Thai Finance Minister Pichai Chunhavajira said on Monday that he will travel to the United States later in the day for trade talks to be held over the next two days.
The United Kingdom’s new high commissioner to Malaysia Ajay Sharma has made strengthening bilateral cooperation a key priority, with a particular focus on the fast-growing semiconductor sector and the development of integrated chip design and advanced manufacturing.
The Ministry of Commerce, in collaboration with the Cashew Nut Association of Cambodia (CAC) and the Cambodia Rice Federation (CRF), recently organised a joint event aimed at enhancing the quality of Cambodian agricultural products and expanding their reach in international markets.
The sixth round of negotiations on the Thailand-European Union (EU) Free Trade Agreement (FTA) made solid progress, with consensus reached on three additional chapters.
Southeast Asia faces rising US tariffs and pressure to limit Chinese links, prompting a search for stronger European trade ties. While Europe offers promising opportunities, ASEAN must navigate complex bilateral deals that may risk regional cohesion.
From strategic policy dialogues to breaking down red tape and reimagining ASEAN as a truly common market, a single message of simplify, harmonise, and open up to emerge so that regional enterprises can not only survive, but truly thrive in a smarter, more connected ASEAN.
Mr Hun Manet asks the stakeholders to diversify export items such as travel products, electronics, solar panels, bicycles among others.
The strengthening of ASEAN–China economic collaboration will lead to a changed Southeast Asian development pathway by 2025 that transforms the region into a complex network of supply chains and high-speed infrastructure along with established trade systems.
<p>Time: November 2025<br /> By: WTO and International Trade Group, Legal Department – VCCI</p>
