The newly release Global Trade Growth Atlas 2022 has put the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in the spotlight because the region is forecast to lead the world in export growth over the next five years.
Indonesian Trade Minister Zulkifli Hasan and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Foreign Affairs Minister Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi witnessed a US$3.6-million business-to-business (B2B) memorandum of understanding (MoU) inked between both nations' business actors.
Economic ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and partners held consultations on September 17 - 18 as part of the 54th ASEAN Economic Ministers’ Meeting (AEM-54) and related meetings in Siem Reap, Cambodia.
This week Singapore hosts a major delegation of 24 cutting-edge British companies exploring growth opportunities in Asia Pacific. They work on diverse projects including driverless vehicles, lawtech, cybersecurity and deeptech.
China hopes that all parties concerned will get ready for the accession of new members after the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement enters effect for 18 months, as stipulated in the pact, according to a senior commerce official.
The four-day 19th China-ASEAN Expo, which recently concluded in Nanning, in the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, saw offline and on-cloud participation by more than 3,000 enterprises from 40 countries. It saw 267 cooperation projects being signed while attracting a record high investment of 413 billion yuan ($58.57 billion).
A Vietnam-India business matching event was held in Hanoi on September 22, on the occasion of the Vietnam visit by 42 enterprises of the India-Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (IVCCI).
Indonesian Trade Minister Zulkifli Hasan and Singaporean Minister of Trade and Industry Gan Kim Yong concurred on exploring cooperation potentials in several new sectors, including the green economy.
<p>Time: November 2025<br /> By: WTO and International Trade Group, Legal Department – VCCI</p>
