The Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives is enhancing trade cooperation and promoting the export of Thai pomelos and all mango varieties to Japan.
At the beginning of 2026, the global economic and trade landscape remains under strain.
Laos has taken another step toward expanding regional electricity exports after a new agreement cleared the way for Lao-generated power to be transmitted to Singapore through neighbouring countries.
Economic growth in the East Asia and Pacific (EAP) is projected to decelerate over the next two years as a deepening structural slowdown in China outweighs a pick-up in the rest of the region, the World Bank said.
The GFT industry is the Kingdom’s largest foreign exchange earner, accounting for 50 percent of the country’s total export value.
The Philippines plans to sign an agreement to import an initial 2.5 million tonnes of rice from Viet Nam as part of its 2026 procurement strategy.
Indonesia has scrapped plans to introduce a mandatory B50 biodiesel mandate in 2026 and will retain the current B40 blending requirement due to technical and funding constraints, government officials said. The decision eases concerns about potential pressure on global palm oil supplies.
A new study published in the Agriculture and Development Notes (ADN) of the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (Searca) reveals that the Asean-China Free Trade Agreement (ACFTA) has brought significant growth to regional trade, but its benefits for agriculture are unevenly distributed across Southeast Asian countries.
<p>Time: November 2025<br /> By: WTO and International Trade Group, Legal Department – VCCI</p>
