The proposed collaborative investment focuses on developing electric vehicle charging infrastructure in Cambodia.
Both countries are pursuing initiatives to enhance their economic relationship, creating a more favourable environment for trade and investment.
Rate is significantly below the 32% the US president had threatened but timeline for implementation of deal remains unclear
The bloc’s inability to mediate even among its members highlights a structural blind spot: it can convene, but not intervene, even when regional cohesion is at stake.
Malaysia removes anti-dumping tariffs on Vietnamese steel in a move that could strengthen automotive supply chains within the ASEAN bloc.
The ACFTA, launched in 2000, became one of the world’s largest free trade agreements by 2010, when Version 1.0 eliminated tariffs on over 90% of traded goods.
India-Asean FTA review may conclude by October 2025 with two key negotiation rounds planned. Talks aim to fix trade imbalances and improve market access, SPS, TBT, and customs cooperation. Since AITIGA's 2010 launch, India’s trade deficit with Asean has ballooned to $44.2 billion in FY25.
Amid the looming threat of Trump-era tariffs, trade relations between ASEAN and the European Union (EU) have grown closer. On Sunday, Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen reached an agreement to move forward with the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA), which is expected to be completed by September.
<p>Time: November 2025<br /> By: WTO and International Trade Group, Legal Department – VCCI</p>
