Thailand is moving to reform its restrictive foreign investment laws. On April 22, 2025, the Cabinet approved urgent revisions to the Foreign Business Act B.E. 2542 (1999), tasking the Ministry of Commerce with drafting amendments.
APAC entered 2025 with economic momentum: Q1 GDP growth came in at 3.9%, matching pre-Trump levels.
After holding virtual preparatory talks early this month, Cambodia and the United States have agreed to engage in a new round of trade negotiations set to take place on May 14-15 in Washington, D.C., said the Royal Government Spokesperson Unit. Both sides will assess progress and opportunities to deepen economic ties.
The finance chiefs of the ASEAN+3 countries recently agreed to take a better advantage of the world’s largest trade pact, namely the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership or RCEP, as trade protectionism grows in the wake of the US’ tariff salvo.
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim criticised the US for unfair trade actions that hurt smaller economies, assuring that Malaysia's strong economy can manage the challenges.
Malaysia’s small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are asking the government to expand relief measures announced on Monday to also cover non-exporters and non-manufacturers under pressure from US tariffs.
A seminar themed “ASEAN+3 Regional Economic Outlook and Fiscal Policy Report” was held at the Foreign Trade University in Hanoi on April 28.
The Centre for Economic and Business Research (CEBR), in its report “World Economic League Table 2022”, forecasts that Vietnam will become the second-largest economy in Southeast Asia after Indonesia and the 20th-largest economy in the world by 2036.
<p>Time: November 2025<br /> By: WTO and International Trade Group, Legal Department – VCCI</p>
