Thailand is planning to kick off free-trade negotiations with China and India in a bid to attract high-worth investors, the Thai Chamber of Commerce (TCC) said.
The Vietnamese Government on October 18 issued Resolution 131/NQ-CP ratifying the ASEAN Trade in Services Agreement (ATISA).
The anticipated full opening by the end of this year of the China-Laos railway－an important part of the trans-Asian railway network－will significantly stimulate both trade volume and people-to-people exchanges between China and Southeast Asia in the coming years, said its investors and operators on Wednesday.
Malaysia remains one of the top trading partners and investment sources of the Philippines, its Secretary of Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Ramon M. Lopez said.
The duties imposed are between 7.42 per cent and 42.08 per cent.
The Philippines jumped 37 places, making it the most improved country in the 2021/2022 Peddling Peril Index of countries implementing strategic trade regulations, according to the Department of Trade and Industry.
Vietnam and Singapore should further optimise free trade agreements (FTAs) in which both sides are members such as the CPTPP and RCEP to strengthen partnership among businesses of both countries, Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien has proposed.
The government is currently refining the draft amendments to three Acts as it moves towards ratifying the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), said Deputy International Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Lim Ban Hong.
<p>Time: November 2025<br /> By: WTO and International Trade Group, Legal Department – VCCI</p>
