Timor-Leste gained independence in 2002. Since 2011, it has sought to become a member of ASEAN.
Vietnamese Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son and Second Minister of Foreign Affairs of Brunei Darussalam Dato Erywan Pehin Yusof on September 7 co-chaired the second meeting of the Joint Commission for Bilateral Cooperation (JCBC-2) between the two countries.
Malaysia has become an attractive regional and global investment destination, thanks to the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), says Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong.
THE conclusion of negotiations for a free trade agreement (FTA) between Singapore and Brazil and its Mercosur partners in July this year is indeed a big milestone, which will contribute to further enhancing the Brazil-Singapore bilateral trade relationship, says Brazil’s Ambassador to Singapore Eugenia Barthelmess.
MORE European businesses today expect Asean markets to become more important in terms of worldwide revenues over the next 2 years, according to a recent survey conducted by the EU-Asean Business Council.
Laos is currently Vietnam’s seventh biggest trade partner in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the two countries are striving to raise two-way trade to 2 billion USD.
China and the European markets remain the potential markets for Cambodia’s agricultural products, said key insiders, urging exporters and companies to focus on those two big markets for their processing of agricultural products.
The "Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity" announced by US President Joe Biden on May 23 is progressing on its negotiations. After the meeting of senior officials from the IPEF member countries in Singapore in mid-July, and the first virtual ministerial meeting in end-July, US Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo and US Trade Representative Katherine Tai will host the first in-person ministerial meeting in California on Thursday and Friday.
<p>Time: November 2025<br /> By: WTO and International Trade Group, Legal Department – VCCI</p>
