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ASEAN To Uphold Rules-based Trade, Build Stronger Global Partnerships - Tengku Zafrul

By Siti Noor Afera Abu

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 23 (Bernama) -- ASEAN will continue to build bridges, not walls, with key trading partners, by remaining committed to a rules-based multilateral trading system under the World Trade Organisation (WTO), said Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz.

Indonesia Calls On ASEAN To Embrace Gotong-Royong Spirit To Address Geopolitical Challenges

By Siti Noor Afera Abu

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 23 (Bernama) -- Indonesia has called upon fellow ASEAN member countries to embrace the spirit of mutual cooperation (gotong-royong) as a panacea to strengthen collaboration to ease escalating geopolitical tensions regionally. 

ASEAN To Revive Stagnant Intra-regional Trade, Says Tengku Zafrul

By Siti Noor Afera Abu

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 23 (Bernama) -- ASEAN will intensify efforts to deepen regional economic integration and revive intra-regional trade, which has remained stagnant at about 20 to 22 per cent amid an increasingly volatile and uncertain global trading landscape.

ASEAN-China Talks To Centre On Trade Resilience - Analyst 

By Karina Imran

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 23 (Bernama) -- China, one of ASEAN’s dialogue partners, is expected to highlight supply chain resilience, digital economy cooperation, green transition and trade facilitation at the ASEAN Economic Ministers (AEM) 2025.

ASEAN Must Boost Interdependence, Trade, Investments For Long-term Economic Survival

By Mikhail Raj Abdullah

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 23 (Bernama) -- Malaysia's role as the chair of ASEAN in promoting trade and investment in Southeast Asia, as well as deepening integration through greater interdependence, is crucial for its long-term economic survival amid the uncertainties of the international marketplace.

ASEAN Economic Ministers Meet To Review Priority Economic Deliverables, Boost Regional Integration

By Nurunnasihah Ahmad Rashid

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 23 (Bernama) – The 57th ASEAN Economic Ministers’ (AEM) meeting is set to review the Priority Economic Deliverables (PEDs) and deliberate on advancing regional integration as the region continues to navigate an uncertain global economy.

Preparatory Senior Economic Officials Meet Sets Agenda To Strengthen Resilience

By Karina Imran

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 22 (Bernama) -- The Preparatory Senior Economic Officials’ meeting (Prep-SEOM) has concluded, setting the agenda to deliberate on strengthening regional economic resilience and adopting forward-looking strategies by the bloc's 10-member countries’ ministers.

15 Of 18 ASEAN Economic Initiatives Expected To Meet Targets By October

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 22 (Bernama) — Malaysia is confident that it will be able to achieve 15 of the 18 Priority Economic Deliverables (PED) in time for the 47th ASEAN Summit next month.

Prep-SEOM To Review Key Economic Issues Ahead Of AEM

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 22 (Bernama) --  Priority economic deliverables under Malaysia’s ASEAN chairmanship, as well as forward-looking strategies to navigate shifts in the geopolitical and global trade environment, are among issues to be deliberated by senior economic officials today. 

ASEAN Geoeconomics Task Force To Kick Off Series Of AEM Meetings On Monday

By Karina Imran

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 22 (Bernama) -- The 57th ASEAN Economic Ministers’ Meeting (AEM) and Related Meetings began this morning to deliberate on advancing regional economic integration and addressing key trade and investment issues.

Malaysia Records Higher Trade In Jan-Aug 2025 vs 2024 - MITI

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 19 -- Malaysia recorded higher trade for the first eight months of this year with exports surpassing RM1 trillion a month earlier compared with 2024, said the Investment, Trade and Industry Ministry (MITI).

AI Boom, Free Trade Deepen China-ASEAN Cooperation

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 18 (Bernama) -- Amid rising global protectionism and economic uncertainty, China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) are forging ahead to deepen their integration, epitomised by the full conclusion of the China-ASEAN Free Trade Area 3.0 upgrade announced in May.