Delving into the impact and solutions of non-tariff barriers

Delving into the impact and solutions of non-tariff barriers

Non-tariff barriers are emerging as one of the complex factors that increasingly impact global trade flows. To unlock ASEAN’s trade potential, regional governments and businesses should take solutions to ease them.
Vietnamese seafood can conquer ASEAN

Vietnamese seafood can conquer ASEAN

Non-tariff barriers have a substantial impact on seafood exports to ASEAN markets, with several key obstacles related to regulations, certification requirements, and technical standards.
Navigating non-tariff hurdles to aid regional funding

Navigating non-tariff hurdles to aid regional funding

As ASEAN integrates further, non-tariff barriers pose persistent challenges, becoming strategic factors shaping investment, supply chains, and growth. Doan Vu Hoai Nam, senior associate at ASL Law, talked with VIR’s Oanh Do about how firms invest, structure supply chains, and expand, going beyond administrative hurdles.
Clearing hurdles to regional investment: a legal perspective

Clearing hurdles to regional investment: a legal perspective

As ASEAN deepens integration, non-tariff barriers are reshaping business strategies, says Doan Vu Hoai Nam of ASL Law Firm.
Soothing non-tariff barriers to improve regional trade

Soothing non-tariff barriers to improve regional trade

Businesses today face growing challenges, geopolitical uncertainty, new tariffs, rising competition, and associated impacts on consumer confidence.
Removing hidden barriers to unlock ASEAN trade

Removing hidden barriers to unlock ASEAN trade

Non-tariff barriers in ASEAN, from hidden environmental rules to fragmented standards, are quietly stalling trade.
One ASEAN, one voice: breaking barriers, boosting trade

One ASEAN, one voice: breaking barriers, boosting trade

A single message of simplify, harmonise, and open up is needed so that regional enterprises can not only survive, but truly thrive in a more connected ASEAN.
'Shared vision' driving Vietnam–New Zealand economic partnership

'Shared vision' driving Vietnam–New Zealand economic partnership

Shared goals and trade ties position Vietnam and New Zealand for a new era of sustainable growth, writes New Zealand Ambassador Caroline Beresford.
Non-tariff barriers hindering free flow of goods and services

Non-tariff barriers hindering free flow of goods and services

A conference themed "Easing Non-Tariff Barriers to Unlock ASEAN’s Potential" is taking place on the morning of June 27 in Hanoi.
ASEAN non-tariff barriers in focus at VIR conference

ASEAN non-tariff barriers in focus at VIR conference

VIR and the New Zealand Embassy will host a conference on ASEAN non-tariff barriers at VIR headquarters, Hanoi on June 27.
Time to dismantle non-tariff barriers within ASEAN

Time to dismantle non-tariff barriers within ASEAN

Nearly two decades after the ASEAN Economic Community was first envisioned, Southeast Asia’s regional trade still has not reached cruising speed.