International migration plays an increasingly important role, affecting the development of nations, Deputy Minister of Public Security Luong Tam Quang said at the ASEAN Plus Three High Level Forum on Migration Policies in Beijing, China, on June 28.
The import and export trade volume between China and members of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, or RCEP, in the first five months reached 5.11 trillion yuan ($702 billion), an increase of 4.5 percent year-on-year, a top official said at a forum on Thursday.
Singapore had launched negotiations on an updated bilateral investment treaty (BIT) with the UK as part of the UK-Singapore Free Trade Agreement (UKSFTA) earlier this year.
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) now accounts for nearly 8% of global exports (4% in 1990), on par with the United States, according to France's central bank's latest bulletin.
Indonesian President Joko Widodo’s visit to Australia this week, likely his last while in office, comes at a time when Indonesia and Australia confront their biggest strategic choices for decades.
Japan and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations will establish a research center that promotes the free flow of data across borders, aiming to counter China's restrictions by giving businesses the ability to analyze markets in a wide area.
Vietnam remained the biggest rice provider of the Philippines in the first five months of this year with turnover of US$772.4 million, surging 31.1% year-on-year.
As an intergovernmental organization formed to promote regional cooperation, ASEAN took on new challenges when it decided to move toward a European-style common market by 2025.
<p>Time: November 2025<br /> By: WTO and International Trade Group, Legal Department – VCCI</p>
