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  • ASEAN will jointly respond to the challenge of US tariffs

    As the rotating chair of ASEAN this year, Malaysia is coordinating member countries to hold an emergency meeting to discuss countermeasures to the US tariffs. Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar said that Malaysia and ASEAN countries must unite to reach a consensus on the US imposition of reciprocal tariffs to lay a solid foundation for the next negotiations.

    On April 7, Anwar said at the meeting that the United States once supported free trade and established the World Trade Organization (WTO) and the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), but now it has taken a completely different approach.

    Anwar criticized the US decision to impose tariffs as inappropriate, even Heard Island and McDonald Islands, where only penguins live, were included in the scope of taxation.

    Although US President Trump’s reasons for imposing tariffs are untenable, Anwar said that ASEAN countries cannot take this issue lightly under the current uncertain global economic and political situation. The Malaysian government will adopt a moderate and pragmatic response, contact ASEAN partners, and act as a collective. As a region with a population of 640 million and one of the strongest economies in the world, ASEAN should demonstrate collective strength and firm unity.

    Malaysian Minister of Investment and Trade Zafrul said Malaysia’s tariff rate on US goods is 5.6%, not 47% as claimed by the United States. He said the government is taking measures to address the impact of tariffs, including setting up a working group to collect feedback from stakeholders and assess the impact on various industries. Zafrul also plans to meet with US officials at the end of this month to discuss tariffs.

    Southeast Asian countries consider cutting tariffs on US products

    Indonesian President Prabowo said he hopes that relations with the United States will be fair and equal, and Indonesia will resolve tariff issues through diplomatic channels and will send a high-level delegation to the United States. Indonesia also plans to buy more US goods such as cotton, wheat, oil and gas, as well as promise to address non-tariff barriers and possible tax cuts on US products.

    Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet issued a statement to clarify that Cambodia’s highest tariff on US goods is 35%, while the average tariff is only 29.4%, not 97% (as claimed by the United States).

    In response to US tariffs, Cambodia will first reduce tariffs on 19 US goods to 5%, and set up a working group to negotiate in the US at any time. The Philippines is also considering reducing tariffs on US goods.

    Vietnamese General Secretary Su Lin has expressed his willingness to reduce tariffs on US goods to zero, and asked Trump to postpone the tariff measures originally scheduled to take effect on April 9 for at least 45 days.

    US trade advisers said that if only reducing tariffs on the US, or even reducing tariffs to zero, it will still not make up for the trade deficit. In trade with Vietnam, the United States will still face a trade deficit of about US$120 billion. The problem lies in the non-tariff measures implemented by Vietnam, including export subsidies and suspected platforms for Chinese goods to evade tariffs.

    Trump recently announced the imposition of reciprocal tariffs, which have severely impacted many Southeast Asian countries, including Cambodia, which has been levied 49%; Vietnam, 46%; Indonesia and Thailand, 32% and 36% respectively; Malaysia, 24%; and the Philippines, 17%.

  • Malaysia’s economic performance exceeded expectations in 2024

    Recently, data released by the Malaysian Statistics Department showed that in the fourth quarter of 2024, Malaysia’s gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 5% year-on-year. In 2024, Malaysia’s GDP grew by 5.1% compared with 2023, far exceeding 3.6% in 2023, reaching 1.93 trillion ringgit (1 ringgit is about 0.226 US dollars) at current prices.

    Statistical data show that in 2024, Malaysia’s service industry grew by 5.4% year-on-year, industry grew by 4.2% year-on-year, and agriculture grew by 3.1% year-on-year.

    Zafir, Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry of Malaysia, said that driven by investment and export growth, Malaysia’s economic performance last year “exceeded expectations.” Last year, Malaysia’s investment grew by 12% year-on-year, the best performance in nearly 12 years; exports of electrical and electronic products also achieved significant growth.

