The United Arab Emirates, Malaysia, and Rwanda have formed a strategic partnership aimed at enhancing the adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) across the Global South.  The agreement, made under the framework of the Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution (C4IR) global network, seeks to promote ethical AI practices and governance that will support economic and societal progress in developing nations, according to Emirates News Agency (WAM), a partner of TV BRICS. As part of the collaboration, the three countries signed…

The volume of trade between Malaysia and BRICS countries in 2024 reached 818 billion ringgit (about US$193.47 billion), which accounts for 35.2 per cent of the country’s total foreign trade turnover. This was reported by Bernama, a partner of TV BRICS, citing the Malaysian Ministry of Investment, Trade, and Industry. It is noted that during the same period, investments from BRICS countries amounted to 104.9 billion ringgit (about US$24.59 billion). The ministry noted that BRICS partner status helps Malaysia enter…

The High Commissioner of Malaysia to Nigeria, Aiyub Omar, has highlighted the flourishing palm oil trade as a key factor in strengthening relations between the two countries.  Speaking to the  News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), a partner of TV BRICS, he emphasised that the growing trade ties demonstrate a firm commitment to agricultural cooperation. This collaboration has also attracted interest from international investors eager to tap into Nigeria’s agricultural potential. Omar revealed that palm oil accounts for nearly 50 per cent…

Over three decades ago, when Xi Jinping, then the top official of China’s southeastern city of Fuzhou, visited Malaysia on an investment promotion trip, he found himself deeply impressed by two symbolic sites. One is the Poh San Teng Temple, a long-standing homage to renowned Chinese navigator Zheng He (1371-1433) of the Ming Dynasty. The other is the city of Sibu, which became known as “New Fuzhou” after Wong Nai Siong, a Fuzhou native, migrated to Malaysia with over 1,000…

Malaysia has sent Russia a letter of intent to join BRICS, Prime Minister of the Southeast Asian state Anwar Ibrahim said. “Malaysia has sent a letter of application to join the group to Russia, which holds the BRICS chairmanship, expressing its willingness to become a member country or strategic partner,” he said. Anwar Ibrahim met Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov on July 28, saying the conversation focused mainly on the topic of Malaysia’s request to join BRICS. This…