Pakistan wants to initiate negotiation with South East Asian nations on proposed Free Trade Agreement (FTA) for enhancing the multilateral trade and competitiveness in country’s trade.
The 20th Round of negotiations for the 16-nation Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Agreement started in Seoul, Korea early this week.
Ten months after President Donald Trump abandoned what was pegged as the world's biggest trade deal, its surviving participants may be close to a new agreement.
Two decades ago Asia was in the grip of a broad economic crisis. Through the 1997-98 Asian financial crisis, regional stock markets lost more than 60% of their value.
The biennial event, which drew 120 delegates from 45 countries worldwide, focused on operational solutions arising from the Actions proposed in the ASEM Action Plan 2016-2017, prioritised sectors, including the implementation of the Customs Trade Facilitation, product safety, border management and intellectual property rights.
The Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC), the government backed agency trying to create a digital ecosystem in the country is unfazed by China emerging as the next technical power, with a senior executive from the firm stressing on the opportunity to collaborate between companies from both countries.
The ASEAN Committee in Mexico City (ACMC) recently paid a working trip to the central state of Queretaro to learn about business opportunities between the two sides.
Asean has taken key steps to integrate its skies and ease cross-border bus transport, giving residents more travel options within the region and industry players more opportunities to benefit from the growth in the demand for air travel.
<p>Time: November 2025<br /> By: WTO and International Trade Group, Legal Department – VCCI</p>
