Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today said that Malaysia aims to maintain a neutral and independent stance in international trade.
The Vietnam - Laos Trade Fair 2024 (VIETLAO EXPO), the largest annual trade promotion event co-hosted by the two countries’ Ministries of Industry and Trade, is being held in Vientiane from July 25 to 29.
Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Masurdi encouraged the Republic of Korea (RoK) to cooperate with ASEAN in the development of electric vehicles (EVs) at the recent ASEAN Post Ministerial Conference (PMC) with the RoK in Vientiane, Laos.
Vietnam continued to be the top source of rice in Singapore, with 73.4 million SGD (over 54.6 million USD) worth of rice shipment to the nation during January-June, a year-on-year surge of 54.67%.
Sok Chenda Sophea, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MFAIC), reiterated the unwavering commitment to promote economic ties with regional countries. This commitment is upheld through the existing Free Trade Agreements (FTA) and the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), ensuring a stable and prosperous economic future.
Việt Nam is likely to be the fastest-growing economy in ASEAN in 2024, a spot it lost to Malaysia and the Philippines in 2022 and 2023, respectively, according to a report released by HSBC’s economists.
Today, the EU and Singapore concluded negotiations for a Digital Trade Agreement (DTA). This deal is the first EU agreement of its kind, reflecting the EU's aspiration to be a global standard-setter for digital trade rules and cross-border data flows.
Deputy Foreign Minister Do Hung Viet, who is also head of the ASEAN Senior Officials’ Meeting (SOM) delegation of Vietnam, led a Vietnamese delegation to the 57th ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting (AMM-57) in Vientiane, Laos on July 25.
<p>Time: November 2025<br /> By: WTO and International Trade Group, Legal Department – VCCI</p>
