As Malaysia prepares to assume the chairmanship of ASEAN next year, it must now lay out its groundwork that could benefit the country for the next 20 years, leveraging key sectors including the semiconductor, electric vehicles and digitalisation, said a scholar.
The Southeast Asia Clean Energy Facility II (SEACEF II) has invested US$10 million in Nami Distributed Energy, which is headquartered in Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi, to promote innovative distributed energy solutions.
Both nations will continue to promote economic co-operation and connectivity, especially cross border trade with a view towards reaching trade turnover of US$20 billion over the following years.
A working delegation from Singapore on July 12 visited agricultural farms in the Mekong Delta province of Long An to learn about food safety management policies, disease control and agricultural export certification process there.
Vietnamese President To Lam’s state visits to Laos and Cambodia from July 11-13 have contributed to enhancing the traditional and effective cooperation among the three countries, Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son has said.
The state visits to Laos and Cambodia by President To Lam from July 11-13 are expected to help promote solidarity and open up more trade cooperation opportunities between Vietnam and the two neighbouring countries.
Agriculture ministers of Việt Nam and the Philippines agreed to establish a rice industry alliance between the two countries and upgrade the trade relationship into an investment partnership.
Thailand and France have discussed plans to improve the two countries’ defence industries at a special seminar, with the Thai government looking to procure defence products worth 200 billion THB (5.48 billion USD) over the next 20 years.