    The Bank Negara Malaysia released a report that Malaysia’s overall inflation rate and core inflation rate both dropped to 1.8% last year. In comparison, these two figures will be 2.5% and 3.0% respectively in 2023. Inflation is expected to remain within controllable range in 2025.

    The Bank Negara Malaysia predicts that in 2025, Malaysia’s GDP is expected to grow by 4.6% compared with 2024. The continued growth of domestic demand and investment will provide a solid foundation for Malaysia’s economic growth this year. On the other hand, the slowdown in global trade growth and the US tariff policy will be unfavorable factors affecting Malaysia’s economic growth.

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  • Le Myanmar commence à lutter activement contre la fraude illégale en ligne

    Le Bangkok Post a rapporté le 16 que les gardes-frontières Karen du Myanmar ont lancé un ultimatum aux gangs impliqués dans la cyberfraude ou d’autres industries illégales dans la zone contrôlée, exigeant qu’ils partent avant la fin de ce mois.

    Pendant ce temps, le gouvernement thaïlandais a intensifié sa répression contre la contrebande de carburant vers la Birmanie, alors que les gangs criminels opérant dans le pays tentent de contourner l’interdiction imposée par la Thaïlande sur les livraisons d’électricité, d’essence et de diesel au pays.

    Le Myanmar arrête 29 personnes impliquées dans des jeux de hasard et des fraudes

    Yangon : Le groupe d’information et de presse du Conseil d’administration de l’État du Myanmar a annoncé dans la nuit du 14 que le pays avait arrêté 29 suspects impliqués dans des jeux de hasard en ligne illégaux et des fraudes financières.

    Selon certaines informations, les autorités birmanes ont arrêté 29 suspects impliqués dans des jeux de hasard en ligne illégaux et des fraudes financières dans le canton de Tachileik, dans l’État Shan, dans l’est du pays, les 12 et 13, et ont saisi un grand nombre d’ordinateurs, de téléphones portables, de véhicules et d’autres outils utilisés dans le crime.

    Parmi les personnes arrêtées figurent sept Thaïlandais et 22 Birmans. Les Thaïlandais arrêtés ont été recrutés dans des activités criminelles par des personnes impliquées dans des jeux de hasard en ligne illégaux et des fraudes financières après être entrés au Myanmar pour travailler et voyager. Les services compétents ont poursuivi les suspects concernés conformément à la loi.

    Selon un rapport précédent du journal thaïlandais Bangkok Post, afin de lutter contre la fraude transnationale aux télécommunications en ligne, le gouvernement thaïlandais a coupé l’alimentation en électricité, les services Internet, etc. à cinq endroits à la frontière entre la Thaïlande et le Myanmar depuis le 5, et a arrêté l’approvisionnement en carburant pour limiter la capacité opérationnelle du parc de fraude électronique.

    Selon Lianhe Zaobao de Singapour, le Myanmar a remis 261 personnes sauvées du parc de cyberfraude à la Thaïlande le 12, et l’armée thaïlandaise les a escortées jusqu’en Thaïlande. Le gouvernement thaïlandais a déclaré que des milliers d’autres personnes secourues devraient être envoyées en Thaïlande, et la partie thaïlandaise contactera les ambassades de divers pays en Thaïlande pour organiser leur rapatriement.

    La Chine et le Myanmar échangent leurs points de vue sur la lutte conjointe contre les jeux d’argent en ligne et les délits de fraude

    Selon le compte public WeChat de l’ambassade de Chine au Myanmar, le 16 février, l’ambassadeur de Chine au Myanmar Ma Jia et le ministre adjoint de la Sécurité publique Liu Zhongyi, en visite en Birmanie, se sont entretenus respectivement avec le vice-Premier ministre et ministre des Affaires étrangères du Myanmar Than Sui et le ministre de l’Intérieur Tun Tun Nam, et ont échangé des points de vue approfondis sur le renforcement de la coopération sino-myanmar en matière d’application de la loi et de sécurité et sur la lutte conjointe contre les crimes transfrontaliers tels que la fraude aux réseaux de télécommunications et la traite des êtres humains.

