accompanied…
KUALA LUMPUR – China’s Pacific Construction Group Ltd (CPCG) gave Malaysia a vote of confidence with a planned RM10bil investment over 10 years in areas including infrastructure development and hi-tech machinery. Yan Jiehe, founder of CPCG – which is No. 96th in 2018 Fortune Global 500 – said on Thursday…
PETALING JAYA – Dr Mahathir Mohamad said that other parties have offered to build the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) for as low as RM10 billion, a stark contrast to the current RM55 billion price tag. Malaysia and China have been negotiating the current amount, reported The Malaysian Insight (TMI),…
JOHOR BARU – The Prime Minister’s announcement that foreigners will be barred from buying properties at the multi-billion-ringgit Forest City has sparked a scramble among developers and buyers. They want more details and greater clarity on the government’s seemingly new policy. The Chinese developer of Forest City, Country Garden Pacificview…
KUALA LUMPUR – Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has announced that foreigners will not be allowed to buy property at the Forest City (pictured) mega project in Johor or be granted visas to live there. Reuters reported Dr Mahathir saying that: “One thing is certain, that city that is…
PETALING JAYA – Hong Kong-listed property developer Country Garden Holdings founder and chairman Yeung Kwok Keung is confident in Malaysia’s economic prospects under the new government and plans to enlarge its investments in Malaysia, according to a report by Chinese daily Nanyang Siang Pau. “I am confident that Malaysia, under…
BEIJING – Malaysia and China’s friendly long-term diplomatic ties are “far more important than the current problems” between the two nations, said China’s Premier Li Keqiang. Speaking at a press conference after the official dialogue with Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad this morning, Li stressed that China’s intention is…
