HSBC says ASEAN-China trade in 2025 is set to exceed US$984bn, with supply-chain links deepening and Chinese FDI rising above 25% in Thailand, Indonesia and Vietnam.
Thailand’s agriculture and food sector is entering a major turning point: price is no longer the deciding factor for buyers.
Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto and US President Donald Trump are expected to sign a landmark bilateral trade agreement in January 2026.
Maybank noted that FDI metrics continued to improve in Malaysia, Viet Nam and Thailand in 2025, but slowed in Indonesia and the Philippines.
Industry urged to promote wider variety of fragrant rice as well as increase yields
Thailand's Ministry of Commerce forecasts that the country's rice exports will fall to 7 million tons next year, compared to around 8 million tons in 2025.
Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs, Airlangga Hartarto, confirmed that Indonesia's textile products are not exempt from U.S. import tariffs.
The freshly signed Eurasian trade pact is set to lower the region’s tariffs on Indonesian palm oil “close to zero”, according to a minister.
<p>Time: November 2025<br /> By: WTO and International Trade Group, Legal Department – VCCI</p>
