Beijing is ready to hold talks with the United States at "all levels", China's vice president said Wednesday ahead of an expected summit in San Francisco between leaders Xi Jinping and Joe Biden next week.
The tense confrontation on Saturday at the Second Thomas Shoal was the latest flare-up in the long-seething territorial conflicts involving China, the Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, Taiwan and Brunei.
The United State’s (US) interest rate will influence the ringgit’s movement next week, said Bank Muamalat Malaysia Bhd chief economist Mohd Afzanizam Abdul Rashid.