Title:

 Malaysia keen to be commodities gateway between China and ASEAN

Author:

Xinhua

Source:

Global Times

Date:

 May 3, 2019

Description:

Malaysia is ideally placed to be the trade gateway for commodities trade between China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said on Thursday. Delivering a keynote speech at the launch of Malaysia's first commodities e-commerce trading platform, Mahathir said Malaysia's location in ASEAN and its long-standing cultural ties with China make it an ideal business partner in the sector.