China will host a ministerial conference of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) from Aug. 2 to 3 in Beijing, the Ministry of Commerce (MOC) said Thursday.
ASEAN and the ROK agreed to further advance cooperation in areas of mutual interest including counter terrorism, transnational crime, cyber security, maritime cooperation, digital economy
A press conference highlighting the role of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in Indo-Pacific took place in Jakarta, Indonesia, on July 4.
"Seamlessly connected" is how ASEAN aspires to facilitate and expand people-to-people interactions among its diverse population and build a common community with a shared sense of ownership. Thailand, as the Chair of ASEAN, has a vision of "Advancing" the Community to the future towards a digital ASEAN and is fully aware that digital technology and cybersecurity will contribute to the success of ASEAN, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Thailand states.
With China’s demographic dividend gradually disappearing in recent years, production costs have soared in the world’s second largest economy.
The recently wrapped-up ASEAN summit brought to the fore issues surrounding security, society and culture in Southeast Asia with the theme "Advancing Partnership for Sustainability" underpinning discussions in the Thai capital Bangkok.
In conjunction with the latest round of Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) negotiation in Melbourne on June 30, 2019, Asia Pacific trade unions jointly urge participating governments to ensure the RCEP meets unions’ five key demands.
Without a stronger focus on tackling non-tariff barriers, Asean will not accomplish the objectives of AEC and will fail to meet the targets in the AEC Blueprint 2025.
<p>Time: November 2025<br /> By: WTO and International Trade Group, Legal Department – VCCI</p>
