“There were anxieties when the ASEAN FTA was first launched, but we have since embraced free trade and investment liberalization.”
VIENTIANE – Nearly 100 businesses from Việt Nam and Laos gathered at a conference in Vientiane on Friday to seek partnership opportunities, an activity within the framework of the Laos-Việt Nam Trade Fair 2018.
ASEAN and the broader East Asian region could play a leading role in promoting freer trade and investment flows amid a rising tide of protectionism, the chief of the UN’s trade and development arm said.
Myanmar’s once lucrative airline industry is struggling to stay afloat with many carriers already halving their fares to draw more passengers. A shortage of modern infrastructure and high import bill is driving up the price of jet fuel, making it exceedingly difficult for many local airlines to keep their fleets airborne.
SINGAPORE: Solar energy firm REC Group wears its award-winning “TwinPeak” solar modules like a badge of honour.
TOKYO (AP) — Trade ministers and officials from 16 Asian countries agreed Sunday to speed up negotiations on outstanding issues and reach a basic agreement on a regional trade pact by the end of this year.
Trade ministers and officials from 16 Asian countries have agreed to speed up negotiations on outstanding issues and reach a basic agreement on a regional trade pact by the end of 2018.
Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has urged Indonesia to join hands with Malaysia to counter a plan of the European Union to ban palm oil import.
<p>Time: November 2025<br /> By: WTO and International Trade Group, Legal Department – VCCI</p>