    La Chine a apprécié positivement la détermination et les efforts du Myanmar pour protéger la sécurité des citoyens chinois, et a déclaré que les jeux d’argent en ligne et les fraudes en ligne portaient gravement atteinte à la sécurité de la vie et des biens des personnes. La Chine est disposée à mener activement une coopération bilatérale et multilatérale avec les pays voisins tels que le Myanmar et la Thaïlande, à adopter des mesures globales et à s’attaquer à la fois aux symptômes et aux causes profondes, afin d’empêcher conjointement les criminels de circuler et de commettre des crimes dans les pays concernés, d’éradiquer conjointement le « cancer » des jeux d’argent en ligne et de la fraude en ligne, et de maintenir l’ordre normal des échanges et de la coopération entre les pays de la région.

    La partie birmane a présenté les mesures spécifiques prises récemment par le gouvernement birman pour lutter contre les jeux d’argent et la fraude en ligne. Elle a déclaré que le Myanmar accordait une grande importance aux activités illégales et criminelles telles que les jeux d’argent et la fraude en ligne et les réprimait sévèrement. Elle renforcerait la coordination avec la Chine et d’autres pays voisins concernés, favoriserait la coopération bilatérale et multilatérale et étudierait la mise en place d’un mécanisme de coopération normalisé pour lutter conjointement contre les crimes transfrontaliers tels que les jeux d’argent et la fraude en ligne.

  • Myanmar comienza a combatir activamente el fraude ilegal en línea

    El Bangkok Post informó el día 16 que la Guardia Fronteriza Karen de Myanmar emitió un ultimátum a las bandas involucradas en fraudes cibernéticos u otras industrias ilegales en el área controlada, exigiéndoles que se vayan antes de fin de mes.

    Mientras tanto, el gobierno tailandés ha intensificado sus medidas enérgicas contra el contrabando de combustible a Myanmar, mientras las bandas criminales que operan en el país intentan eludir la prohibición tailandesa de suministrar electricidad, gasolina y diésel al país.

    Myanmar arresta a 29 personas involucradas en juegos de azar y fraude

    Yangon: El Grupo de Noticias e Información del Consejo de Administración del Estado de Myanmar anunció en la noche del 14 que el país arrestó a 29 sospechosos involucrados en juegos de azar ilegales en línea y fraude financiero.

    Según informes, las autoridades de Myanmar arrestaron a 29 sospechosos involucrados en juegos de azar ilegales en línea y fraude financiero en el municipio de Tachileik, estado de Shan, en la parte oriental del país, los días 12 y 13, y confiscaron una gran cantidad de computadoras, teléfonos móviles, vehículos y otras herramientas utilizadas en el crimen.

    Se informa que entre los arrestados hay 7 tailandeses y 22 birmanos. Los tailandeses arrestados fueron reclutados para actividades delictivas por personas involucradas en juegos de azar ilegales en línea y fraudes financieros después de ingresar a Myanmar para trabajar y viajar. Los departamentos pertinentes han procesado a los sospechosos pertinentes de acuerdo con la ley.

    Según un informe anterior del Bangkok Post de Tailandia, para combatir el fraude transnacional de telecomunicaciones en línea, el gobierno tailandés ha cortado el suministro de electricidad, los servicios de Internet, etc. en cinco lugares de la frontera entre Tailandia y Myanmar desde el día 5, y ha detenido el suministro de combustible para limitar la capacidad operativa del parque de fraude electrónico.

    Según Lianhe Zaobao de Singapur, Myanmar entregó a Tailandia el día 12 a 261 personas rescatadas del parque de fraude cibernético, y el ejército tailandés las escoltó hasta Tailandia. El gobierno tailandés dijo que se espera que miles de personas rescatadas más sean enviadas a Tailandia, y la parte tailandesa se pondrá en contacto con las embajadas de varios países en Tailandia para organizar su repatriación.

