South Korea has initiated a WTO dispute against Japan's latest export curbs, the World Trade Organization said on Monday, amid increased tensions between the two Asian powers.

The European Union is ready to resume long-delayed free trade agreement (FTA) negotiations with Thailand, EU Ambassador to Thailand Pirkka Tapiola has affirmed.

Vietnam wants to work with China to boost export growth, creating a stable market for agriculture products, said Minister of Industry and Trade (MoIT) Tran Tuan Anh.

Việt Nam Textile and Apparel Association (Vitas) said the total export value of textiles, fiber, and cloth reached US$25.7 billion in the first 8 months of the year, up 8.6 per cent year on year, including 60.6 per cent from foreign direct investment (FDI) enterprises.

In August 2019, the amendments to the ASEAN-China FTA came into force, simplifying the rules for trade of goods, services, and investments in the ASEAN-China economic zone that is home to over 1.8 billion people.

Joining the RCEP could be counter-productive given the existing inefficiencies of Indian producers. These need to be fixed first

Database will enable ASEAN countries to identify the extent of application of non-tariff measures and make them business friendly.

The Department of Trade Negotiations (DTN) has disclosed that Thailand is the world’s largest rubber exporter, with China as the biggest market thanks to its free trade agreements with many countries.

Việt Nam will take strong action to promote sustainable development, investing more in the workforce and advanced technologies, moving towards digital Government and digital society, Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has said.

The British government has now acknowledged that the hardest form of Brexit, one with no deal in place at all, would create chaos for businesses, consumers and the U.K. economy.