The Cambodian National Assembly on May 30 ratified the ASEAN Trade in Services Agreement (ATISA) to boost trade and investment in the area of services.
US Ambassador to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Yohannes Abraham has said that small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are integral to the economic growth of the region.
In order to create favorable conditions for transit and cross-border navigation activities on regulated waterways, in 2009, the Governments of Vietnam and Cambodia signed an Agreement on water transport between the two countries. This Agreement entered into force on January 1, 2011.
Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has said that the 2023 Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace (LIMA ’23) exhibition will reinforce Malaysia as a regional hub for the aerospace and maritime industries.
Nominal total wages, which does not take into account inflation, grew by 6.5 per cent in 2022, the highest in a decade.
In the last 10 years, powerful Thai corporations have spent big money acquiring many leading Vietnamese enterprises.
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has continued to strengthen economic cooperation through the ASEAN-Canada Free Trade Agreement (ACAFTA) negotiations to anticipate the impacts of the ongoing global economic slowdown.
ASEAN has responded to rising tensions in the region by cooperating more on defence and security, and providing platforms for dialogue.
<p>Time: November 2025<br /> By: WTO and International Trade Group, Legal Department – VCCI</p>
