World丨Twin parks boost joint development

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Khairy Akmal Ismail, a 20-something chemical engineer, has seen how the rise of the Malaysia-China Kuantan Industrial Park has created opportunities for locals and brought development to his hometown. ▲Staff members show packed batteries at a factory of the Camel Group at the Malaysia-China Kuantan Industrial Park in Pahang State, Malaysia, on June 13. Khairy, a senior executive at Alliance Steel, one of the biggest steel makers in Malaysia and among the first companies to set up a plant in the park, said his friends and neighbors have managed to buy homes and cars thanks to jobs created by Chinese companies that had invested in the industrial park. New roads were also built near the park, allowing residents to travel to the nearby state of Terengganu. Before the park was set up, Kuantan offered few opportunities for its residents, Khairy said, but everything changed when companies such as Alliance Steel started recruiting workers. The company offers jobs even to those who have diplo ………………………………