Southeast Asian economies will likely face continued external headwinds in the remaining months of 2019 as the US-China trade tensions weigh on the region, according to Nikkei Asia Review of Japan.
A total 224 foreign enterprises were permitted by the Myanmar Investment Commission (MIC) to invest more than 3.5 billion USD in the country in the first 10 months of the fiscal year 2018 – 2019, said the Directorate of Investment and Company Administration (DICA) on August 26.
Participants include ASEAN Secretary-General Lim Jock Hoi and representatives from ASEAN Secretariat, Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA), Vietnamese ministries and businesses.
Việt Nam jumped from fifth to third in the list of most active start-up ecosystems in the six largest ASEAN economies in only two years.
Australia always attaches importance to enhancing relations with Vietnam – a key strategic partner of the country in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the region, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on August 23.
On-going negotiating round in Jakarta to focus on resolving ISDS, rules of origin
The Thai Government has ordered the Board of Investment (BoI) to devise a relocation package for foreign investors wishing to shift from China to Thailand as a result of the US-China trade dispute.
The Vietnamese government expects the exploitation and commercialization of IP will be valued and promoted with 8-10 percent of registered IPs to be put into practice.
<p>Time: November 2025<br /> By: WTO and International Trade Group, Legal Department – VCCI</p>
