The ASEAN Committee in Mexico, comprising Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam, joined hands with authorities of Mexico’s Yucatan state to arrange a business forum in Merida city on November 15.
Thailand’s Joint Standing Committee of Commerce, Industry and Banking (JSCCIB) has revealed the successful completion of a blockchain technology trial with NTT Data for its national trade platform.
Negotiations for a free trade agreement between Cambodia and China, the second-biggest economy in the world, will begin next month, the Chinese Embassy in Phnom Penh announced yesterday.
Minister of Industry and Trade Tran Tuan Anh talks to Vietnam News Agency about ASEAN-Vietnam co-operation and the roles of Vietnam as ASEAN Chairman in 2020.
Last week’s RCEP agreement allows room for India to join when it is ready. But even if this does not happen, the East Asian region will benefit significantly from the 15-nation RCEP (RCEP15).
After six long years of disputes, debates and legal back-and-forth, the member states of the European Union have endorsed the trade agreement between the bloc and Singapore, paving the way for the agreement to enter into force next week.
After negotiating for about seven years, India decided to opt out of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) earlier this month. One argument used to justify the pull-out is that free trade agreements (FTAs) don’t amount to free trade.
In the latest episode of the trans-Pacific trade dispute a can was kicked down the road – the US tariff hike originally scheduled for 15 October has been suspended.
<p>Time: November 2025<br /> By: WTO and International Trade Group, Legal Department – VCCI</p>
