Malaysia's exports up 8.7 pct in January

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb. 20 (Xinhua) -- Malaysia's exports edged up by 8.7 percent year on year to 122.43 billion ringgit (25.55 billion U.S. dollars) in January, official data showed Tuesday.

The Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry said in a statement that the export growth was boosted by higher shipments of petroleum products, machinery, equipment and parts, iron and steel products as well as manufactures of