ASEAN prepares MRAs for automobiles, construction materials
ASEAN plans to sign a pact on mutual recognition arrangements (MRAs) for automobiles and building and construction materials in September with the aim of reducing production costs and fostering trade among members.
An automobile assemble factory in Hai Duong (Source: VNA)Bangkok (VNA) – ASEAN plans to sign a pact on mutual recognition arrangements (MRAs) for automobiles and building and construction materials in September with the aim of reducing production costs and fostering trade among members.
Thai Vice Minister of Commerce Sansern Samalapa said that despite the COVID-19 crisis, ASEAN member states continue working closely on MRAs for automobiles and parts, as well as for building and construction materials.
Once effective, the pact will help reduce production costs and ease the export and import of automotive products and construction materials among members, he said.
Through MRAs, products that are tested and certified before export can enter the importing country directly without having to undergo similar conformity assessment procedures in the destination.
Previously ASEAN countries agreed on MRAs for processed food and electrical and electronics products./.
You should also see
Energy industry needs nearly 5 trillion VND of investment in 2021-2030
The total investment capital demand for the whole energy sector in the 2021-2030 period is between 4.13-4.8 trillion VND (163.01-189.46 million USD), according to a plan to implement the National Power Planning in the 2021-2030 period with a vision to 2050.
See more
World
Vietnam appeals for maximum self-restraint, end to hostilities in Middle East
A representative of Vietnam appealed to all the parties concerned to exercise maximum self-restraint and to end hostilities, while addressing a United Nations Security Council (UNSC) open debate on the Middle East and Palestine situation on March 25.
World
Indonesia’s coffee exports surpass imports
Indonesia’s coffee exports have surpassed imports for 47 consecutive months since May 2020, the Central Statistics Agency (BPS) has reported.
World
Thailand expects wave of tourists during Golden Week
The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) estimates that about 996,000 foreign tourists will visit the Southeast Asian country between April 26 and May 5, known as the Golden Week holidays in Japan, during which Chinese tourists also prefer to travel overseas.
World
Argentinian media praises Dien Bien Phu Victory
Argentinian newspapers have called Vietnam's Dien Bien Phu Victory (May 7, 1954) a symbol of the national liberation movement of oppressed and colonialised peoples worldwide.
World
Laos speeds up granting licences to foreign workers
Laos's Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare plans to issue visas to illegal foreign workers and extend permits to legal ones so that they can continue to work in the country.
