Vietnam will continue its close cooperation with India to further deepen the comprehensive strategic partnership between the two nations, Party General Secretary and President Nguyen Phu Trong has said.
China and the Philippines agreed a deal concerning joint oil and gas exploration in the disputed South China Sea on Tuesday in Manila.
THE PHILIPPINES is exploring bilateral free trade agreements (FTA) with two more countries, the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) said, adding that the talks are preliminary and exploratory.
President Moon Jae-in on Tuesday once again stressed the need to boost ties with Southeast Asian nations, and urged concerned government bodies to develop related projects.
The failure of the countries attending a major Asia-Pacific summit to agree on a communique resulted from certain countries "excusing" protectionism, a top Chinese diplomat said, in a veiled criticism of Washington that further sours China-U.S. ties ahead of a meeting of the G20 nations.
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong yesterday urged India to join Asean in a push to create the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) - the world's largest free trade area - next year.
Russia has been displaced by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) as China’s top supplier of seafood imports.
China signed an upgraded free trade agreement (FTA) with Singapore during Chinese Premier Li Keqiang’s official visit to the island country on Monday.
<p>Time: November 2025<br /> By: WTO and International Trade Group, Legal Department – VCCI</p>
