The UK joining the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) trade bloc presents opportunities for British companies to invest in Malaysia, which is also a signatory to the CPTPP.
Chairman of the ASEAN Business Advisory Council (ASEAN-BAC) Arsjad Rasjid, who is also Chairman of the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KADIN), on April 3 said that ASEAN-BAC will support micro-, small-, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in the region to implement QRcodeASEAN initiative.
Singapore and the EU signed a digital trade agreement in February, making it the fifth of its kind signed by the city-state.
The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership is a catalyst of regional economic growth, integration and connectivity in the Asia Pacific, accounting for about 30 percent of global GDP and one-third of the world’s population.
The Singapore Food Agency (SFA) on April 3 announced that it has approved a plan to import eggs from Indonesia to meet the national demand.
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and Canada reaffirmed their commitment to further strengthen their longstanding partnership, at the 11th ASEAN-Canada Joint Cooperation Committee (JCC) Meeting held on April 3 at the ASEAN Secretariat.
Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno LP Marsudi has said that her country wants to enhance cooperation with the Republic of Korea in many areas, from national defence to economy, including the development of the new capital city Nusantara.
China's Minister of Commerce Wang Wentao and Singapore's Minister for Trade and Industry Gan Kim Yong on Saturday signed a memorandum of understanding to announce the substantive conclusion of subsequent negotiations on an upgraded bilateral free trade agreement (FTA).
<p>Time: November 2025<br /> By: WTO and International Trade Group, Legal Department – VCCI</p>
