The managing director of Malaysia’s sovereign wealth fund says it could face challenges in China – but remains bullish on India’s prospects.

Pragmatic dialogue and collaboration are key to navigating the complexities of international relations, particularly in Malaysia’s engagements with major powers such as the United States and China, says Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

Bank Negara Malaysia kept its benchmark interest rate unchanged yet again, as solid growth and steady inflation gives it room to extend its policy hold.

From the chemicals that have been the building blocks of industry for generations to the very latest specialty chemicals, demand is booming around the world.

Malaysia ’s closer ties to Singapore are part of a broader push by the former to use its chairmanship of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations this year to forge stronger links with its nearest neighbours, as global trade networks become increasingly balkanised.

Malaysia plans to strengthen three-decade old anti-dumping legislation in the coming weeks to clamp down on a deluge of cheap goods from countries like China, according to a high-ranking trade official.

The regional bloc ASEAN and China should make headway on a protracted code of conduct for the South China Sea by tackling thorny "milestone issues", including its scope and if it can be legally binding,

Southeast Asian foreign ministers are gathering for their first meeting this year under the regional bloc's new chair, Malaysia, seeking a breakthrough over Myanmar's drawn-out civil war and territorial disputes in the South China Sea.

Malaysia's sovereign wealth fund Khazanah Nasional Bhd is rebalancing its portfolio to invest more in developed markets, with an eye on managing expected risks from the new Donald Trump presidency in the U.

Several Chinese-owned solar panel manufacturers in Malaysia have shut down or reduced operations due to US tariff hikes, Singapore’s Straits Times

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has begun a tour of Malaysia and Indonesia as part of his effort to further strengthen defense and economic ties with Southeast Asia as threats from China rise in the region.