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Malaysia's exports to China in the first five months of this year rose by 82.2 per cent to US$19.1 billion (US$1 = RM3.19) compared with the same period last year.

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

Malaysia is aiming to be among the top five largest furniture exporters in the world, said Minister of International Trade and Industry, Mustapa Mohamed.

Despite the lower Asean-Germany overall trade last year, Malaysia continued to assert its position as the regional grouping's number one exporting nation to Germany in 2009.

Malaysian firms could be at risk of being penalised for a surge of China-made products that are being exported to the European Union (EU) as Malaysian goods to evade anti-dumping laws and duties.