China's trade with ASEAN countries has seen vigorous growth, with the Southeast Asia region remaining China's largest trading partner from January to May, according the General Administration of Customs (GAC) on Wednesday, which mirrors the closer connectivity between China and ASEAN.
The 17th ASEAN-Japan Joint Cooperation Committee Meeting has been held, reaffirming both sides’ commitment to further advance their partnership to mark the 50th Year of Friendship and Cooperation.
The 30th ASEAN-New Zealand Dialogue held today in Bandar Seri Begawan welcomed positive developments in ASEAN-New Zealand Strategic Partnership and shared a common sentiment to energise and promote the relations.
Juita Mohamad is the director of the Economics and Business Unit and the director of research at IDEAS. This piece was written for Perry World House’s 2023 workshop “Economic Security and the Future of the Global Order in the Indo-Pacific.”
New global trade rules to reduce climate change could create an opportunity for Thai entrepreneurs to align themselves with global trends, a senior Commerce Ministry official told a seminar in Bangkok on Wednesday.
The forum offers an opportunity for Vietnamese and Cambodian businesses to exchange information, seek partners, stay updated on new economic policies of the two countries, and speak of obstacles to their operations and propose solutions to them.
ASEAN members have agreed to increase the use of local currency transactions and push for a better regional payment connectivity, in a move that could be seen as a continuing shift in de-dollarization in the region.
ASEAN Secretary-General Kao Kim Hourn has said the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is striving to increase the membership of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP).
<p>Time: November 2025<br /> By: WTO and International Trade Group, Legal Department – VCCI</p>
