Vietnam and Thailand have emerged as the two fastest-growing e-commerce markets in Southeast Asia, according to a report recently released by OpenGov Asia, a content platform dedicated to sharing ICT-related knowledge and information to better serve citizens and customers.
More Singapore businesses are aware of free trade agreements (FTAs) and have benefited from them in 2023 than two years ago, according to the Free Trade Agreement Survey 2023.
The establishment of an ASEAN ESG Award to honour exemplary ESG practices by listed organisations is also being considered.
The Philippine economy has maintained a growth momentum of more than 6% since President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. takes office in 2022.
At their meeting in Jakarta on Thursday, Kao Kim Hourn spoke highly of Việt Nam's attaching importance to ASEAN and prioritising its engagement in the bloc.
The Vietnam Trade Office in the Philippines said that the Philippines is a large rice consumer and one of the leading rice importing countries in the world. In recent years, the Philippines' annual rice imports have always been high, reaching a record of 3,82 million tons in 2022. In 2023, the country's total rice imports reached 3,6 million tons, a decrease of 5,9 million tons. .2022% compared to XNUMX.
Malaysia hopes the ASEAN Digital Economy Framework Agreement (DEFA) can be finalised during its chairmanship in 2025.
When Chinese electric vehicle maker BYD opened its first Southeast Asian factory in Thailand earlier this month, the country basked in the limelight and won praise for its industrial vision.
<p>Time: November 2025<br /> By: WTO and International Trade Group, Legal Department – VCCI</p>
