The escalating trade war between the U.S. and China has prompted ASEAN to call for accelerated negotiations on RCEP.
The FTA between India and the 10-member ASEAN needs to be upgraded and expanded for the pact to deliver desired results.
ASEAN+3 agree on the need for ASEAN+3 to continue contributing to economic connectivity and opening trend in the region.
Indonesia is looking to seize opportunities from the US-China trade war to increase its exports and foreign exchange, while replacing imported goods by locally-manufactured counterparts.
Indonesia’s economy expanded 5.27 percent in the second quarter of 2018, the highest growth rate since the fourth quarter of 2013.
The third meeting of the Việt Nam-Thailand Joint Trade Committee opened on August 2 in Hà Nội with the aim of enhancing bilateral economic and trade co-operation.
Kuala Lumpur (VNA) – The Vietnam-Malaysia relations have been consolidated and developed across the fields of politics-diplomacy, defence-security, economy, and cultural exchange over the past 45 years, according to Vietnamese Ambassador to Malaysia Le Quy Quynh.
TAIPEI: Electronics makers are preparing to shift more production to Southeast Asia as trade tensions with the U.S. make it less appealing to manufacture gadgets in China.