Before and after its establishment, the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership has faced many an obstacle and criticism. The main criticism is that China's intention behind helping establish the RCEP is to exploit and control the Association of Southeast Asian Nations politically and economically. But actually the worst challenge to the RCEP has come from the United States－in the form of the Trans-Pacific Partnership proposed by former president Barack Obama.

About 500 metric tons of durians grown in Vietnam’s Central Highlands were exported to China on Saturday, marking the first time the Vietnamese durians had been shipped to China through official channels.

Japan’s trade deficit ballooned to a record in August that highlights the increasing pain of the weak yen as import costs spiral upwards, adding to pressure on the country’s economic recovery.

Opportunities and challenges are still intertwined in the recovery and development of the Vietnamese economy; however, the positive trend has spread more widely across all fields and industries in the second half of 2022.

Việt Nam hopes to boost its exports of computers, electronic products and components to the UK in the near future after it has gained success in shipping this group of goods to many other overseas markets.

Vietnam suggested the four countries strengthen cooperation, facilitate trade connections, and remove obstacles and barriers in order to further improve trade exchanges.

Chairman of the American Chamber of Commerce in Viet Nam (AmCham Viet Nam) John Rockhold made that above statement while attending a conference between Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and foreign direct investment (FDI) firms on September 17.

Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Phạm Bình Minh delivered a pre-recorded speech at the opening of the 19th ASEAN-China Expo (CAEXPO) and the 19th China-ASEAN Business Investment Summit (CABIS) in Nanning, the capital city of China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, on Friday.

Stubbornly high inflation has Wall Street worried that the Federal Reserve will respond by raising interest rates until the United States tumbles into recession, taking the weakening global economy with it.

ASEAN is a community of people in Southeast Asia with hundreds of different ethnic groups, therefore, customs and practices are extremely diverse, creating a colorful and brilliant picture. At the same time, in the process of development, ASEAN countries had been invaded by Western powers, and have a history of intermingle between many cultures from countries inside and outside the region. In that context, regional cultures can be inevitably influenced and evolved differently.