    China y Myanmar intercambian puntos de vista sobre la lucha conjunta contra los delitos de fraude y juegos de azar en línea

    Según la cuenta pública de WeChat de la Embajada de China en Myanmar del 16, el 14 de febrero, el Embajador de China en Myanmar, Ma Jia, y el Ministro Adjunto de Seguridad Pública de visita, Liu Zhongyi, mantuvieron conversaciones con el Viceprimer Ministro y Ministro de Relaciones Exteriores de Myanmar, Than Sui, y el Ministro del Interior, Tun Tun Nam, respectivamente, e intercambiaron puntos de vista en profundidad sobre el fortalecimiento adicional de la cooperación en materia de aplicación de la ley y seguridad entre China y Myanmar y la lucha conjunta contra los delitos transfronterizos, como el fraude en las redes de telecomunicaciones y la trata de personas.

    China valoró positivamente la determinación y los esfuerzos de Myanmar para proteger la seguridad de los ciudadanos chinos y afirmó que los delitos de juego y fraude en línea violan gravemente la seguridad de la vida y la propiedad de las personas. China está dispuesta a llevar a cabo activamente la cooperación bilateral y multilateral con los países vecinos como Myanmar y Tailandia, adoptar medidas integrales y abordar tanto los síntomas como las causas profundas, a fin de impedir conjuntamente que los delincuentes anden por los países pertinentes y cometan delitos, erradicar conjuntamente el “cáncer” del juego y el fraude en línea y mantener el orden normal de intercambios y cooperación entre los países de la región.

    La parte birmana presentó las medidas específicas adoptadas recientemente por el gobierno birmano para combatir los juegos de azar y el fraude en línea, y afirmó que Myanmar concede gran importancia a las actividades ilegales y delictivas como los juegos de azar y el fraude en línea y las reprime con severidad. Fortalecerá la coordinación con China y otros países vecinos pertinentes, promoverá la cooperación bilateral y multilateral y explorará el establecimiento de un mecanismo de cooperación normalizado para combatir conjuntamente los delitos transfronterizos como los juegos de azar y el fraude en línea.

  • Myanmar begins to actively crack down on illegal online fraud

    The Bangkok Post reported on the 16th that the Karen Border Guard of Myanmar issued an ultimatum to gangs engaged in online fraud or other illegal industries in the controlled area, requiring them to leave by the end of this month.

    At the same time, the Thai government has stepped up its crackdown on fuel smuggling to Myanmar, as criminal gangs operating in Myanmar are trying to bypass Thailand’s ban on electricity, gasoline and diesel supplies to Myanmar.

    Myanmar arrests 29 people involved in gambling and fraud

    Yangon News: The News and Information Group of the Myanmar State Administration Council announced on the night of the 14th that the country has arrested 29 suspects suspected of illegal online gambling and financial fraud.

    According to reports, Myanmar authorities arrested 29 suspects suspected of illegal online gambling and financial fraud in Tachileik Township, Shan State in the east of the country on the 12th and 13th, and seized a large number of computers, mobile phones, vehicles and other tools for committing crimes.

    According to reports, the arrested persons include 7 Thais and 22 Burmese. After entering Myanmar for work and travel, the arrested Thais were recruited by people engaged in illegal online gambling and financial fraud to participate in criminal activities. Relevant departments have prosecuted the suspects in accordance with the law.

    According to a previous report by the Bangkok Post, in order to combat transnational online telecommunications fraud, the Thai government has cut off power supply and Internet services at five locations on the border between Thailand and Myanmar since the 5th, and stopped fuel supply to limit the operating capacity of the fraud park.

    According to Singapore’s Lianhe Zaobao, Myanmar handed over 261 people rescued from the fraud park to Thailand on the 12th, and the Thai military escorted them to Thailand. The Thai government said that it is expected that thousands more rescued people will be sent to Thailand, and the Thai side will contact the embassies of various countries in Thailand to arrange their return.

