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Malaysia's annual exports rose for the first time in 12 months in October, making it one of the first Asian countries to post positive year-on-year growth since the global financial crisis took a grip last year. Exports rose 1.6 percent from a year ago, signalling the worst may be over for Asia's third most trade-dependent country amid signs that the region, excluding Japan, may be staging a "V-Shaped" recovery, boosted by demand from China.