Vietnam’s economy grew 6.81 percent this year – its strongest rate for a decade – thanks in part to surging exports, data showed yesterday.
Technology and innovation may make lives easier, but they pose challenges, especially for developing countries in Southeast Asia, experts said.
As a financial center and startup hub in Southeast Asia, Singapore has announced a spate of ambitious development projects in 2017, seeking to utilize AI (artificial intelligence), FinTech, autonomous driving and other digital technologies to drive industrial transformation and generate economic growth momentum for the next 5-15 years.
Iran’s non-oil trade with member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations reached $2.63 billion during the eight months to November 22, registering 55.5% growth year on year.
Import tariffs on around 400 items traded between Asean and China will be cut to 0-5%, starting from Jan 1, 2018, as part of the continuing stages of the Asean-China free trade agreement (FTA). The pact is expected to help double trade value between the two sides to US$1 trillion (32.7 trillion baht) by 2020.
2017 marked the 25th anniversary of bilateral relations between Vietnam and Korea (December 22, 1992-2017), with numerous outstanding achievements in the fields of economy, trade, investment, and social and cultural co-operation.
AS the year comes to a close, there is consensus, I believe, that numerous developments and challenges occurring in the global and regional strategic and political landscape have impacted nations, economies and societies to varying degrees. Dizzying changes are continuing in the economic, social and cultural spheres
Two years after joining the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC), Vietnam’s labourers have not tapped the opportunities brought about by greater labour mobility, according to the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs.
<p>Time: November 2025<br /> By: WTO and International Trade Group, Legal Department – VCCI</p>
