The recently signed Agreement on Reciprocal Trade (ART) between Malaysia and the US could enhance local industries’ efficiency, innovation and product quality while strengthening their competitiveness in the American market, according to the Malaysia External Trade Development Corp (Matrade).
Government spokesperson provides update on Thai rice export talks with China, as China seeks to continue discussions to meet 500,000-ton import target for this year under state-to-state cooperation, while also negotiating additional rice import quotas for 2026.
Singapore has ditched a plan to raise its food self-sufficiency rate to 30% by 2030, Sustainability and Environment Minister Grace Fu said on Tuesday, with local production held back by land constraints as well as high labour and energy costs.
The threat of US reciprocal tariffs weighing on ASEAN economies has eased considerably following new exemptions granted to Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, and Cambodia during US President Donald Trump’s recent Asia-Pacific visit.
The China-ASEAN Free Trade Area 3.0 Upgrade Protocol, which was formally signed on Tuesday in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, will create abundant market and industrial cooperation opportunities for enterprises from both sides as well as countries around the world.
The Maritime and Fisheries Quality Control and Supervision Agency (Badan Mutu) of the Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (KKP) has prepared a Cesium-137 free certification scheme and management to support Indonesian shrimp exports.
Indonesia and the United States are set to restart negotiations over a reciprocal tariff deal in November after a delay caused by the recent US government shutdown.
Cambodia and the United States have pledged to deepen their economic partnership under a landmark U.S.-Cambodia Reciprocal Trade Agreement signed Oct. 26 by Prime Minister Hun Manet and President Donald Trump on the sidelines of the ASEAN Summit.
<p>Time: November 2025<br /> By: WTO and International Trade Group, Legal Department – VCCI</p>
