General Secretary and President To Lam stressed that the two countries should move from bilateral cooperation toward jointly building value chains serving ASEAN, the European Union, and global markets.
From waste to geothermal: Philippines steps up push for diverse energy sources
Digital cooperation between the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and India has made good progress in the last few years but remains constrained by limited scope and vision.
As protectionism and geopolitical tensions reshape global trade, Indonesia and Thailand are looking to deepen economic ties and coordinate more closely to make ASEAN more resilient.
THE Philippines needs to boost its domestic industries and supply chains if it wants to turn a regional digital trade agreement into more investment and higher-value exports, analysts said.
Russia is strengthening its economic links with Thailand and ASEAN through a trade corridor centred on the Russian Far East, with expanded shipping services, agricultural cooperation and investment partnerships supporting a target of US$45 billion in trade by 2035.
United States-based companies are pressing members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to resolve persistent structural and regulatory bottlenecks to safeguard the region’s standing as a prime hub for trade and investment.
Southeast Asia is a developing region with a huge appetite for energy, and investors in China, South Korea, and Japan are now finding promise in investing in renewable energy projects in ASEAN.
<p>Time: November 2025<br /> By: WTO and International Trade Group, Legal Department – VCCI</p>
