Vietnam is a leading partner of the UK in the region, British Minister of State for Asia Nigel Adams told Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs To Anh Dung during their talks in Hanoi on July 22.
Thailand is hoping a direct free trade agreement (FTA) with Europe and an ASEAN deal with Canada will help boost its exports.
Vietnam was named among the world’s top 20 host economies for foreign direct investment (FDI) for the first time in 2020 with an inflow of US$ 16 billion.
China was ranked first in terms of foreign direct investment (FDI) equity inflows to Cambodia in the first half of this year, at about US$2 billion, according to the Chinese ambassador.
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang and Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah of Brunei, chair of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) for 2021, on Monday exchanged congratulatory messages to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the establishment of dialogue relations between China and ASEAN.
Malaysia is a favoured expansion destination for Asean companies looking for growth opportunities in the region, according to Standard Chartered’s (StanChart) latest survey.
South Korea will gradually lift or lower tariffs on more than 95 per cent of its imported products from Indonesia and Israel as it has clinched trade deals with the two nations, Yonhap news agency reported the finance ministry said Tuesday.
Vietnam is among the regional countries that are seeing new digital bank models, experts have said.
<p>Time: November 2025<br /> By: WTO and International Trade Group, Legal Department – VCCI</p>
