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Sweden is closing five embassies worldwide in 2011: Buenos Aires, Brussels, Hanoi, Kuala Lumpur and Luanda.

The brotherhood between Indonesia and Malaysia is too strong to be broken by the egos of individuals, says Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) advisory council leader KH Masdar Farid Mas'udi.

Uzbek Foreign Minister Vladimir Norov and Malaysian Foreign Minister Dato' Sri Anifah bin Haji Aman held talks on topical issues of bilateral cooperation, the Uzbek foreign ministry reported.

Trade between Pakistan and Malaysia has the potential to increase to US$10 billion (US$1=RM3.19) in the next three to five years, said Pakistan's acting High Commissioner to Malaysia, Dr Imtiaz A.

Malaysia is placing “high priority” on signing a comprehensive economic pact with India before the end of this year.

Malaysia and Japan announced on Monday an intitiative called the "Japan-Malaysia Cooperation Initiative for Environment and Energy" to further advance cooperation in the areas of environment and energ

India-Malaysia trade in 2009 shrunk by nearly a third to $7.06 billion from $10.52 billion in 2008 after being hit by the double whammy of a demand slowdown due to the global financial crisis and fall

The Malaysian government has officially protested the seizure of a Malaysian-owned banana plantation in eastern Manicaland, in a move which threatens diplomatic ties between the two countries.

Pos Malaysia, in collaboration with Korea Post, will issue commemorative stamps and first-day covers, in conjunction with the 50th anniversary of Malaysia-Korea diplomatic relations on Feb 23.

The Thailand Trade Representative (TTR) Office will lead a trade mission of 100 to 150 Thai business executives to Malaysia in March in a bid to increase trade between the two countries.