The Indonesian House of Representatives on Feburary 6 ratified the Indonesia-Australia Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (IA-CEPA).

A free-trade deal between the Philippines and the European Union will not likely be concluded soon as conditions in the country are not right enough to hold another round of negotiations.

Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue chaired the sixth meeting of the national steering committee for ASEAN single window (ASW), national single window (NSW) and trade facilitation (Committee 1899) in Hanoi on February 6, to implement its tasks set for 2020.

Despite rising trade tensions and geopolitical risks, half of ASEAN’s member states are among the top drivers of global growth.

Digital consumers in ASEAN will be spending three times as much in 2025 according to a new study from Facebook and Bain & Company.

Till 30 September since 1988-89 fiscal year, the foreign investments by nine Asean countries in Myanmar, reached 38.155 billion US dollars, accounting for 46.6 per cent of the total FDI, according to the figures released by Directorate of Investment and Company Administration (DICA).

News and World Report of the US has ranked Vietnam eighth among 29 best economies to invest in, and first among the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in the list.

To consolidate its emergence as a powerful trading bloc, ASEAN member states have been promoting special economic zones (SEZ) as a cornerstone for efforts to encourage more foreign investment.

The Philippines and seven other members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) will exchange customs and trade-related documents over a platform that is intended to facilitate cargo clearance and economic integration of Asean countries by year-end.

The Southeast Asian internet economy has expanded by 39 percent this year to hit 100 billion USD for the first time, according to a recent report by Google, Temasek and new partner Bain & Company.