Malaysia's Exports to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) and the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) member countries increased from January to September 2025 despite uncertain global trade conditions.
The Philippine government announced tariffs on imported rice from January 2026 after extending the ban on rice imports until the end of 2025.
Singapore’s The Business Times noted that the Vietnamese Government is intensifying investment efforts to advance ambitious reform agendas and realise its growth objectives for 2026.
In just 10 months, Vietnamese companies spent nearly $4 billion importing raw cashew nuts amid soaring material prices. Nearly 1 million tons of cashew from Cambodia alone flowed into Vietnam during this period.
Thai export sector surges 8.4% in eight months, driven by effective Free Trade Agreement utilisation, with key gains in China (durian) and India (platinum).
Thailand’s position as a manufacturing and logistics hub makes customs management a central factor in investment and supply-chain decisions.
The one-day trip is the Thai PM’s first to the Republic since taking on the top job in September.
The United States is anticipated to view the Agreement on Reciprocal Trade (ART) favorably in the upcoming negotiations, especially concerning important national sectors like semiconductors, according to Investment, Trade and Industry Minister (Miti) Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz.
<p>Time: November 2025<br /> By: WTO and International Trade Group, Legal Department – VCCI</p>
