The Philippines plans to extend its rice import ban until the end of 2025 to help lift farmgate prices of palay (unmilled rice), Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. said on Sunday.
The home to some of the world’s largest temperate grasslands has become the latest country to seal a carbon trading deal with Singapore.
Shipping has always been the country’s silent engine — the unseen force that keeps the Philippine economy moving.
Following a WTO panel ruling favouring Indonesia, the country urges the EU to remove countervailing and anti-dumping duties on its stainless steel products, aiming to restore market access and strengthen trade ties.
Thailand’s trade authority has proposed to extend anti-dumping duties on cold-rolled carbon steel from several countries including Việt Nam for five more years, warning of possible renewed dumping.
The Indonesian trade ministry on Thursday urged the European Union to adopt World Trade Organization's panel ruling to remove countervailing duties on Indonesian biodiesel imports and regretted the block's move to appeal the WTO ruling.
Amman and Kuala Lumpur Chambers of Commerce signed a "Letter of Intent" during a virtual seminar to strengthen Jordanian-Malaysian economic ties.
India and the 10-nation ASEAN bloc negotiate in Jakarta to advance the review of their trade agreement. Although progress has been made, a conclusion is not expected by the 22nd ASEAN-India Summit.
<p>Time: November 2025<br /> By: WTO and International Trade Group, Legal Department – VCCI</p>
