Việt Nam’s garment and textile exports may increase by 10 per cent this year if there are not adverse fluctuations in the global market, according to the Việt Nam National Textile and Garment Group (Vinatex).
The World Bank (WB) forecast here on Thursday that Vietnam's gross domestic product (GDP) will expand by 6.3 percent in 2017.
The United States Commerce Department has begun a 90-day study of trade imbalances between the U.S. and some Asian nations.
The Association of South-East Asian Nations’ (Asean) Economic Ministers Roadshow, which was held in Japan on April 6-9, 2017, has recognised huge untapped potentials for Japan and the grouping to further deepen collaboration in promoting innovations, fostering entrepreneurship and creating new industries.
The past week has seen various meetings on advancing regional integration projects in the Asia-Pacific, including a new round of talks between China, South Korea, and Japan on a trilateral trade deal; a leaders’ level gathering on a planned Australia-India agreement; and a meeting between officials from Japan and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
Unlike other Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) members, the Sultanate of Oman has a relatively limited relationship with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
The Malaysian government has now set its sights on the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) and apparently turned away from the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA), lauding the potential benefits the former has in store for the country and the region as a whole.
Venture capital investment is booming in Southeast Asia, boding well for the region's startups. And there is greater scope for collaboration between businesses in the region and in Japan to make innovation happen.
<p>Time: November 2025<br /> By: WTO and International Trade Group, Legal Department – VCCI</p>
