Thailand has exported over 0.47 million tons of fresh durian in the first five months of this year, thanks to its continuing popularity among the Chinese and a faster route to China, a Thai government official said Thursday.
The recent Group of Seven summit in Hiroshima and the subsequent Group of 20 tourism meeting in Kashmir underscored the stark contrast between the two groups’ rhetoric. While the G20 emphasized its “one Earth, one family, one future” motto, the G7’s combative attitude could be summarized as “We must divorce China”.
Indonesia is encouraging collaboration, partnerships, sustainable and inclusive financing, and access to appropriate technologies for accelerating the energy transition, especially in the Southeast Asian region.
National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) is preparing to sign agreements with the State Bank of Vietnam and the Bank of the Lao People's Democratic Republic to promote the use Cambodia’s local currency, riel, in their economic activities.
Malaysia's finance ministry said on Tuesday it would implement structural policies aimed at boosting fund inflows and foreign investment that can support the ringgit, reiterating it has no plans to peg the currency to the U.S. dollar.
Vietnam is among the six ASEAN economies forecast to grow by 4.2% in 2023, outpacing the global gross domestic product (GDP) growth of 2%, according to Maybank Group president and chief executive officer (CEO) Datuk Khairussaleh Ramli.
In the first five months of the year, the rice industry brought in a record export turnover of $1.9 billion, up 41.6% over the same period last year. Meanwhile, the export price of rice also increased to a 2-year high, surpassing both Thailand and India.
The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) officially entered into full force on June 2, 2023. This event marks the full effect of this Agreement for the 15 signatories.
<p>Time: November 2025<br /> By: WTO and International Trade Group, Legal Department – VCCI</p>
