Malaysia has requested WTO dispute consultations with the European Union regarding measures adopted by the EU and its member states affecting palm oil and palm crop-based biofuels. The request was circulated to WTO members on 19 January.
With its progressive and reformist government and under the leadership of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV), Vietnam has achieved enormous progress in economic development, Veeramalla Anjaiah, a Senior Research Fellow at the Jakarta-based Centre for Southeast Asian Studies (CSEAS) has said.
Rapid changes due to the global Covid-19 pandemic has sped up the nation's digitisation, says Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin.
Asian economies in the post-pandemic era will need to continue to work together to further facilitate regional cooperation including free trade agreements (FTAs) and create new impetus into regional growth, according to a report released by the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) on Jan. 14.
China is promoting a trade corridor featuring a multimodal transport network to boost socioeconomic development in western China. It should also increase connections between China and economies of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.
The Biden administration will be well equipped to build relations with Malaysia and other Asean countries, says the US ambassador to Malaysia.
The Lao government is set to enhance cooperation with strategic partner countries and development partners over the next five years to lead Laos towards sustainable development.
The success of ASEAN has brought about valuable experience lessons for the promotion of integration in South Asia, Vietnamese Ambassador to South Africa Hoang Van Loi told a webinar held by The Diplomatic Society newspaper on January 18.
<p>Time: November 2025<br /> By: WTO and International Trade Group, Legal Department – VCCI</p>
