YINCHUAN (China), April 3 -- A total of 26 cooperation projects worth 495 million yuan (about US$72 million; RM289.99 million) were signed during the Sixth Belt and Road China-Malaysia Business Dialogue, which opened on Thursday in Yinchuan, capital of northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, reported Xinhua.

The deals, covering areas such as economic and trade investment and modern agriculture, represent a significant expansion of bilateral economic ties.

The event drew over 200 government and business representatives from both nations to discuss deepening collaboration under the Belt and Road Initiative, with a specific focus on economy and trade, science and technology, agriculture, culture, and tourism.

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