Despite the adverse impacts of Covid-19, ASEAN remained an attractive investment destination, said Sun Chanthol, Senior Minister, Minister of Public Works and Transport.
Bilateral trade between China and Malaysia is expected to boom as the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) will streamline and harmonize various aspects of the business relationship between the two countries, a Malaysian official said on Tuesday.
Thailand and the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) are ramping up efforts to reach a free trade agreement (FTA).
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.
<p>Time: November 2025<br /> By: WTO and International Trade Group, Legal Department – VCCI</p>
