The International Monetary Fund has warned that seven factors are undermining growth expectations, suggesting that the worst-case scenario would cut global economic growth to 2 percent in 2023, the lowest level in over five decades.

Biden and Xi have apparently agreed to explore the possibility of a physical summit between the two leaders at the end of the year.

Việt Nam's textile industry is working on adapting to new requests for materials traceability from international markets.

China has slated a major new chips act passed by the US Congress claiming it will distort the global semiconductor supply chain and disrupt international trade.

The United States has entered a recession after a surprise contraction during the second quarter of the year. The slump has implications far beyond the country’s borders, although some are disputing the seriousness of the problem.

Lee Teng-hui said Taiwanese have a strong sense of their own identity, which will be important to protecting sovereignty, the JTEA head said

The Protocol on the requirements to carry out an inspection for durian exported from Vietnam to China has just been signed, effective from July 11, and has opened the "door" for the official export of Vietnamese durian to the Chinese market.

He further cited that last year, Vietnam ranked 11th among exporters to the EU globally. In Asia, the country came fifth, only after China, Japan, the Republic of Korea and India.

During the first six months of 2022, Vietnam enjoyed a significant trade surplus with the EU, at US$15.5 billion – a strong indicator of Vietnam’s economic recovery post-pandemic, and growing Vietnam-EU bilateral trade. Vietnam Briefing analyses growing Vietnam-EU trade relations and the top-performing industries between the two partners.

It has become more commonplace for trade agreements in the Asia Pacific to include a variety of digital trade provisions. To understand the salient features of these agreements, it is helpful to map out their main baseline features. Doing so also indicates where digital trade agreements may be going or need to go.