Asian-Pacific economies should do their best to dismantle barriers preventing women entrepreneurs from owning businesses so that by 2030 half of the enterprises are owned by women, vice president Đặng Thị Ngọc Thịnh said on September 28.
Việt Nam is willing to serve as a bridge supporting Bulgaria and the EU in enhancing relations with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and its member states.
Gender equality should be discussed in every forum and at every activity of APEC, said Deputy Minister of Labour, War Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA) Đào Hồng Lan at the opening of the APEC 2017 Women and Economy Forum (WEF) held yesterday in central Huế City.
Although creative industries remain modest in Vietnam, there are certain local advantages for them to develop in the country, according to a specialist from Vietnam’s Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA).
THE free trade agreement (FTA) between ASEAN, Australia and New Zealand makes Myanmar products more competitive in the two biggest markets in Oceania, according to trade commissioners from Australia and New Zealand.
On the second day of preliminary meetings leading to the opening of the 35th ASEAN Ministers on Energy Meeting (AMEM35) and Associated Meetings, representatives of member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have agreed that the prospects for the region’s energy industry are very promising.
Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation (APEC) on Tuesday introduced a new business-to-business platform for enabling cross-border trade among under-represented but economically vital micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in the Asia-Pacific.
Consultations between the ten ASEAN Economic Ministers (AEM) and the United States Trade Representative were held last week in Pasay City, Philippines.
<p>Time: November 2025<br /> By: WTO and International Trade Group, Legal Department – VCCI</p>
