The first 2019 meeting of the ASEAN Connectivity Coordinating Committee (ACCC) and the third meeting of the Lead Implementing Body for Sustainable Infrastructure (LIB-SI) took place in Jakarta, Indonesia from March 25-26.
With export revenues having only increased by around US$2 billion over the past five years, Myanmar is aiming to boost its exports in the next five years by adding new sectors to its National Export Strategy (NES).
Southeast Asia became an attractive destination for foreign direct investment (FDI), according to a report released by the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) Tuesday.
China's trade with five Mekong member countries - Laos, Myanmar, Cambodia, Vietnam and Thailand - has reached over USD 260 billion as three years of Mekong-Lancang Cooperation have witnessed numerous achievements.
Malaysia on March 24 announced that the country may stop buying new fighter jets from European arms companies in retaliation against a plan of the European Union (EU) to curb palm oil use.
Cambodia is negotiating a free trade agreement (FTA) with the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU), a common market comprised of five nations of the former Soviet Union, hoping the new market will maintain the Kingdom’s economic growth.
Visiting Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Kong Xuanyou and Lao Vice Foreign Minister Khampao Ernthavanh have held diplomatic consultations and exchanged views on bilateral relations as well as regional and international issues of common concern.
Myanmar will develop and harvest coffee as an alternative crop to substitute opium poppy cultivation.
<p>Time: November 2025<br /> By: WTO and International Trade Group, Legal Department – VCCI</p>
