HCM City (VNA) – Vietnamese businesses have not yet tapped opportunities brought by the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) to boost exports to the ASEAN market, said experts at a seminar in Ho Chi Minh City on October 10.
Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad who returns to attend an Asean meeting after 15 years, says that Malaysia was very concerned over the megatrends involving the trade war between major powers.
HÀ NỘI — Agriculture plays a pivotal role in the economic, political and social stability of each ASEAN member nation and their partners in the region, Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Trịnh Đình Dũng said in the opening speech at the 40th ASEAN Ministers of Agriculture and Forestry (AMAF) meeting which opened in Hà Nội on Thursday.
Months after Cambodia held what many observers saw as a badly rigged election, the European Union is ramping up trade pressure in punitive response to the move away from rights and democracy.
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his Thai counterpart Prayuth Chan-ocha on Monday confirmed their cooperation in promoting free trade, with the Southeast Asian country expressing its readiness to join the 11-nation Trans-Pacific Partnership that Japan has helped spearhead.
As Asian nations brace for US-China trade war impacts on their economies, Vietnam is positioning itself as a possible two-way winner of the conflict.
Standard Chartered Bank continues to expect Vietnam’s robust gross domestic product (GDP) growth of 7 percent in 2018, driven by strong FDI-supported electronics manufacturing and rising consumption.
Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for both sides to foster a higher level of strategic partnership and build a closer community of a shared future.
<p>Time: November 2025<br /> By: WTO and International Trade Group, Legal Department – VCCI</p>
