With 32,750 tonnes of durian exported to China during the opening two months of the year, Vietnam outperformed Thailand as it emerged as the largest durian supplier for the northern neighbour, according to details given by Thai newswire The Nation.
CHN Energy Investment Group Co. LTD, a state-owned mining and energy company in China, has proposed energy investment focusing on renewable power sources – solar PV and hydropower dams.
ASEAN, with a population approaching 700 million, is an emerging economic bloc that can rival the likes of the European Union (EU).
Nearly 90 per cent of businesses in Vietnam plan to invest more in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) region, according to the HSBC ASEAN Business Sentiment survey of financial decision-makers in the bloc's six biggest economies.
Hem Vanndy, Minister of Industry, Science, Technology & Innovation, welcomed a Japanese business delegation led by Fumiaki Takahashi, President of the Japan-Cambodia Association (JCA), to explore potential collaboration between the Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) of both nations.
Indonesia is seeking to sign its trade pact with Sri Lanka by next March while hoping that one year of negotiations is enough to close the deal.
There is no reason for Malaysia to not ascend to high-income status by 2030, according to Asean+3 Macroeconomic Research Office (Amro) chief economist Hoe Ee Khor, citing the recent surge in foreign investment inflows into the country, which is expected to boost economic growth in years to come.
The Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) expects a surge in investment from the European Union (EU) amid revival of talks between the Southeast Asian country and the bloc on a planned free trade agreement (PH-EU FTA).
<p>Time: November 2025<br /> By: WTO and International Trade Group, Legal Department – VCCI</p>
