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.
British foreign minister Dominic Raab will travel to Thailand on Wednesday to attend a meeting of 10 South East Asian countries, searching for new trading opportunities and stronger diplomatic ties ahead of Britain's exit from the European Union.
Việt Nam is expected to become a “role model” for other countries in the ASEAN region when its free trade agreement with the EU takes effect early next year, a EuroCham official has said.
Turkey aims to sign a free trade agreement with Thailand, said the country's foreign minister on July 28 as part of the 52nd Foreign Ministers' Meeting of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
<p>Time: November 2025<br /> By: WTO and International Trade Group, Legal Department – VCCI</p>
