Malaysia-China trade to exceed last year's RM172.9b

KUALA LUMPUR: The Ministry of International Trade and Industry forecasts Malaysia-China bilateral trade for 2012 to easily exceed the US$54.5bil (RM172.9bil) recorded last year.
MITI principal assistant director for China desk, Albert Ch'ng said on Friday that bilateral trade hit US$23.6bil (RM74.87bil) in the January-May period of 2012.
The Malaysia-China Chamber of Commerce (MCCC) has teamed up with logistics provider TNT Express Worldwide (M) Sdn Bhd to organise the "Malaysia-China Entrepreneur Conference (MCEC)" as a platform to further enhance bilateral trades. The objective of the conference is to match investors from China with local partners through its business matching session.
The conference will be held on Sept 8, 2012 at Sunway Resort Hotel & Spa. It is expected to attract more than 1000 delegates from China, Malaysia, South Korea and Asean countries.