China plays a strategic role in increasing investment in countries in ASEAN. This was revealed by the ASEAN Business Advisory Council (ASEAN-BAC) chair Arsjad Rasjid.

Vietnam's agricultural exports to China have surged, solidifying its position as the top trading partner for Vietnam and propelling export growth.

China is willing to work with all ASEAN members to jointly upgrade the level of openness and cooperation in Version 3.0 of the China-ASEAN Free Trade Area (FTA), Vice Commerce Minister Wang Shouwen said on Sunday.

Unable to decouple from either side, the Asian nations are in an unenviable position

The recent Group of Seven summit in Hiroshima and the subsequent Group of 20 tourism meeting in Kashmir underscored the stark contrast between the two groups’ rhetoric. While the G20 emphasized its “one Earth, one family, one future” motto, the G7’s combative attitude could be summarized as “We must divorce China”.

ASEAN and China started the first round of negotiations on the upgrade of the ASEAN-China Free Trade Area (ACFTA) at a meeting of the Working Group on Standards, Technical Regulations, and Conformity Assessment Procedures (WG-STRACAP) on April 11.

Talks on the upgrade of ASEAN’s free trade area with China have been launched while negotiations on upgrading the one with Australia and New Zealand wrapped up recently.

THE Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) and China have officially launched negotiations to upgrade the Asean-China Free Trade Area (ACFTA).

The total export value of tra fish (pangasius) to China by mid-February plummeted by 38.6% on-year to US$13.55 million, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).

China has moved to increase the import of aquatic products from Vietnam, with import value rising by up to 114% after enduring a downward trajectory throughout January and February, according to figures compiled by the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).