KUALA LUMPUR, Oct. 8 (Xinhua) -- Malaysian national broadcaster, Radio Television Malaysia (RTM), will soon enter into a tie-up with China Central Television (CCTV), a senior official said Sunday.

Through this tie-up, CCTV and RTM will exchange economic, cultural and tourism-related programs, said Information Minister Zainuddin bin Maidin.

However, CCTV is not keen to air political programs so as to avoid being accused of interfering in Malaysian politics, said Zainuddin.

Meanwhile, China Radio International (CRI) has also expressed interest to work with RTM to strengthen its Malay language service in China, added Zainuddin. Enditem