    China and Myanmar exchanged views on jointly combating online gambling and fraud crimes

    According to the WeChat public account of the Chinese Embassy in Myanmar on the 16th, on February 14, Chinese Ambassador to Myanmar Ma Jia and the visiting Assistant Minister of Public Security Liu Zhongyi held talks with Myanmar Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Dan Sui and Minister of Interior Tun Tun Nam, respectively, and exchanged in-depth views on further strengthening China-Myanmar law enforcement and security cooperation and jointly combating cross-border crimes such as telecommunications network fraud and human trafficking.

    China positively evaluated Myanmar’s determination and efforts to protect the safety of Chinese citizens, and stated that online gambling and fraud crimes seriously infringe on the safety of people’s lives and property. China is willing to actively carry out bilateral and multilateral cooperation with neighboring countries such as Myanmar and Thailand, adopt comprehensive measures, treat both the symptoms and the root causes, and work together to block criminals from roaming around in relevant countries, jointly eradicate the “cancer” of online gambling and fraud, and maintain the normal order of exchanges and cooperation among regional countries.

    The Myanmar side introduced the specific measures taken by the Myanmar government recently to combat online gambling and online fraud, and stated that Myanmar attaches great importance to and severely cracks down on illegal and criminal activities such as online gambling and online fraud. It will strengthen coordination with China and other relevant neighboring countries, promote bilateral and multilateral cooperation, and explore the establishment of a normalized cooperation mechanism to jointly combat cross-border crimes such as online gambling and online fraud.

  • China and ASEAN join forces to crack down on telecom fraud

    In recent years, telecommunications network fraud (hereinafter referred to as “telecom fraud”) has become a global problem, seriously threatening social security and economic development. As geographically adjacent and economically interconnected partners, China and ASEAN countries have reached a series of important cooperation in the field of combating telecom fraud in the face of the cross-border spread of telecom fraud.

    Public opinion generally believes that the cooperation between China and ASEAN to combat telecom fraud is not only a practical need to deal with telecom fraud, but also an important measure to promote regional security governance. Through cooperation, the two sides will jointly build a safer, more stable and prosperous cyberspace, providing strong guarantees for regional economic development and social stability.

    Rampant crime makes cooperation imperative

    At the beginning of this year, the case of Chinese citizens missing at the Thai-Myanmar border attracted attention. In fact, the rampant telecom fraud is no longer a local problem in a certain country or region, but a global security threat. In recent years, with the rapid development of Internet technology, telecom fraud methods have been continuously upgraded, from traditional telephone fraud to today’s phishing, fake investment platforms, impersonation of public security, procuratorial and judicial organs, etc., fraud forms are emerging in endlessly. What is more worrying is that telecom fraud crimes have formed a complete cross-border industrial chain, with clear division of labor in each link from information collection, technical support to fund transfer, and high concealment.

    China and ASEAN countries have become the hardest hit areas for telecom fraud crimes due to their geographical proximity and frequent personnel exchanges. According to statistics, in 2024, more than 30% of telecom fraud cases reported to Chinese public security organs involved ASEAN countries; and ASEAN countries have also reported many times that a large number of fraud gangs targeted China and even set up servers and dens in China. This “you have me, I have you” criminal pattern makes unilateral crackdowns difficult to work.

    Take the Philippines as an example. In recent years, the country has become a “safe haven” for telecom fraud gangs. Some fraudsters took advantage of the Philippines’ loose network regulatory environment to set up call centers specifically targeting Chinese citizens for fraud. The border areas of Myanmar, Cambodia and other countries have also become a “hotbed” for telecom fraud gangs due to weak governance. These criminal activities not only damage the economic interests of the victims, but also seriously undermine regional social stability.

    Faced with such a severe situation, China and ASEAN countries realize that only by working together can the spread of telecom fraud crimes be effectively curbed. As the relevant person in charge of the Ministry of Public Security of China said: “Telecom fraud crimes have no borders, and the fight against telecom fraud must also transcend borders.”

