In his end-of-year "review" for 2021, European Union (EU) foreign policy chief Josep Borrell set a positive note on the bloc's relationship with Southeast Asian countries.
A book featuring the Vietnam-Thailand enhanced strategic partnership was released at a ceremony in Bangkok on January 14.
Malaysia’s gross domestic product (GDP) growth is projected at 6.2 percent in 2022, buoyed by its vaccination accomplishments, according to Standard Chartered’s ASEAN and South Asia chief economist Edward Lee.
Thai cabinet has asked the State Railway of Thailand (SRT) to quickly design and build a second bridge from Nong Khai province to Laos, to connect to the new China-Laos railway.
Trade ministers of Singapore and Japan on January 12 pledged to maintain the high standards of market access and rules of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP).
Indonesia and Japan seek to intensify comprehensive economic cooperation, especially in the automotive and digital technology sectors.
Along with the goal of escaping the middle class trap in the medium and long terms, Indonesia needs structural reform that are key to the success of a sustainable economic transition, according to Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto.
The Joint Standing Committee on Commerce, Industry and Banking (JSCCIB) has decided to maintain its GDP growth forecast for Thailand at 3-4.5 percent, believing the Government will not re-impose harsh lockdown measures and looking forward to better tourism prospects in the second quarter.
<p>Time: November 2025<br /> By: WTO and International Trade Group, Legal Department – VCCI</p>
