The World Economic Forum on ASEAN (WEF ASEAN) 2018 is scheduled to take place in Ha Noi from September 11-13, focusing on entrepreneurship and the fourth industrial revolution (Industry 4.0).
ASEAN must deliver more than just material prosperity for its citizens if it is to remain relevant in the next five decades, says former Foreign Minister of Indonesia Marty Natalegawa.
Free trade, migration, and foreign direct investment promise far-reaching potential gains for all parties involved. Will we really allow ignorance and political opportunism to prevent us from realizing them?
Vietnam and Singapore issued a Joint Statement on the occasion of the official visit to Singapore by Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc from April 25-27.
Currently, Vietnam is one of the most participating country in free trade agreements (FTA) in the world with FTAs. Of which, 10 signed FTAs have taken effect, 2 signed FTAs have not taken effect, 2 FTAs have passed the negotiations, and 3 FTAs have been negotiated.
The Association of Southeast Asian finance ministers recently concluded their 22nd meeting in Singapore, as the 10-member ASEAN embarks on the second half of its journey toward its centennial. Having come this far to be the longest serving group in the developing world, it is timely to ask, how has it fared economically?
Criteria to determine "materials used for manufacture of machinery and equipment" and "construction materials" has not been defined clearly, which confuses Customs agencies in the implementation of tax exemption.
US-China trade ties are tense. If the outbreak of trade war between the two major powers is as forecasted, it will impact negatively on Vietnam's export of goods, but at the same time, it is a positive opportunity if Vietnam makes good use of it for integration.
VIETNAM'S strategic relationship with the United States has progressed but it is being held hostage to various sticking points over trade and the economy, many of which are expected to be negotiated in the coming weeks and months of 2018.
Sitting grandly on the banks of Switzerland's Lake Geneva is the headquarters of the World Trade Organization (WTO), a free trade factory.
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