1MALAYSIA MALL TO MARKET MALAYSIAN PRODUCTS OVERSEAS

KUALA LUMPUR, May 27 (Bernama) -- Various Malaysian products will soon be
easily available overseas with the establishment of the 1Malaysia Mall in the
near future starting with Vietnam and China.

Minister of Domestic Trade, Co-operatives and Consumerism Ismail Sabri
Yaakob said a detailed discussion on the matter will be held with
Vietnam and China this July.

He said the ministry was also currently compiling the names of products and
companies that would be keen to participate in the 1Malaysia Mall overseas.

"My focus is on Vietnam and China. In Vietnam, the land has already been
identified and we need to only look into the details while in China, we have had
discussions with the developer there.

"We expect the 1Malaysia Mall project to be implemented in 2012. The project
will be undertaken by the private sector while the government will assist in
terms of official matters which would involve discussions with the governments
of the two countries," he told reporters after the official launch of the Buy
Malaysian Products Expo at the Putra World Trade Centre here Friday.

Ismail Sabri said the 1Malaysia Mall in Vietnam will be located in Ho Chin
Minh while the location in China has yet to be identified.

Several other countries like India and Iran have also indicated their
interest to develop the mall in their countries, he said.

Products on the shelves of the 1Malaysia Mall will be 50 per cent
Malaysian-made.

These products will not be limited to specific goods but will be expanded to
showcase all types of Malaysian made products including foodstuff, essential
items, cosmetics and health products.

The development of the 1Malaysia Mall is among the 13 Entry Point Projects
(EPPs) under the country's Economic Transformation Programme (ETP) that has been
entrusted to the ministry.

The government has set a target of setting up 21 1Malaysia Malls overseas by
2020 which will market Malaysian made products.