Indonesian Coordinating Economic Affairs Minister Airlangga Hartarto on March 1 met with visiting Senior Minister and Coordinating Minister for National Security of Singapore Teo Chee Hean in Jakarta to discuss ways to boost digital economic cooperation between the two countries.
Though the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) ratified by the Senate last Feb. 21 poses a threat to agriculture, it can still be used as an opportunity to hasten the sector’s transformation.
China will advance negotiations for the 3.0 version of the China-ASEAN Free Trade Area agreement this year, with a focus on incorporating new growth points in digital and green economies, said Wang Shouwen, vice-minister of commerce and China's international trade representative.
The 30th ASEAN-EU Joint Cooperation Committee (JCC) Meeting has been convened in Jakarta, with both sides reaffirming their commitment to strengthening ASEAN-EU cooperation and to uphold ASEAN centrality based on shared relevant fundamental principles of their respective Indo-Pacific approaches.
China was the largest trading partner of Thailand in 2022, with a bilateral trade value reaching 3.69 trillion baht, which accounted for about 18% of Thailand’s total foreign trade volume.
We expect the CEPA will contribute to delivering long-term sustainable economic growth, and believe it will enhance the global reach of Cambodian products to the Middle East region, says spokesman of the Commerce Ministry.
Even as the economic landscape becomes more challenging, Singapore will spare no effort to remain a competitive global business hub, said Minister for Trade and Industry Gan Kim Yong on Tuesday.
A high-level delegation from the Ministry of Commerce (MoC) met officials from member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and Canada in Bandung, Indonesia, to form a new free trade agreement, said a release.