A growing majority of European firms in South-east Asia believe further Asean economic integration will be important to their business, with many finding the current pace too slow, the fourth EU-Asean Business Sentiment Survey has found.
KUALA LUMPUR (THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) - Malaysia will go ahead with the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), said Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, in a reaffirmation of the country's commitment to the wide-ranging trade pact involving 11 nations.
BANGKOK, Aug. 24 (Xinhua) -- Thai Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak and visiting Chinese State Councilor Wang Yong agreed that Thailand and China should oppose unilateralism and protectionism in trade together and jointly facilitate trade, investment during a bilateral meeting here on Friday.
This year marked the 51st anniversary of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the 23rd anniversary of Việt Nam’s accession to the bloc.
In Ho Chi Minh City Mr. O’Connor will further political links with Vietnamese representatives then travel to Ha Noi to meet with counterpart ministers.
THE Ministry of Finance in Laos has announced it has adopted a new Asean tariff code, giving a signal that Laos is ready to become part of the single regional market of 600 million consumers.
Wholesalers and retailers from Japan, Thailand and South Korea met with the Ministry of Commerce (MOC) to discuss investments in the Myanmar retail sector, said U Yan Naing Tun, director general of the Department of Trade under MOC.
The textile and garment industry, now far from its glory days, will have to bank on a possible free trade deal with the United States in a bid to revive its struggling businesses.
<p>Time: November 2025<br /> By: WTO and International Trade Group, Legal Department – VCCI</p>
