Thai envoy on Thursday proposed to virtually restart long-stalled talks on Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between two countries, pending since 2015.
Indonesia is looking to propose a limited trade deal with the United States, after Washington extended Jakarta’s access to a preferential tariff agreement following US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s October 29 visit to the Southeast Asian nation.
There were more than 13,000 Japanese firms based in ASEAN and more than 200,000 Japanese workers working in Southeast Asia in 2019.
The implementation of priorities and initiatives proposed by Vietnam as Chair of ASEAN 2020 to the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) was reviewed at the 19th AEC Council Meeting held virtually on November 10.
Although the COVID-19 pandemic has interrupted the global supply chain and hurt regional economies, it may become a driving force for the signing of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP)
Any resumption in negotiations over the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement will be on condition that it paves the way for “fair trade” and a level playing field,
The Asean Customs Transit System (ACTS) will be implemented in Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam, according to a joint statement by the Singapore Customs and the Ministry of Trade and Industry.
Thai Minister of Commerce Jurin Laksanawisit will represent Thailand to sign the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) by the middle of this month, said the Bangkok Post on November 7.
<p>Time: November 2025<br /> By: WTO and International Trade Group, Legal Department – VCCI</p>
