KUALA LUMPUR, June 5 — Asean, chaired by Malaysia this year, has expressed full support for efforts to strengthen open markets and uphold a rules-based multilateral trading system as the foundation for sustainable and inclusive global growth.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 15 — Malaysia is urging the World Trade Organisation (WTO) to step up efforts to support developing and least-developed countries, while also undertaking reforms to remain relevant in the global trade system.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 12 — Malaysia will join regional and global partners this week at the 31st Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) Ministers Responsible for Trade in Jeju, South Korea, with artificial intelligence (AI) and demographic challenges among key priorities and calling for open trade.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 10 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim strongly believes trading countries should use the World Trade Organisation (WTO) as a platform to resolve trade issues and problems, including tariffs.

BEIJING, March 8 — China has announced tariffs on Canadian agricultural and food products on Saturday, retaliating against levies Ottawa introduced in October on Chinese-made electric vehicles (EV) and steel and aluminium products.

GENEVA/DAVOS, Jan 23 — World Trade Organisation (WTO) director-general Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala said today that any tit-for-tat trade wars prompted by United States President Donald Trump’s tariff threats would have catastrophic consequences for global growth, urging states to refrain from retaliation.

JAKARTA, Jan 17 — Indonesia has welcomed a World Trade Organisation (WTO) ruling that supports the archipelago nation in its dispute over "palm oil discrimination" by the European Union (EU), government ministers said today, reported Xinhua.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 7 — Malaysia will prioritise efforts to boost trade and investment between Asean and other economies in the world during its chairmanship next year, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 2 — The international trade system needs urgent reforms as the world continues to witness unfair trading practices, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 21 — Malaysia has called upon the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Trade Organisation (WTO) to reform the global financial architecture to support free trade without discrimination against smaller nations, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

SINGAPORE, Nov 17 — Singapore has offered to host the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in 2030, said its Prime Minister Lawrence Wong.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 10 — Malaysia has become increasingly attractive to foreign investors due to several factors, including the country’s political stability and track record in exercising fiscal responsibility, said UBS Global Research.

VLADIVOSTOK, Sept 5 — BRICS nations are set to discuss the outcomes of the Informal Consultative Framework on World Trade Organisation (WTO) issues at an upcoming summit in October, said Union of Chinese Entrepreneurs in Russia chairman Zhou Liqun.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 22 — There is a fine line between the green initiative toward sustainability and green “protectionism”, said ambassador Syahril Syazli Ghazali, Malaysia’s permanent representative to the World Trade Organisation (WTO) Public Forum 2023.

SEOUL, March 6 — South Korea will halt a World Trade Organisation (WTO) dispute process sparked by a complaint against Japan as the two countries discuss Japan's export curbs on high-tech materials to South Korea, the two countries' trade ministries said on Monday.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 2 — Malaysia, the world's second largest palm oil producer, will take legal action against the European Union's restrictions on palm oil-based biofuels with the World Trade Organisation (WTO), calling the policy a "discriminatory action".