The tricky task of maintaining regional economic unity may come to the fore when Cambodia takes over the ASEAN chair from Brunei next year. The nation will get a taste of the reins before then, when it hosts the 13th Asia-Europe Summit (ASEM13) in November before formally taking over leadership of the regional body from this year’s chair, Brunei.
Indonesia is striving to accelerate post-pandemic economic recovery through the Pacific Exposition 2 event, scheduled to be held from October 27 to 30 this year, which Pacific countries are expected to join, an official said.
The Asean Business Advisory Council (Asean-BAC) has urged the government to ratify both the RCEP and CPTPP)by year-end.
Thailand and Asean counterparts are set to rev up discussions with Canada to establish a scope of negotiations for an Asean-Canada free trade agreement (FTA), with the aim to kick off negotiations later this year.
ASEAN can do more to pursue digital economy agreements with other partners in the world as a way to catalyse new areas of growth following the Covid-19 pandemic
President of South Korea, Moon Jae-in, made the unprecedented move to enhance his country's relationship with countries in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations
Singapore and Vietnam have agreed to accelerate the setting up of joint working groups to develop bilateral agreements on digital economy.
The Philippines and the US should work on a standalone digital trade agreement that could serve as a model for the region, a US chamber of commerce official said.
<p>Time: November 2025<br /> By: WTO and International Trade Group, Legal Department – VCCI</p>
