Việt Nam exported 1.44 million tonnes of rice to the Philippines as of May 23, accounting for 72.9 percent of the total imports of the grain into the country.
Vietnam has taken measures to have the European Commission’s “yellow card” removed for Vietnamese seafood products regarding illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, Veeramalla Anjaiah, a senior research fellow at the Centre for Southeast Asian Studies (CSEAS) and senior journalist based in Jakarta, has said.
Malaysia's trade connectivity with China and Southeast Asia received a boost on Thursday with the launch of the ASEAN Express, an international freight train connecting Malaysia to Thailand, Laos and China.
Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati revealed that the Indonesian government is currently devising regulations on the imposition of anti-dumping import duties (BMAD) and safeguard measures import duties (BMTP) to protect the national textile industry.
Malaysia is expected to start exporting fresh durians to China within the next couple of months, says Deputy Agriculture and Food Security Minister Datuk Arthur Joseph Kurup.
Vietnam and Singapore have potential and advantages to promote fisheries cooperation, industry insiders said at a conference connecting fishery businesses of Vietnam and Singapore in Ho Chi Minh City on June 25.
Indonesia's Trade Minister Zulkifli Hasan has announced that the drafting of negotiation points for the Indonesia-Eurasian Economic Union Free Trade Agreement (IEAEU-FTA) will be completed soon.
Malaysia and China signed a slew of deals on June 19 renewing a five-year economic co-operation pact and allowing export of fresh durians, during a visit by Chinese Premier Li Qiang to mark 50 years of diplomatic ties, according to Reuters.
<p>Time: November 2025<br /> By: WTO and International Trade Group, Legal Department – VCCI</p>
