Malaysia stands as the top destination in Southeast Asia for electricity-guzzling data centre investment, with a raft of new and emerging investments that will hit nearly 1,000 megawatts (MW) in five years, market insiders said.
The Delegation of the European Union to the Philippines on Tuesday assured the country of continued access to EU Generalized Systems of Preference Plus (GSP+) privileges following the approval by the EU Parliament and EU Council of the extension of the preferential trade system.
Asian rice production during the off-season is predicted to suffer due to a blend of unfavourable weather conditions including dry planting, dwindling reservoirs and ongoing El Nino weather patterns. These issues are due to reduce the early 2024 yields, further squeezing supplies and potentially causing a rise in food inflation.
Thailand’s Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) has issued a new investor visa in a bid to boost foreign investments in targeted industries. The new visa scheme will be implemented on January 1, 2024.
On the heels of the recently concluded visit by President of the Cambodian National Assembly (NA) Khuon Sudary to Vietnam, followed by the signing of the landmark agreement between the two neighbours for a cross-border payment system, ties with Vietnam have rarely looked more promising. Trade between the two ASEAN neighbours is already more than $10 billion annually.
The Cambodian pepper industry is pinning high hopes on exports to the China market as samples of peppercorn have been sent to buyers in the country, said the Cambodian Pepper and Spices Federation (CPSF).
The ASEAN Federation of Forwarders Associations (AFFA) held the annual 33rd meeting in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on December 2 to discuss the facilitation of goods transportation via inter-governmental cooperation in the region.
The challenge of Vietnamese businesses when accessing Indonesia's Halal market is largely that businesses do not understand the Muslim country's consumer culture.
<p>Time: November 2025<br /> By: WTO and International Trade Group, Legal Department – VCCI</p>
