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  • 1 month ago | channelnewsasia.com | Melissa Goh

    KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s booming semiconductor industry has been facing pressures from uncertainty caused by United States President Donald Trump’s tariffs, as well as competition from the rest of the region. The world’s sixth-largest exporter of semiconductors was hit last month with a 24 per cent levy on all US-bound exports, except semiconductors and several other electronics. It was part of sweeping tariffs imposed by Trump on almost all of America’s trade partners.

  • 1 month ago | flipboard.com | Melissa Goh

    12 hours agoOpenAI has decided that its nonprofit division will retain control over its for-profit organization, after the company initially announced that it planned to convert to a for-profit organization. According to the company, OpenAI’s business wing, which has been under the nonprofit since 2019, will …

  • 2 months ago | channelnewsasia.com | Melissa Goh

    Chinese President Xi Jinping said relations with Malaysia have entered a "new golden age". He and Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim witnessed the exchange of 31 trade agreements. Both sides are also looking to expand collaboration in other areas, including artificial intelligence and green development. China is moving to consolidate ties with its neighbours as it tries to ease pressure from trade tensions with the US.

  • 2 months ago | channelnewsasia.com | Melissa Goh |Olivia Siong

    Chinese President Xi Jinping has arrived in Malaysia's capital Kuala Lumpur for a three-day state visit. It is the second stop of his Southeast Asian tour, as he seeks to beef up regional cooperation in the wake of an escalating trade war with the US. Melissa Goh and Olivia Siong report.

  • 2 months ago | channelnewsasia.com | Melissa Goh

    Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives in Malaysia on Tuesday (Apr 15) to start a three-day state visit. Malaysia is the current chair of the 10-member Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN). CNA's Melissa Goh explains how Xi's visit could affect the bloc's plans to launch a coordinated response to United States tariffs.

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Melissa Goh
Melissa Goh @MelGohCNA
30 May 25

1MDB asset recovery task force chairman, Johari Abdul Ghani was appalled by the 2 year jail sentence meted out against Tim Leissner by the US court. He’s the boss of Malaysian banker Roger Ng who was sentenced to 10 years in prison for his role in the 1MDB scandal. https://t.co/p5qe7FtSNf

Melissa Goh
Melissa Goh @MelGohCNA
28 May 25

Two in a day . Minister of Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability Nik Nazmi, a close ally of Rafizi announced his resignation. He too failed to defend his position in the recent party polls. https://t.co/djUhOO0e2R

Melissa Goh
Melissa Goh @MelGohCNA
28 May 25

Xanana Gusmão, PM of Timor Leste speaks to CNA upon confirmation that Timor Leste will officially join as 11th member of ASEAN at the 47th summit in October. It’s been a long wait for the small island nation of 1.5 million people . Application was put in since 2012. https://t.co/1Y0JjrX5Yc

Melissa Goh
Melissa Goh @MelGohCNA

1+1+1 =>3 That’s according to Chinese Premier Li Qiang who spoke at the opening of the inaugural ASEAN GCC China summit where he emphasized on the huge untapped potential of combined markets of over 2 billion population, representing nearly a third of global GDP https://t.co/qYRcCniVkL