Laos' Ministry of Industry and Commerce (MOIC) has added to the list of goods subject to the country's recently imposed import-export registration requirement. Traders who import or export goods on the expanded list, which was issued in MOIC Notification No. 1941 on September 18, 2023, must first obtain a certificate authorizing their import or export activities.
The Philippines is considering options other than a price ceiling to tackle high rice prices, the country’s National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) has said.
The ASEAN–Japan relationship today is almost unrecognisable from that of 50 years ago when riots against the visits of former Japanese prime minister Kakuei Tanaka to Southeast Asian capitals were emblematic of its troubled state.
ASEAN Ministers Responsible for Information (AMRI) produced the AMRI Vision Statement on ASEAN 2035: Toward a Transformative, Responsive, and Resilient Information and Media Sector at a conference in Đà Nẵng.
On September 6, 2023, Australia’s government announced its ‘Southeast Asia Economic Strategy to 2040’ with the aim to deepen the country’s economic and trade engagements with the region.
Bangladesh can be the trade hub and bridge of business between the ASEAN, South Asian and South East Asian countries.
Several Southeast Asian companies are considering listing in the United States, banking on strong investor appetite for emerging market growth in the absence of Chinese stock offerings.
Thai rice production is expected to drop by 871,000 tonnes of rice paddy, down 3.27% to 25.8 million tonnes, for the 2023-24 harvest season, mainly attributed to the El Niño weather phenomenon, according to the latest forecast by the Agricultural Economics Office under the Agriculture and Cooperatives Ministry.
<p>Time: November 2025<br /> By: WTO and International Trade Group, Legal Department – VCCI</p>
