Indonesia has lost its motivation to join the Trans-Pacific Partnership, due to the U.S. withdrawal from the trade pact, the Southeast Asian country's vice president told the Nikkei Asian Review in an interview on Monday.
Export turnover of the Republic of Korea (RoK) to the ten member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) hit 74.52 billion USD in 2016, compared to 32.1 billion USD in 2006, according to data released by the country’s Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy on May 31.
Malaysia dropped five places to 24th in this year’s ranking of business competitiveness by the IMD World Competitiveness Centre, after falling to 19th in 2016 from 14th in 2015.
A new Deutsche Bank report examines ASEAN's progress towards realising the 2025 Economic Community Vision - of a more integrated, innovative and competitive region.
Exports to the 18 countries covered by the government’s New Southbound Policy increased by 15% in first quarter
Representatives of the Thai and Chilean governments have agreed to expand their Free Trade Agreement, signed in 2015, during their first bilateral meeting since the agreement was put into effect, the Thai Ministry of Commerce said in a statement on Thursday.
The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) aims to connect Vietnamese businesses with major European and Asian groups such as Auchan, Casino, Central Group and AEON, so that Vietnamese goods can enter foreign distribution systems.
US businesses must engage more strongly in Việt Nam’s economic restructuring, especially in the finance-banking sector and in State-owned enterprise equitisation, Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc said on Tuesday.