The two sides agreed on the importance of connectivity to regional peace, stability and prosperity, as well as to the implementation of the ASEAN outlook on the Indo-Pacific.
Indonesian Agriculture Minister Andi Amran Sulaiman expressed optimism that the country will become the world food barn by 2028, and is determined to convert swamp areas into agricultural land.
Leaders of Laos and Mongolia on November 6 signed seven cooperation documents, aiming to build ties in economic affairs, trade, investment, and tourism.
Bord Bia has today (Tuesday, November 7) embarked on a campaign to increase dairy exports by €15 million in Malaysia and the Philippines.
The European Union (EU)'s rules aimed at stopping deforestation threaten widespread disruption for Southeast Asia's rubber sector, from Cambodia's 30,000 small farmers to major exporters in Thailand and Malaysia, according to Nikkei Asia.
The extreme El Nino phenomenon in Indonesia has disrupted the rice production in the largest economy of South-East Asia, which has resorted to imports to secure domestic stocks.
The National Logistics Agency of Indonesia (Bulog) recently signed a contract for the import of 1 million tonnes of rice, as part of an additional quota of 1.5 million tonnes allocated from Vietnam, Thailand, Pakistan and Myanmar.
Malaysia, which holds an important position in the global chip-making supply chain, embraces investments in both the backend and frontend of the semiconductor value chain, said Deputy Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry Liew Chin Tong.
<p>Time: November 2025<br /> By: WTO and International Trade Group, Legal Department – VCCI</p>
