Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien and Lao Minister of Industry and Commerce Malaithong Kommasith signed a new Vietnam-Laos trade agreement following their talks in Vientiane, Laos on April 8.
This week, President Joe Biden will host the leaders of Japan and the Philippines, two close allies of the United States. On Thursday, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will address a joint meeting of Congress, a rare honor and symbolic of the most important U.S. bilateral relationship in Asia. Also on Thursday, Biden will meet with the president of the Philippines, Ferdinand Marcos Jr. And at the end of this week, all three leaders will sit down and discuss important topics involving economic policy and regional security in Asia. Importantly, both the Philippines and Japan recognize the threat that Chinese expansionism poses to Asia.
The Thai authorities have confirmed that Chinese investors were accountable for the trading of 13,832 tonnes of cadmium tailings in Thailand. Further cadmium waste has been uncovered in the provinces of Samut Sakhon and Chon Buri, with 5,358 tonnes of the chemical waste still unaccounted for.
The current negotiations for an ambitious, mutually beneficial new trade deal with Indonesia, similar to the ones already successfully concluded and implemented with Singapore and Vietnam, should be agreed before the end of President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo’s term.
In recent months, Thailand has undergone a remarkable transformation in its political landscape under the leadership of Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin. The country, long marred by political turbulence and uncertainty, has witnessed a resurgence characterized by stability, economic growth, and diplomatic finesse.
With 32,750 tonnes of durian exported to China during the opening two months of the year, Vietnam outperformed Thailand as it emerged as the largest durian supplier for the northern neighbour, according to details given by Thai newswire The Nation.
CHN Energy Investment Group Co. LTD, a state-owned mining and energy company in China, has proposed energy investment focusing on renewable power sources – solar PV and hydropower dams.
ASEAN, with a population approaching 700 million, is an emerging economic bloc that can rival the likes of the European Union (EU).
<p>Time: 2024 By: Ministry of Industry and Trade</p>
