The ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office (AMRO) estimates that the COVID-19 epidemic could deduct as much as half a percentage point from the economic growth of some regional economies in 2020.
Vietnam is strongly committed to completing the role of ASEAN Chair in 2020, promoting the ASEAN community and foreign affairs as well as improving the working way of ASEAN.
The ASEAN Senior Officials' Meeting (ASEAN SOM) was officially opened in the central city of Da Nang on March 4, with a participation of senior leaders from 10 ASEAN countries and the Deputy Secretary-General of ASEAN.
Palm oil tensions between the EU and Indonesia and Malaysia continue to be a point of contention in the group’s ties with Southeast Asian countries.
A workshop highlighting the potential and benefits of the free trade agreement (FTA) between the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and Canada was held in Ottawa on March 2.
The Government aims to double the annual job placements for locals in their 40s and 50s to 5,500 by 2025 through the SkillsFuture Mid-Career Support Package.
Enhancing intra-ASEAN trade and investment towards a cohesive and responsive ASEAN is one of the shared topics by many regional officials, researchers and policymakers.
Operating conditions in the Asean manufacturing sector improved for the first time since May last year in February, albeit fractionally, according to latest IHS Markit purchasing managers’ index (PMI) data.
<p>Time: November 2025<br /> By: WTO and International Trade Group, Legal Department – VCCI</p>
