The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement, expected to be signed on November 15 within the framework of the 37th ASEAN Summit in Hanoi, will be the world’s largest free trade agreement (FTA) and is a significant boost for ASEAN businesses, including those in Vietnam, according to insiders.

VOV.VN -A workshop entitled “Towards sustainable FDI attraction in ASEAN: Business environment is the key driver” took place in Hanoi on November 11 to highlight the importance of co-ordinated efforts by various ASEAN governments to halt redundant incentive packages and prioritise enhancing the local business environment for investment promotion.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has done a good job in its role as the ASEAN Chair 2020 amidst COVID-19 challenges both regionally and globally, said diplomats ahead of the 37th ASEAN Summit and its related meetings due to start on November 12.

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese Embassy in Canada held a teleconference on November 10 to discuss investment opportunities and the export of wood furniture products to the Canadian market.

Although the COVID-19 pandemic has interrupted the global supply chain and hurt regional economies, it may become a driving force for the signing of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), said Chheang Vannarith, President of the Cambodian-based Asian Vision Institute (AVI).

A joint SBV-IMF high-level conference, themed “Securing Growth and Resilience in the ASEAN: Policies for the Post-COVID-19 World”, was held in Hanoi on November 10.

ASEAN Foreign Ministers reiterated the grouping’s resolve to resume negotiations on the Code of Conduct in the East Sea (COC) with China, during the 22nd ASEAN Political-Security Community (APSC) Council Meeting held online on November 10.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and his Lao counterpart Thongloun Sisoulith have affirmed that they will give top priority to the sound relations, and special friendship and comprehensive cooperation between the two countries during their phone talks on November 10.

The ASEAN Economic Ministers’ Troika Open-ended Dialogue with Switzerland Trade Minister was held online on November 10 within the framework of the 37th ASEAN Summit and related meetings.

VOV.VN - Masataka Fujita, secretary general of the ASEAN-Japan Centre (AJC), has expressed great appreciation for the sustained efforts made by the Vietnamese Government in undertaking the role of ASEAN Chair in 2020, especially amid the impact of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.