Vietnamese Ambassador to Thailand Phan Chi Thanh urged Thai companies to continue investing in Vietnam, especially in high-tech and environment-friendly industries such as electric vehicles, at a working session with Thai Minister of Industry Suriya Juangroongruangkit on September 13.
Hun Sen, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Cambodia, has encouraged ASEAN to expand trade within the framework of ASEAN Free Trade Area (AFTA) and Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP).
From September 8-9, 2022, economic ministers from several ASEAN countries attended the first official meeting of the U.S.-led Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF) in Los Angeles.
The establishment of the China-ASEAN Comprehensive Strategic Partnership (CSP) in 2021 was a well-deserved outcome of China's partnership diplomacy with its Southeast Asian neighbors.
Vietnam is an important economic partner of Singapore in the region and Singapore wishes to further develop its strategic partnership with Vietnam, said Deputy Prime Minister and Coordinating Minister for Economic Policies of Singapore Heng Swee Keat.
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen launched the ASEAN Economic Club at a forum on Sept 12 with a call for enhanced cooperation among regional countries for sustainable and inclusive economic recovery.
On September 8, 2022, Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien had a meeting with Singaporean Minister of Industry and Trade Gan Kim Yong and the second Minister of Finance and Economy of Brunei Dato Amin Liew on the sidelines of the Ministerial Conference under the Indo-Pacific Economic Partnership (IPEF), which was held on 8-9 September 2022 in Los Angeles, USA.
The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership has promoted multilateralism and free trade, and all participating countries will benefit from it in the long term.
<p>Time: November 2025<br /> By: WTO and International Trade Group, Legal Department – VCCI</p>
