Agreement: Rail project in Malaysia to resume

China will be pleased to see the resumption of Malaysia's East Coast Rail Link project, as it hopes to further expand mutual benefits, a spokesman for the Foreign Ministry said.

Malaysia Rail Link Sdn Bhd and China Communications Construction Co have signed a supplementary agreement on the project, the office of Malaysia's prime minister announced on Friday.

It said the deal was achieved after months of negotiation between the companies involved and the governments of the two countries.