The National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA), through its Cultural Properties Regulation Division, reopens the ASEAN Regional Dialogue: Building Foundations for Cooperation in Cultural Heritage Protection, held on 22–24 June 2026 in Clark, Pampanga, Philippines
The Malaysian government expects global energy markets to start stabilising in the third quarter this year but remains subject to geopolitical developments, according to Economy Minister Akmal Nasrullah Mohd Nasir
CHINA'S Global Security Initiative enters South-East Asian diplomacy with an appealing premise: security should be common, comprehensive, cooperative and sustainable. Its official concept paper refers to sovereignty, the United Nations Charter, peaceful settlement of disputes, and dialogue rather than confrontation
E-Commerce Digital Thai Holding Public Company Limited (EDTH) and Shop Global E-Commerce Co., Ltd. have signed a MOU with Sumitomo Corporation and Sumitomo Corporation Asia & Oceania Pte. Ltd. to jointly expand business opportunities for Japanese content and IP in Thailand and across the ASEAN region
The Viet Nam Coffee Festival 2026 opened at the Vietnamese Embassy in Singapore on June 26, bringing together producers, importers, distributors and industry associations from both nations, including including the Viet Nam Coffee-Cocoa Association, the Singapore Coffee Association
Artificial intelligence (AI) is already making decisions that impact Filipinos—in hiring, credit scoring, content moderation, and public services. Across Southeast Asia, governments are racing to put binding rules around AI
The AJCCST-15 and AKJSTIC-7 once again reaffirmed the importance of ASEAN’s cooperation with the two Northeast Asian countries in science, technology and innovation, while reinforcing alignment with the region’s broader vision under its APASTI 2026–2035
Viet Nam currently ranks first in ASEAN in the proportion of AI pioneers, with 39% of workers classified as advanced AI users—more than double the global average of 16%, according to Microsoft Viet Nam’s Work Trend Index 2026 report
<p>Time: November 2025<br /> By: WTO and International Trade Group, Legal Department – VCCI</p>
