The Ministry of Trade, Industry & Energy of South Korea announced on July 23 that the 19th round of negotiations for the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) takes place from July 24 to 28 in Hyderabad, India.
2017 marks 25 years of ASEAN–India partnership. In 1992, India joined ASEAN as a sectoral partner, at a time when India was a relatively inward-looking economy. Today there are 30 dialogue mechanisms between India and ASEAN, including a summit and seven ministerial meetings in a wide range of sectors. In the last two years, the president, vice president and prime minister of India have visited nine out of 10 ASEAN countries. Such is the high order of importance that India attaches to ASEAN today.
Vietnam has an important role in fostering the development of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), affirmed ASEAN Secretary General Le Luong Minh.
“ASEAN at 50: ASEAN Economic Community and the Opportunities for Vietnamese Businesses” is the theme of a conference held by the Foreign Ministry in Hanoi on July 19 to mark the 50th founding anniversary of the ten-member group (August 8).
The third APEC Senior Officials’ Meeting and related meetings (SOM 3), slated for August 18-30 in Ho Chi Minh City, will continue accelerating the implementation of cooperation contents of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), said the Foreign Ministry’s Spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang.
South Korea has surpassed the US, the EU, and ASEAN for the first time to become Vietnam’s second-largest trade partner.
Discussions on e-commerce is expected to have a significantly bigger footprint than earlier at the 19th Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) negotiations, which was inaugurated on Tuesday in Hyderabad.
The Vietnamese and Japanese governments are discussing an action plan to improve implementation of their bilateral extensive strategic partnership, Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc said yesterday.
<p>Time: November 2025<br /> By: WTO and International Trade Group, Legal Department – VCCI</p>
