Chile has officially submitted an application to join the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), the world's largest free trade agreement (FTA), and it looks forward to becoming the first Latin American country to join the pact, the China Central Television (CCTV) reported on Sunday.

The dollar depreciation is also a good sign for Việt Nam's import activities, with global raw material prices expected to decrease and inflationary fears for imports receding.

It is forecasted that coffee prices on June 17, 6 in the domestic market will cool down and decrease sharply after 2024 consecutive weeks of increase. The decline in coffee this week is the expected result of the previous strong increase. Despite unfavorable technical indicators, coffee has still increased strongly in recent times.

The upstream oil and gas sector has witnessed a resurgence of investment activity over the past few years.

Malaysia is better positioned to negotiate a free trade agreement (FTA) with the European Union (EU) this time around as geopolitics and supply chain realignment gives it some edge, say industry observers.

Thailand is seeking to cooperate with Vietnam and Cambodia in opening a maritime route connecting islands near Trat province of Thailand with Vietnam's Kien Giang province and Cambodia's Sihanoukville province to promote investment, trade, tourism and tourism combined with meetings, incentives, conferences, and exhibitions (MICE).

Vietnam is shifting from fishing natural fish to conservation of aquatic marine resources.

The target set by a draft national forestry planning for 2021-2030.

The European Commission has announced provisional tariffs of up to 38% on electric vehicles (EVs) of Chinese origin. This decision follows an investigation into subsidies provided by the Chinese government to its EV manufacturers, which allegedly disrupt competition in the European market by lowering production costs significantly in China. Earlier, in May, the US imposed similar tariffs, raising their existing tariff from 25% to 100%.

Vietnam's instant noodles will be exempted from increased food safety control in the EU starting from July 2, as they have met related regulations.