Malaysian House of Representatives Speaker to visit Vietnam
VOV.VN - Speaker of the Malaysian House of Representatives Tan Sri Dato' Johari Bin Abdul and his spouse will make an official visit to Vietnam from October 22 to 25, 2024.
he invitation has been extended by Chairman of the National Assembly of Vietnam Tran Thanh Man, according to a communique from the National Assembly’s Foreign Affairs Committee.
Vietnam and Malaysia established diplomatic ties in 1973, and the two countries lifted their ties to a strategic partnership in 2015.
In ASEAN, Malaysia is Vietnam’s second largest trading partner and third largest export market.
Two-way trade between the two countries hit a record high of US$14.7 billion in 2022 before falling to US$12.67 billion in the context of a weakening global economy, supply chain disruptions, and inflationary pressures.
As of 2023, Malaysian investments into Vietnam had hit US$13.1 billion from more than 700 registered projects.
