The Vientiane Economic Zone Management and Development Committee plans to continue monitoring project rollout and improve facilities in Laos’ economic zones this year.
ASEAN is launching a fact-finding mission to accelerate East Timor’s accession into the bloc, a task expected to be completed in the first quarter of 2022, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation.
Malaysia and her other Southeast Asian neighbours must make use of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) to reopen their international borders and facilitate economic recovery.
More than a month after the world’s largest trade pact came into force, questions remain over its practical application and potential benefits for small businesses, the e-commerce sector and workers.
Philippines Senate has deferred ratification of RCEP after farmers and other civil society groups in the SE Asian country took cue from New Delhi's decision to stay out of RCEP and expressed strong reservations against the mega trade deal signed by the Duterte government.
Minister of Commerce Pan Sorasak has asked Canada to explore the possibility of establishing a bilateral free trade agreement (FTA) with the Kingdom as soon as practicable to improve trade flows between the two countries.
South Korea has pledged to expand economic and trade cooperation with Cambodia after a free trade agreement (FTA) signed by the two countries last year enters effect in the near future, Prime Minister Hun Sen affirmed in a statement at the weekend.
Clearer, more detailed guidelines on rules of origin criteria will unlock huge economic benefits for exporters and businesses from the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) that entered into force in Cambodia on January 1, officials and insiders said.
<p>Time: November 2025<br /> By: WTO and International Trade Group, Legal Department – VCCI</p>
