Singapore’s key exports posted their seventh consecutive month of year-on-year contraction in April, weighed down by both electronic and non-electronic products, prompting some economists to predict a few more months of declines before any improvements in the second half of 2023.
Taiwan's Ministry of Finance (MOF) has imposed anti-dumping duties of up to 129.32 percent on float glass in sheets sold by suppliers from Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand, effective from May 22, after those suppliers were found to have sold their products at unfair low prices in the Taiwan market.
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Do Hung Viet and Permanent Secretary in the Singaporean Ministry of Foreign Affairs Albert Chua co-chaired the 15th Vietnam - Singapore Political Consultation in Hanoi on May 18.
The ASEAN Village Network (AVN) will focus on three cooperation areas in its implementation namely tourist village, digital village and One Village One Product (OVOP), in order to promote the comprehensive connectivity and development in the region.
Brunei has ratified the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership, the last of the original 11 signatories of the trade and investment deal to do so.
The Philippines, as the last member country to deposit its instrument of ratification recently, will see the agreement enter into force on June 2.
Indonesia recorded a trade surplus of 3.94 billion USD in April, up from the previous month's 2.91 billion USD, according to Statistics Indonesia (BPS).
Russian Ambassador to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Evgeny Zagaynov has underlined the importance of Southeast Asia in the world.