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Malaysia says Myanmar has accepted 10,493 nationals for return and that repatriations will be voluntary, safe and dignified. During Min Aung Hlaing’s Kuala Lumpur visit, Anwar Ibrahim pledged to support Myanmar’s reintegration into ASEAN despite the continuing civil war.
The first group of returnees numbers 1,476 people.
China’s exports rose 36.3 percent year-on-year in September to $447.18bn, led by technology-related trade. Imports increased 31 percent, producing a large trade surplus in the first nine months of the year.
China's exports grew year-on-year in September
ASEAN energy ministers are meeting in Manila to discuss regional energy security, fuel-sharing and power-grid integration amid supply disruptions linked to the Iran war.
ASEAN’s 11 member states imported about half of their oil needs from the Middle East before the Iran war.
The European Union is progressing with bilateral free trade agreements with several ASEAN members, while an EU-wide ASEAN agreement remains stalled. Deals with Singapore and Vietnam are in force, and negotiations with Indonesia and the Philippines have advanced.
Negotiations between the European Union and Thailand have reached nine rounds.