China and its partners participating in the negotiations of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement are expected to conclude the talks within this year, a senior official said on Wednesday.
Indian exporters also face non-tariff barriers from countries such as Indonesia and Malaysia
British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab travelled to Thailand on July 31 to attend a meeting of ASEAN foreign ministers in Bangkok to seek new trade opportunities and stronger diplomatic ties ahead of the country’s exit from the European Union (Brexit).
China and the United States are on a mission to strengthen ties with allies and expand their influence in Southeast Asia this week as their trade war enters a second year.
Supports for Timor Leste to be an ASEAN member state has been expressed many times by Indonesia. Since the beginning, Indonesia has expressed its support.
China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have huge room to expand economic and trade cooperation and will contribute more to the global economy, experts said.
All ASEAN members, including Myanmar, will be connected under the ASEAN Single Window (ASW) before the end of this year, officials of the regional body say.
Thailand is returning to the negotiating table for a Thai-European Union (EU) free-trade agreement (FTA) after the green light was given by the new government, according to Auramon Supthaweethum, director-general of the Trade Negotiations Department.
<p>Time: November 2025<br /> By: WTO and International Trade Group, Legal Department – VCCI</p>
