Cambodia on June 17 banned all imports of Thai fruit and vegetables in response to Thailand's refusal to fully open all border checkpoints.
Thailand will accelerate negotiations to finalise the ASEAN Digital Economy Framework Agreement (DEFA) by the end of 2025, in a bid to promote ASEAN as a digital hub in the Asia-Pacific region.
In both countries, production of japonica rice, which is the same short-grain variety as that produced in Japan, has been expanding amid a boom in washoku Japanese cuisine.
A lot of conversations have revolved around rising trade tensions over tariffs currently playing out in real-time. But as consumers what do the tariffs really mean to us?
Formal trade negotiations with the US will start this week, starting with technical discussions at the official level.
Thai-US tariff talks gain momentum as both nations prepare for discussions.
As Trump’s tariff policies threaten Asean solidarity, the bloc should focus on regional trade to maintain stability and prevent division amid divergent responses
Indonesia will no longer send a delegation to the US for tariff negotiations as its proposal to Washington has already been deemed sufficient, according to the senior minister who’s leading the talks.
<p>Time: November 2025<br /> By: WTO and International Trade Group, Legal Department – VCCI</p>
