PUTRAJAYA: The successful hosting of the 47th Asean Summit and Related Summits has highlighted Malaysia as a major power in world diplomacy, with the attendance of world leaders from the United States,

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim on Monday urged Asia-Pacific leaders to choose dialogue over coercion and cooperation over confrontation, as he opened the East Asia summit at a time of sharpening rivalry between the United States and China.

Asean leaders and their delegation have departed for home following the conclusion of the 47th Asean Summit and Related Summits in Kuala Lumpur

Prime Minister Lawrence Wong's wife Loo Tze Lui joined the wives of other leaders for a spouses programme on Monday (Oct 27) during the 47th Asean Summit in Kuala Lumpur. In a Facebook post by the Malaysian Ministry of Women,

Foreign Minister Sugiono responded to speculation regarding President Prabowo Subianto's early return from the ASEAN Summit in Kuala Lumpur.

K UALA LUMPUR, Oct 29 — Malaysia’s small business sector has hailed the 47th Asean Summit as a turning point for regional trade, with new agreements on green technology and digital transformation set to open doors for thousands of enterprises across Southeast Asia.

IEA indicates that Malaysia is critical for future rare earth refining and ASEAN and Austrlia have critical mining, reserves and refining of rare earths.

ASEAN Summit concludes in Kuala Lumpur after three days with a restatement of commitment to the grouping’s centrality. It ended on a deal-making high, with an expanded Free Trade Agreement inked with Beijing.