Vietnamese PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc and Australian PM Malcolm Turnbull expressed their pleasure at strong advancement of the bilateral ties during their meeting in Hamburg, Germany on July 7.
The Korea-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement has been the key driver in Korea’s soaring exports and investment into Vietnam, especially in the foodstuffs and consumer foods sector.
Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc’s White House visit on 31 May has set an ambitious agenda for Vietnam–US relations. The meeting was in the spotlight due to the uncertainty surrounding the Trump administration’s policy toward the Asia Pacific and the political chaos in Washington. Thirteen commercial contracts worth US$8 billion were announced, bringing in ‘jobs for the United States and great, great equipment for Vietnam’. But the most important document released was a joint statement that has mapped out the agenda for US–Vietnam relations and the Trump administration’s policy in the region.
FORGET mega-cities, or countries for that matter, if companies want to take part in ASEAN’s consumer growth story.
In mid-December 2016, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte visited Singapore on a state visit, and Singapore President Tony Tan highlighted during a state banquet that an increasing number of Singapore companies is eager to invest in the Philippines. He described the relationship between the two countries as “a robust friendship anchored in a shared vision of peace, harmony, and prosperity for our countries and the region.”
Myanmar and India have vowed to strengthen political and security cooperation and deepen their economic corridor, Minister for State Counsellor’s Office U Kyaw Tint Swe said Wednesday.
The 24th Senior Officials Meeting of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the European Union (EU) started in Bangkok, Thailand on July 5.
SMEs are consistently referenced throughout the latest AEC Blueprint which seeks to promote productivity, technology and innovation among these companies
<p>Time: November 2025<br /> By: WTO and International Trade Group, Legal Department – VCCI</p>
