The Philippines held talks with EU countries to stimulate bilateral investments and pork trade, reigniting the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the Philippines and the EU, and strengthening the Philippines’ trade ties with EU member states, the Philippine News Agency reported.
During the Indonesia-Singapore Business Forum 2024, Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto held a bilateral meeting with Singapore's Minister for Trade and Industry, Gan Kim Yong in Singapore on March 27.
Thailand and South Korea are opening negotiations for an economic partnership agreement (EPA) to pave the way for a free trade deal between the two countries by late 2025 or early 2026, Commerce Minister Phumtham Wechayachai said on Thursday.
The United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) has partnered with the Ministry of Industry, Science, Technology& Innovation (MISTI) to embark on the creation of an eco-industrial park (EIPs) in Cambodia.
The conference takes place for three days in Hạ Long City, Quảng Ninh Province.
The Agency of Foreign Trade under the Ministry of Industry and Trade, and the ASEAN Secretariat on March 25 opened a joint session of ASEAN and Korean experts on the transposition of ASEAN-Korea Free Trade Agreement (AKFTA) product specific rules from harmonised system codes HS 2017 into HS 2022.
Egypt’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sameh Shoukry, hosted Vivian Balakrishnan, the Foreign Minister of Singapore, on March 23rd during his official visit to Egypt spanning the 22nd and 23rd of March.
The US-led Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF) remains undeveloped in key areas and faces uncertainty about its future as the 2024 US presidential election looms. The durability of the IPEF heavily relies on significant work to be done on other pillars, including trade, clean and fair economy pillars, amid concerns about future US engagement and the risk of US withdrawal should Donald Trump return to the White House.
<p>Time: November 2025<br /> By: WTO and International Trade Group, Legal Department – VCCI</p>
