Cross-border e-commerce is emerging as a powerful “fast track” that enables Vietnamese agricultural products to penetrate the ASEAN market, significantly reducing reliance on traditional intermediaries.
Domestically, the country grapples with a substantial informal economy, elevated household debt, limited fiscal capacity, and regulatory complexity that hampers data connectivity across government agencies.
Somchuan Ratanamungklanon, director-general of the DLD, noted that the upward trajectory for Thailand's agricultural exports is bolstered by a rigorous government mandate to elevate safety and quality standards.
Despite escalating border conflicts and global economic pressures, Cambodia’s trade sector has proven resilient, reaching a record $65.2 billion in 2025, with the country’s economy predicted to continue to grow through national initiatives to support local products
President Prabowo Subianto said sustained self-sufficiency will demonstrate Indonesia’s capacity to overcome long-standing doubts about its food security.
Malaysia's digital exports recorded 6.8 billion RM (1.67 billion USD) between 2024 and the first half of 2025, marking a milestone in the country’s development journey of digital economy.
Thailand’s Office of Agricultural Economics (OAE) has warned Thai durian exporters to improve product quality to meet China’s strict safety rules and intensifying competition from regional rivals.
With the largest population in the Southeast Asia, Indonesia is seen as a consumption powerhouse and a strategic domestic market.
<p>Time: November 2025<br /> By: WTO and International Trade Group, Legal Department – VCCI</p>
