The new director-general of the Thai Ministry of Commerce’s Department of Foreign Trade said on October 3 that he will give priority to promoting cross-border trade and government-to-government (G2G) rice deals with China to serve economic recovery post COVID-19.
Southeast Asia’s growth rate is expected to decelerate to 3.8 per cent in 2023 due to the sluggish growth of global trade and the effects of tightened domestic monetary policy
The Embassy of the Republic of Korea confirmed on Sunday that the Cambodia-Korea Free Trade Agreement (CKFTA) will enter into force on December 1, 2022.
It’s fair to say there exists a level of social and economic inequality within Asean.
Cambodia's January-August exports to and trade surplus with Canada both rose by around one-quarter on-year, a pattern that is expected to continue, driven by preferential commercial arrangements and initiatives spearheaded by the representative offices of the apex Cambodian trade body, as the Kingdom pushes for a lucrative free trade pact with the world’s ninth largest economy.
Ratification of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) is one of the factors recommended to ensure attainment of targets to be set under the “new and bolder” Philippine Export Development Plan (PEDP).
A regional information platform for energy transition SIPET, targeted at professionals, has been launched by the Clean, Affordable, and Secure Energy for Southeast Asia (CASE) to facilitate dialogue and promote coordination in the region’s power sector to support the acceleration of the energy transition in the region.
Cambodian Foreign Minister Prak Sokhonn has emphasized the need to enhance ASEAN (the Association of Southeast Asian Nations) connectivity, saying that a well-connected region is crucial to building an inclusive, sustainable and resilient ASEAN Community, according to a press statement released late on Monday.
<p>Time: November 2025<br /> By: WTO and International Trade Group, Legal Department – VCCI</p>
