Vietnamese Ambassador to Thailand Phan Chi Thanh held a working session with Governor of Thailand’s Nakhon Phanom province Wanchai Janporn on May 19 to discuss measures to promote cooperation between their localities in the fields of investment, trade, economy, tourism, culture, and people-to-people exchange.
Senior officials of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the Republic of Korea (RoK) reaffirmed the two sides' commitment to further strengthen strategic partnership and deepen cooperation at the 27th ASEAN-RoK Dialogue held on May 16.
ASEAN and the US reaffirmed their commitment to making their comprehensive strategic partnership meaningful, substantive, and mutually beneficial, at the 14th Meeting of the ASEAN-US Joint Cooperation Committee in Jakarta on May 17.
Challenges and development prospects of ASEAN member countries during the regional integration process were highlighted at an international conference held by the Institute of China and Contemporary Asia (ICCA) under the Russian Academy of Sciences that opened in Russia on May 17.
Digital economy is expected to contribute 25.5% to Malaysia’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 2025, and the country will attract major investments to data centres, innovation, and digital economy in the next few months, said Minister of Communications and Digital Fahmi Fadzil.
Indonesia is increasing its trade engagement with Egypt as a gateway for exports to other African countries, its trade minister said on Thursday, following an official trip to Cairo.
Singapore’s key exports posted their seventh consecutive month of year-on-year contraction in April, weighed down by both electronic and non-electronic products, prompting some economists to predict a few more months of declines before any improvements in the second half of 2023.
Taiwan's Ministry of Finance (MOF) has imposed anti-dumping duties of up to 129.32 percent on float glass in sheets sold by suppliers from Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand, effective from May 22, after those suppliers were found to have sold their products at unfair low prices in the Taiwan market.
<p>Time: November 2025<br /> By: WTO and International Trade Group, Legal Department – VCCI</p>
