Keyword: "intra-bloc trade"

ASEAN aims to boost intra-regional trade to at least 30% by 2030 as part of efforts to strengthen economic integration within the bloc, Malaysian Foreign Minister Mohamad Hasan said.

With the largest population in the Southeast Asia, Indonesia is seen as a consumption powerhouse and a strategic domestic market. Meanwhile, Vietnam has emerged as a dynamic manufacturing and export hub, deeply integrated into global value chains (GVCs), particularly in electronics, textiles, machinery, and processing industries.