Macron inks defence, aviation deals on SEA tour

2 min read ASEAN, Aviation, Corporate, Defence, Economy, Energy, EU, Politics, Singapore, Dassault, Indo-Pacific Strategy, Indonesia, Lawrence Wong, Macron, Rafale, Thales, To Lam, VietJet, Vietnam

French President Emmanuel Macron called France “a power that respects its partners” during his 25-29 May tour of Vietnam, Indonesia and Singapore, when he promoted his country as a strategic partner for Southeast Asia (SEA) amid growing US-China rivalry. The trip focused on trade, defence and clean energy cooperation, as

Turkish PM vows to double trade with Malaysia

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Turkey plans to double its annual trade with Malaysia, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said in Putrajaya, on 10 February, the first day of his two-day visit to Malaysia. Bilateral trade between Turkey and Malaysia last year was MYR 24.13bn (USD 5.4bn), up 18.7% year-on-year, according to