The second edition of a conference on the mutual recognition of professionals in the tourism industry across Asean member states will take place in Phnom Penh’s Sokha Hotel on June 20-21.
The Governor General of New Zealand, Dame Patsy Reddy, has stressed the important role played by Vietnam in multilateral institutions when talking to the new Vietnamese Ambassador to New Zealand.
The European Union (EU) is "fully supportive" of the efforts towards reconciliation being taken by the two Koreas, its Managing Director for Asia-Pacific Gunnar Wiegand said on Friday (June 8).
The TPP-11 deal and Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) are among the important regional cooperation mechanisms, said Japanese Ambassador to Malaysia, Dr Makio Miyagawa.
Opinion editorial by Baroness Fairhead CBE, published in the Diplomat, on ASEAN's importance in the UK’s drive to increase trade with countries around the world.
Malaysia's newly-elected prime minister called Monday (Jun 11) for the Trans-Pacific Partnership to be "renegotiated", and urged protection for small countries in international trade.
Member states of ASEAN are intensifying efforts to shift towards green growth, according to regional leaders and stakeholders who gathered for a sustainable conference in Singapore last month. Singapore is introducing a carbon tax to tackle greenhouse gas emissions, the Philippines is increasing its tax on imported coal by 15 times to US$3 per tonne, while Indonesia is aiming to reduce its emissions from transport, energy and forestry sectors.
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines still lags behind most of its peers in Southeast Asia in attracting foreign direct investments (FDI) despite attaining record high inflows in 2017.
<p>Time: November 2025<br /> By: WTO and International Trade Group, Legal Department – VCCI</p>
