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.
Thailand and the Republic of Korea (RoK) held their first round of talks on an economic partnership agreement (EPA) on July 9-11, seeking to pave the way for a free trade deal between the two countries by late 2025.
The ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office (AMRO) revised Việt Nam’s economic growth forecast upward to 6.3 per cent for 2024 in its latest update released on Tuesday.
Indonesia recorded a trade surplus of US$2.39 billion in June, marking the 50th consecutive month of surplus, the country's Statistics Indonesia (BPS) announced on Monday.
Vietnam is one of the fastest-growing e-commerce markets in Southeast Asia, with gross merchandise value (GMV) increasing 52.9 percent year-on-year, according to a report by Momentum Works.
Vietnamese President To Lam and Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet have consented to accelerate the implementation of signed agreements such as the Memorandum of Understanding on development and connection of Vietnam - Cambodia border trade infrastructure, and the agreement on bilateral trade promotion for the 2025-2026 period.
<p>Time: November 2025<br /> By: WTO and International Trade Group, Legal Department – VCCI</p>
