The Japan-Cambodia Association (JCA) has been making efforts to promote and attract more Japanese investors in Cambodia’s key sectors, said Takahashi Fumiaki, former Ambassador of Japan to Cambodia and president of the Association, during a meeting with Heng Sokkung, Secretary of State and Spokesperson at the Ministry of Industry, Science, Technology and Innovation on Monday.
Indonesia is following the lead of BRICS (an acronym for five leading economies: Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) in de-dollarisation and seeking ways to stop paying for global trade in the US dollar.
The report said that neighbours Vietnam and Thailand are Cambodia’s leading markets within Asean.
ASEAN and Italy renewed their commitment to further strengthen cooperation at the third meeting of the ASEAN-Italy Development Partnership Cooperation Committee held recently at the ASEAN Secretariat in Jakarta.
Chinese Premier Li Qiang on April 25 sent a congratulatory letter to the opening ceremony of the ASEAN-China Year of Agricultural Development and Food Security Cooperation, according to China’s Xinhua news agency.
Commerce Minister Pan Sorasak said that the border trade agreement between Cambodia and Vietnam would be a mechanism to facilitate cross-border trade between the two countries.
Vietnamese firms are required to develop the nation’s tea brand and promote the high-quality tea segment and organic products in a bid to increase tea exports to the Indonesian market, according to Vietnamese Ambassador to Indonesia Ta Van Thong.
MICRO, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) can benefit from the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) if they are given assistance in acquiring the necessary documents to export products or services.
<p>Time: November 2025<br /> By: WTO and International Trade Group, Legal Department – VCCI</p>
