The ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA) has committed to boosting its engagements with ASEAN for the development of a strong ASEAN Community.
Singapore will do its best to advance Asean-China relations when it assumes the grouping's chairmanship next year, says PM Lee.
Asean and Hong Kong are set to sign the long-awaited free trade and investment agreements that have been under negotiation for more than four years. This was announced at the recently concluded Asean meeting in Manila by a Philippine government official.
Meeting with leaders of the Geneva-based UN Office, ASEAN Secretary-General Minh informed them about the recent development in Southeast Asia, including the bloc’s political and economic achievements, challenges facing the ASEAN Community and the region’s future.
The Vietnamese Government has set a target of having one million effective enterprises by 2020.
ASEAN economic ministers have reportedly broadly agreed to sharply reduce barriers on almost all of their product lines in a bid to make the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) trade agreement a reality. Though this might represent an incremental step forward in dramatically lifting trade within an area boasting almost 40 percent of global GDP, familiar challenges still remain.
A tangible guideline for cooperation with Southeast Asia is due to be announced at the Asean-South Korea summit in November.
Micro, small and medium sized enterprises (MSMEs) hold important role for the economic development of Vietnam, said participants to meetings within the framework of the ongoing 24th Small and Medium Enterprises Ministerial Meeting (SMEMM) held in Ho Chi Minh City.
<p>Time: November 2025<br /> By: WTO and International Trade Group, Legal Department – VCCI</p>
