PM: New projects to generate over 10,000 jobs

Looking to the future: Ismail Sabri addressing the virtual opening ceremony of the 130th China Import and Export Fair.

PETALING JAYA: Seventy-one manufacturing projects involving China’s participation approved in 2020 are expected to generate more than 10,000 jobs in Malaysia, says Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob.

Speaking at the virtual opening ceremony of the 130th China Import and Export Fair (Canton Fair), he said that since 2009, China had moved up to become Malaysia’s largest trading partner, accounting for 18.6% of total trade last year.