MALAYSIA-KUALA LUMPUR-2025 CSITE
15 May 2025, 19:47 GMT+10
(250515) -- KUALA LUMPUR, May 15, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Guests attend the opening ceremony of the 2025 China Smart Industry Trade Exhibition (2025 CSITE) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, May 15, 2025. The 2025 CSITE, together with Chinese technology expositions, is adding momentum to Malaysia's development aspirations, especially in the adoption of new technologies and digitalization, Deputy Communications Minister Teo Nie Ching said here on Thursday.
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