Challenges and development prospects of ASEAN member countries during the regional integration process were highlighted at an international conference held by the Institute of China and Contemporary Asia (ICCA) under the Russian Academy of Sciences that opened in Russia on May 17.
Digital economy is expected to contribute 25.5% to Malaysia’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 2025, and the country will attract major investments to data centres, innovation, and digital economy in the next few months, said Minister of Communications and Digital Fahmi Fadzil.
Indonesia is increasing its trade engagement with Egypt as a gateway for exports to other African countries, its trade minister said on Thursday, following an official trip to Cairo.
Singapore’s key exports posted their seventh consecutive month of year-on-year contraction in April, weighed down by both electronic and non-electronic products, prompting some economists to predict a few more months of declines before any improvements in the second half of 2023.
Taiwan's Ministry of Finance (MOF) has imposed anti-dumping duties of up to 129.32 percent on float glass in sheets sold by suppliers from Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand, effective from May 22, after those suppliers were found to have sold their products at unfair low prices in the Taiwan market.
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Do Hung Viet and Permanent Secretary in the Singaporean Ministry of Foreign Affairs Albert Chua co-chaired the 15th Vietnam - Singapore Political Consultation in Hanoi on May 18.
The ASEAN Village Network (AVN) will focus on three cooperation areas in its implementation namely tourist village, digital village and One Village One Product (OVOP), in order to promote the comprehensive connectivity and development in the region.
Brunei has ratified the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership, the last of the original 11 signatories of the trade and investment deal to do so.
<p>Time: November 2025<br /> By: WTO and International Trade Group, Legal Department – VCCI</p>
