During 2012 - 2022, trade between Vietnam and the EU expanded in terms of value and partnership, with the respective annual export and import growth rates of 10.5% and 6.4% on average.
Thailand is intensifying efforts to expand its Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) as a core strategy to boost economic growth and enhance its competitiveness in global markets.
Thailand's rice exports rose 21.97% in the first seven months of 2024 compared to a year earlier, driven by rising global demand as rice-importing countries seek to secure stocks amid food security concerns.
Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has affirmed that this country and Singapore will coordinate to ensure that the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) operates effectively, focusing on responding to new challenges.
The Singapore economy is projected to slow further in 2023 amid growing challenges in the external environment, according to the latest report of the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS).
Vietnam plays a crucial role in connecting the Republic of Korea (RoK) and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), Foreign Minister of the RoK Park Jin affirmed on August 26.
Vietnam is aiming to build a transparent and legal wood industry to support exports of timber products and bolster the domestic timber manufacturing industry.
Thailand’s exports fell for the fourth consecutive month in November, mainly due to lower prices of oil and agricultural products, a slowdown in the world economy, the US-China trade tensions, and rising baht.
After 10 years, Dung Quat Oil Refinery Plant operated by Binh Son Refining and Petrochemical (BSR) processed nearly 79 million tonnes of crude oil and sold 64 million tonnes of products.
The 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and its six trading partners remain optimistic about making a breakthrough on the long-delayed Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) deal, Thai Deputy Prime Minister and Commerce Minister Jurin Laksanawisit.
Cambodia's economy is predicted to stay robust in the short and medium terms despite the uncertainty of preferential tariff system granted to the country by several trading partners, according to Cambodian Minister for Economy and Finance Aun Pornmoniroth.
New foreign direct investment (FDI) pledged to the Republic of Korea (RoK) in the first three quarters of this year declined, Yonhap news agency reported, citing RoK Government’s announcement on October 12.