SERDANG: Malaysia expects to conclude free trade agreements (FTA) with Hong Kong and Iran by year-end. International Trade and Industry Minister, Datuk Seri Ong Ka Chuan, said to-date Malaysia has signed 13 FTAs with its ASEAN and dialogue partners. "We need to speed up the signing of the FTAs as the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership is also progressing. "Not only that, the FTA between Malaysia and EU is also advancing," he told reporters after the Engagement Session at Universiti Putra Malaysia here today.

Source: New Strait Times July 31, 2017 06:45 UTC