Leaders of Cambodia, Thailand, Laos, Timor-Leste and the Philippines shared their visions for peace, integration, resilience and people-centred development
The opening session of the ASEAN Future Forum (AFF) 2026 took place on June 9 in Hanoi, featuring a keynote address by Vietnamese Prime Minister Le Minh Hung, alongside remarks from leaders of ASEAN member states, senior United Nations officials and recorded messages from foreign ministers
The Norway–ASEAN cooperation project on blue economy development is seen as a first step toward building a regional cooperation platform to raise ASEAN member states’
Thailand is unlikely to face a currency crisis similar to Indonesia’s current troubles, despite a record current-account deficit in April, a senior Bank of Thailand official has said
Deputy PM Nguyen Van Thang proposed a shared vision for an ASEAN fintech ecosystem that is open, secure, transparent, inclusive, and sustainable
Lao PM Sonexay Siphandone highlighted the region’s shared commitment to malaria elimination, recalling the joint declaration signed by Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) countries in Geneva in 2018, which set a target of eliminating malaria by 2030
Palm oil stockpiles in Malaysia climbed at the fastest pace in five months as a sharp drop in exports overshadowed weaker production in the world’s second-largest grower
The ASEAN-Korea FTA, which entered into force in 2007, has played a key role in expanding trade and investment ties between the RoK and Southeast Asian countries over the past two decades
<p>Time: November 2025<br /> By: WTO and International Trade Group, Legal Department – VCCI</p>
