Malaysia postpones pre-Apec meeting
A woman walks past the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation logo in Cyberjaya December 4, 2019. — Picture by Shafwan Zaidon
KUALA LUMPUR, March 17 — Malaysia has postponed a three-day meeting of finance and central bank officials from Apec countries that was scheduled to start today because of the coronavirus outbreak, a government spokeswoman said. “The decision was made as a measure to protect the safety and health of all delegates as well as the secretariat,” the spokeswoman said in a statement, adding no new date has been set yet.Related Articles
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