THE Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) is seeking to foster stronger economic ties between the Philippines and Lithuania, particularly in the digital technology and energy sectors.
Vietnam jumped one place to become the fifth largest exporter of aquatic products to Singapore for the first time in the first quarter of this year, according to its Trade Office in the city state.
The Canada-ASEAN Business Council (CABC) and the ASEAN Alliance on Carbon Markets (AACM) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen collaboration and accelerate the implementation of carbon crediting programmes across Southeast Asia.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on April 23 proposed breakthrough orientations to make ASEAN a model in digital transformation globally, while co-chairing a business roundtable with his Lao counterpart Sonexay Siphandone in Hanoi.
IndustriALL Global Union and industriALL European Trade Union calls on the European Union (EU) to ensure that International Labour Standards are respected in the EU-Thailand Free Trade Agreement negotiations.
The Vietnam-Indonesia strategic partnership is seeing constant and extensive development across a variety of fields, with economic co-operation being a bright spot, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said during a meeting held on April 23 with visiting Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi within the framework of the ASEAN Future Forum 2024.
Indonesia is keen on expanding trade cooperation with Cambodia to agricultural products other than rice. Rice has already helped Indonesia to become the number six trading partner for Cambodia. Digital and green energy are the two new areas in which Indonesia is keen to cooperate with Cambodia, said Indonesian Ambassador to Cambodia Santo Darmosumarto at a public lecture at the Pannasastra University on Tuesday.
National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Secretary Arsenio Balisacan is optimistic that despite risks, the growth of the Philippines will continue to be one of the fastest in the region this year.