    Reach a consensus to eradicate stubborn diseases

    As a stubborn disease, the existence of telecom fraud has caused a very bad impact. Therefore, combating telecom fraud crimes has become a key topic of bilateral and even multilateral cross-border cooperation between China and ASEAN countries such as Thailand, Myanmar, Laos, and Cambodia.

    “Telecom network fraud and online gambling crimes have developed into a complex industrial chain involving upstream and downstream crimes such as money laundering, illegal drug trafficking, human smuggling, corruption, and human trafficking, forming a vicious cycle with huge harm. These criminal activities not only seriously infringe on the property rights and interests of the victims, but also undermine social order and damage the international image of the region.” Thailand’s “Bangkok Post” reported.

    In 2024, China and ASEAN took a key step in combating telecom fraud. At the China-ASEAN Leaders’ Meeting held in October, the two sides formally signed the “Joint Statement on Strengthening the Fight against Telecom Network Fraud and Online Gambling”, marking the move of this cooperation towards multilateral collaboration.

    As early as 2023, China has carried out bilateral cooperation with some ASEAN countries. For example, it has jointly carried out multiple cross-border arrest operations with Myanmar, Laos and other countries, and destroyed multiple fraud dens. Due to the lack of a unified coordination mechanism, these actions are often limited in effect. After being cracked down, some fraud gangs quickly moved to other countries and continued to commit crimes.

    To this end, China and ASEAN countries launched multiple rounds of consultations and finally reached a comprehensive cooperation framework. According to the cooperation framework, China and ASEAN countries have cooperated in intelligence sharing, joint law enforcement, technical cooperation, legal coordination and other aspects to jointly combat fraud crimes.
    The achievement of this consensus has been widely praised by the international community. ASEAN Secretary-General Lee Hsien Loong said that the cooperation between China and ASEAN not only helps to combat fraud crimes, but also provides a model for the global response to cross-border crimes.

    It is particularly worth noting that on January 19, Malaysia held the ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Informal Meeting, its first important meeting as the rotating chair of ASEAN in 2025. It is worth noting that combating transnational crimes such as cyber fraud is also one of the focuses of this meeting. According to Malaysia’s The Star, Malaysian Foreign Minister Mohammed said that he would “work closely with China” to combat cybercrime and fraud.

    Implementing cooperative actions is the key

    On January 21 this year, the Lancang-Mekong Law Enforcement Cooperation Center held a summary meeting on the “Seagull” joint operation in Kunming, Yunnan Province, China. The Cambodian Ministry of Interior, the Chinese Ministry of Public Security, the Lao Ministry of Public Security and the Ministry of Defense, the Myanmar Ministry of Interior, the Royal Thai Police, and the Vietnamese Ministry of Public Security sent delegations to attend the meeting. International organizations such as the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime and the ASEAN Police Organization were also invited to attend the meeting.

    From August to December 2024, in order to implement the spirit of the Fourth Lancang-Mekong Cooperation Leaders’ Meeting and the Five-Year Action Plan for Lancang-Mekong Cooperation (2023-2027), the Center organized and implemented the “Seagull” joint law enforcement operation, coordinating the law enforcement departments of Cambodia, China, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam to jointly combat regional telecommunications network fraud crimes and their derivative crimes and firearms and ammunition smuggling crimes, and achieved practical work results. According to preliminary statistics, during the operation, the parties cracked more than 160 cases of various types, mainly telecommunications fraud cases, arrested more than 70,000 criminal suspects, and rescued more than 160 victims.

    “This year, the Center will launch the second phase of the “Seagull” joint operation in due course, continue to focus on combating telecommunications network fraud crimes and their derivative crimes, especially to rescue the missing and trapped people in various countries, and effectively safeguard the safety of life and property of the people of the region and regional security and stability.” The relevant person in charge of the center said.

