KL, Hanoi to fight border crimes<\/p>\n
MALAYSIA: Malaysia and Vietnam vowed to strengthen cooperation on
\ncombating transnational crime and signed agreements on education,
\ninformation technology and trade on Wednesday during a visit by
\nVietnamese Prime Minister Phan Van Khai.<\/p>\n
Khai held talks with Malaysian counterpart Abdullah Ahmad
\nBadawi in the administrative capital, Putrajaya, before the
\nleaders witnessed the signing of three documents aimed at
\nstrengthening bilateral relations and trade.<\/p>\n
Describing the talks as \"fruitful,\" Abdullah said he and Khai
\ndiscussed ways their countries could improve cooperation to fight
\ncross-border crime such as money laundering and drug trafficking,
\nand expanding trade in the oil and gas industry.<\/p>\n
He said they didn't discuss Vietnam's recent decision to send
\nsightseers aboard a navy vessel to the disputed Spratly Islands,
\nwhich are claimed wholly or in part by six countries, including
\nMalaysia.<\/p>\n
Khai, accompanied by five ministers, nine vice ministers,
\nsenior officials and business leaders, also had an audience with
\nMalaysia's king, and addressed a forum of Malaysian and
\nVietnamese business leaders. --AP<\/p>",
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