The 19th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Transnational Crime (AMMTC) on September 10 endorsed the ASEAN Plan of Action on Combating Transnational Crime for 2026–2035, providing a framework to address transnational crime challenges over the next decade.
Malaysia, a hotspot for data centres, is reining in the pace of expansion in a move industry insiders and analysts expect will hinder China's efforts to gain access to powerful chips that are crucial to improving its artificial intelligence capabilities.
In addition to rice, Indonesia is resolute in prohibiting imports of corn and table sugar in 2025, and is determined to optimise domestic production through pro-farmer policies in pursuit of food self-sufficiency.
PCCI said the country’s potential entry into the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) would provide domestic industries with a stable environment for growth amid the emergence of protectionist policies.
Indonesian Ambassador to the US Dwisuryo Indroyono Soesilo has revealed that the Southeast Asian country’s delegation is proposing palm oil exports as part of efforts to further reduce the US's current 19% reciprocal tariffs.
The conference will review outcomes of border trade cooperation since 2020 and discuss measures to boost bilateral investment, upgrade border trade infrastructure, and expand future collaboration.
Thailand’s FTA trade benefits rose 10% to THB 1.4 trillion in H1 2025, driven by durian, vehicles, synthetic rubber and sugar exports.
Asean is entering a new phase in its community-building agenda with a clearer and more ambitious direction in tackling transnational crime, said Asean Secretary-General Dr Kao Kim Hourn.
<p>Time: November 2025<br /> By: WTO and International Trade Group, Legal Department – VCCI</p>