    Regarding the cooperation between China and ASEAN to jointly combat telecommunications fraud crimes, many experts said that this is an important measure to deal with transnational telecommunications fraud crimes, which has important practical significance and strategic value.

    The person in charge of cybersecurity research at China University of Political Science and Law pointed out that telecom fraud crimes are transnational, hidden and complex, and it is difficult for a single country to deal with them. The cooperation between China and ASEAN not only helps to improve the level of regional cybersecurity, but also provides a new model for global cybersecurity governance.

    Chen Hua, a professor at the Faculty of Law of the National University of Singapore, believes that ASEAN countries face many challenges in the field of cybersecurity, especially in combating telecom fraud crimes. Through cooperation with China, ASEAN countries can learn from China’s advanced experience and enhance their own cybersecurity capabilities.

    John Smith, head of Interpol’s Asia-Pacific region, stressed: “Telecom fraud crimes are a global problem that requires joint efforts from all countries. The cooperation between China and ASEAN is a model that demonstrates the important role of international cooperation in combating transnational crime.”

  • Guangxi will build an industrial cooperation center facing ASEAN

    Yang Chunting, director of the Department of Commerce of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, said that in 2025, Guangxi will accelerate the construction of the China-ASEAN Economic and Trade Center, promote the establishment of a new batch of coordinated development zones and linkage innovation zones of the China (Guangxi) Free Trade Pilot Zone, and build an industrial cooperation center facing ASEAN.

    On the same day, the 2025 Guangxi Business Work Conference was held in Nanning, and Yang Chunting made the above statement at the meeting. He introduced that in order to ensure the security and stability of the China-ASEAN industrial chain and supply chain, in 2024, Guangxi will accelerate the pilot construction of the China-Vietnam Cross-Border Economic Cooperation Zone, build an online trading platform for the China-ASEAN Fruit Trading Center, promote the Friendship Pass Port and Dongxing Port to be approved as “International Sanitary Land Ports”, and 11 seaports will be opened to the public.

    In 2025, Guangxi will implement a special action plan to expand opening up, strengthen economic and trade cooperation with Vietnam, promote the coordinated upgrading and development of the “two countries, two parks” between China and Malaysia, promote the upgrading and development of key projects in the Guangxi-Brunei Economic Corridor, and the listing and operation of the Beihai Park of the China-Cambodia Industrial Park, support the upgrading and development of the China-Indonesia Economic and Trade Cooperation Zone, and serve the construction of the China-ASEAN Free Trade Area 3.0.

    In terms of port construction, Guangxi will promote the trial operation of the China-Vietnam Friendship Pass-Friendship Freight Channel Smart Port Chinese project, plan the opening of the Pinglu Canal Port, and create a number of characteristic ports and specialized channels.

  • Guangxi and ASEAN officials discuss vision of cooperation in the new year

    The Department of Commerce of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region and the consulates of many ASEAN countries in Nanning held a spring tea party in Nanning. Officials from Guangxi and ASEAN countries discussed vision of future cooperation and experienced folk activities such as hydrangea making.

    Yang Chunting, director of the Department of Commerce of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, introduced at the event that day that in 2024, the scale of trade between Guangxi and ASEAN countries will continue to expand. Among them, Guangxi’s import and export volume to Vietnam was 295.576 billion yuan (RMB, the same below), an increase of 16.4% year-on-year (the same below); the import and export volume to Thailand was 36.84 billion yuan; the import and export volume to Cambodia was 6.67 billion yuan, an increase of 61.6%; the import and export volume to Laos was 2.435 billion yuan, an increase of 110.2%.

    In 2024, Guangxi will fully serve and safeguard the seventh round of negotiations of the China-ASEAN Free Trade Area 3.0 version, actively implement the market opening commitments and rules of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (RCEP), and cultivate a total of 14 enterprises to obtain approved exporter qualifications.

