The conference takes place for three days in Hạ Long City, Quảng Ninh Province.
The Agency of Foreign Trade under the Ministry of Industry and Trade, and the ASEAN Secretariat on March 25 opened a joint session of ASEAN and Korean experts on the transposition of ASEAN-Korea Free Trade Agreement (AKFTA) product specific rules from harmonised system codes HS 2017 into HS 2022.
Egypt’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sameh Shoukry, hosted Vivian Balakrishnan, the Foreign Minister of Singapore, on March 23rd during his official visit to Egypt spanning the 22nd and 23rd of March.
The US-led Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF) remains undeveloped in key areas and faces uncertainty about its future as the 2024 US presidential election looms. The durability of the IPEF heavily relies on significant work to be done on other pillars, including trade, clean and fair economy pillars, amid concerns about future US engagement and the risk of US withdrawal should Donald Trump return to the White House.
Malaysia has seen a 25% increase in bilateral trade with Canada since 2018, bolstered by the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), which came into force in Malaysia in November 2022.
Mr Hun Sen, President of the Supreme Privy Council to His Majesty the King, on Tuesday, asked Korean investors to take advantage of the trade agreements between Cambodia and Korea and the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP).
The Philippines is going all in with the United States and bracing itself against lost Chinese largesse. President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr will fly to Washington next month to attend the US-Japan-Philippines trilateral leaders’ summit. It will be his fourth visit to the US since taking office as president less than two years ago.
Although 2023 was a difficult year for the global economy, ASEAN still maintained the fastest-growing economic region in the world with a GDP growth rate of 4.2%, according to the Vietnam E-Commerce and Digital Economy Agency (Ministry of Industry and Trade). ASEAN is also a diverse import market of agricultural, forestry and fishery products from many countries worldwide. However, Vietnam has not yet made full use of its advantages in exporting agricultural products to ASEAN countries.
<p>Time: 2024 By: Ministry of Industry and Trade</p>
