Singapore is a gateway for businesses in ASEAN and India to reach each other, said Minister for Trade and Industry (Industry) S Iswaran on Saturday (Jan 6) at a conference marking the contribution of the Indian diaspora in the region.
Leaders pledge to work more closely together as S'pore pushes for regional economic partnership
The Government has issued two decrees on Vietnam’s special preferential import tax lists as part of efforts to implement the free trade agreement between Vietnam and the Republic of Korea (VKFTA), and another deal between ASEAN and the RoK (AKFTA).
Rules of Origin (RoO) are guidelines that help importers and manufacturers determine the country of origin of a product. RoOs establish the product’s eligibility for preferential tariff treatment available under FTAs.
Indonesia and Vietnam have jointly played a great role in strengthening ASEAN cooperation and creating regional peace, security and stability particularly with regard to conflict in the South China Sea, Vietnamese Ambassador to Indonesia Hong Anh Tuan said.
Prime Minister of Malaysia, Najib Razak, who was on an official visit to Sri Lanka in December 2017 to mark the 60th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries, has agreed with his counterparts, to expand cooperation in fields such as trade and investment.
Singapore’s economy grew 3.5 percent in 2017, the country’s Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) said on January 2.
The Thai Government announced on January 1 that it will channel efforts into bolstering economic growth and alleviating extreme poverty in 2018.
<p>Time: November 2025<br /> By: WTO and International Trade Group, Legal Department – VCCI</p>