    In order to help ASEAN high-quality products enter the Chinese market through the “Guangxi Channel”, in 2024, Guangxi held the Guangxi New Silk Road New Year’s Eve E-commerce Festival, released a number of achievements such as the “Silk Road Integration ASEAN Brand Service Plan for Entering China”, and carried out more than 200 live broadcast activities. The import and export volume of cross-border e-commerce increased by 225.08%.

    At present, the Chinese projects of the China-Vietnam Friendship Pass-Friendship Freight Dedicated Channel and the Puzhai-Xinqing Freight Dedicated Channel Smart Port have been basically completed and are about to be put into trial operation. At the same time, the construction of customs facilitation cooperation projects such as the “green channel” for rapid customs clearance of agricultural and sideline products between Guangxi and ASEAN countries, the interconnection of the “single window” for international trade, and the “demonstration port” will be promoted. In 2024, the China-Vietnam trains departing from Guangxi will increase by 1153% year-on-year.

    Yang Chunting said that in the next step, Guangxi will continue to deepen exchanges and cooperation with ASEAN countries, jointly improve and solidify existing mechanism platforms with Vietnam, Malaysia, Cambodia and other countries, and focus on developing new trade formats such as cross-border e-commerce and overseas warehouses. At the same time, we will accelerate the construction of smart border ports between China and Vietnam, build a dense network of international air cargo routes with ASEAN countries, and establish direct routes between Beibu Gulf Port and ports in ASEAN countries.

  • Vietnams inflöde av utländska direktinvesteringar nådde en ny topp 2024

    Nyligen, enligt uppgifter från General Statistics Office of Vietnam, var Vietnams nyligen godkända, ökade kapital- och aktiefusioner och -förvärv utländska direktinvesteringar (FDI) 38,23 miljarder USD 2024, en minskning på 3,0 % jämfört med föregående år. De faktiska medlen på plats var 25,35 miljarder USD, ett rekordhögt värde, en ökning med 9,4 % jämfört med föregående år.

    Enligt statistik godkände Vietnam 3 375 nya utländskt finansierade projekt 2024 med ett avtalat investeringsbelopp på 19,73 miljarder USD. Antalet projekt ökade med 1,8 % på årsbasis, och det överenskomna beloppet minskade med 1 539 projekt på 3,0 miljarder USD per år 2 utlandsfinansierade aktiefusions- och förvärvsprojekt med ett belopp på 4,54 miljarder USD, en minskning på 48,1 % jämfört med föregående år. Utlandsfinansierade projekt är huvudsakligen koncentrerade till bearbetnings- och tillverkningsindustrin, cirka 25,58 miljarder USD, vilket motsvarar 66,9 % av det totala avtalsbeloppet, följt av fastighetsbranschen, cirka 6,31 miljarder USD, vilket står för 16,5 %.

    Under 2024 investerade totalt 114 länder och regioner i Vietnam. Singapores investering i Vietnam var den största med nästan 10,21 miljarder USD, och stod för 26,7 % av de totala utländska investeringsavtalen i Vietnam, en ökning med 31,4 % från året innan. Sydkorea rankades tvåa med nästan 7,06 miljarder USD, vilket motsvarar 18,5 %, en ökning med 37,5 %. Kina rankades på tredje plats med 2,84 miljarder USD, vilket står för 14,4 %, Kina rankas på fjärde plats med 2,17 miljarder USD, vilket står för 11,0 %. Vietnams Bac Ninh-provins lockade flest utländska investeringar, nästan 5,12 miljarder USD, mer än 2,8 gånger så mycket som 2023. Haiphong City och Ho Chi Minh City lockade mer än 4,94 miljarder USD respektive 3,04 miljarder USD i utländska investeringar, på andra och tredje plats.

    De faktiska utländska investeringarna under hela året var 25,35 miljarder USD, varav 20,62 miljarder USD var i bearbetnings- och tillverkningsindustrin, vilket stod för 81,4% av de totala faktiska utländska investeringarna i fastighetsbranschen, vilket stod för 7,2% och 1,07 miljarder USD för elektricitet, gas och 2 %.