Upholding international law, promoting trade and investments and addressing climate change must be the priorities of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. said on Wednesday.
The Government yesterday said the impending free trade agreement (FTA) with Thailand will be inked within the first quarter of 2024, to boost exports from the country by three folds to $ 1.5 billion.
The 22nd meeting of the ASEAN Economic Community Council (AECC) discussed the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)' role in responding to geopolitical and geoeconomic dynamics.
Malaysia and Asean are committed to exploring new cooperation and partnerships with Japan in the areas of finance, said Deputy Finance Minister I Datuk Seri Ahmad Maslan.
With the 2023 ASEAN theme of “ASEAN Matters: Epicentre of Growth”, the coming 42nd ASEAN Summit reflects member countries’ wish and efforts to turn the bloc into a growth epicentre that leads cooperation and connectivity processes in the region and contributes to the common goal of peace, stability, and prosperity
Vietnam is not under much pressure on the level of market opening when implementing the ASEAN Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), the implementation of commitments under the RCEP framework basically does not create pressure on Vietnam's import tax reduction.
Since joining the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in 1995, Vietnam has made important, productive and positive contributions to the groupings, stated ASEAN Secretary-General Kao Kim Hourn.
The First Hunan(Huaihua) RCEP Economic and Trade Expo kicked off on Friday in Huaihua, central China's Hunan province, establishing a new platform for economic and trade exchanges and cooperation between the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) members along the new land-sea corridor in China's western region.
<p>Time: November 2025<br /> By: WTO and International Trade Group, Legal Department – VCCI</p>
