On August 25, Indonesia’s Trade Minister Muhammad Lutfi presented his case for the lower house of Indonesia’s legislature, or DPR, to ratify the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) trade pact.
The Airbnb of luxury luggage, Uber for home massage, and blockchain for pets are just a few recent examples of start-up ideas that make you wonder if the world has run out of bigger dreams to pursue.
The 4th ASEAN Inclusive Business Summit’s theme ‘Building Inclusive Businesses to Build Back Better’ is in line with this year’s ASEAN Chairmanship theme ‘We Care, We Prepare, We Prosper’ and reflects the potential of the public and private sector’s innovative models to address challenges posed by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has been one of the most important partners of Korea since 1989. To boost economic, social and cultural exchanges between Korea and the ASEAN member states, the ASEAN-Korea Centre (AKC) was founded in 2009.
The ASEAN economic and free trade bloc NIKKEI Group and ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute (ISEAS) noted that the next 5 years are crucial for ASEAN digitizing trade and economy.
Sri Lanka and Indonesia as members of the nonaligned movement (NAM) have recognized the need to strengthen bilateral relations ensuring Indian Ocean security when the foreign ministers of the two countries met in New York on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly.
Vietnamese authorities have begun an investigation into alleged circumvention by Thai sugar through five countries to avoid anti-dumping duties.
Southeast Asia's economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic will be much slower than initially expected, the Asian Development Bank said in a report on Wednesday, as the region continues to wrestle with the highly infectious delta variant.
<p>Time: November 2025<br /> By: WTO and International Trade Group, Legal Department – VCCI</p>
