n the two sides.
ACS includes Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam.
The delegation held a working session with Governor of Nuble region Oscar Crisomoto, and visited timber, paper and wine production businesses, and campuses of the University of Concepción and University of Bío-Bío in Chillan city.
Local authorities, enterprises and researchers spoke highly of the visit, considering it a chance to enhance mutual understanding between Chile and ASEAN, thus contributing to boosting and expanding multi-faceted cooperation between the two sides.
Vietnam is currently Chile’s leading trade partner in ASEAN with two-way trade surpassing US$988 million in 2020. Meanwhile, trade between the bloc and Chile reached US$2.74 billion.
During January-September, ASEAN-Chile trade value hit US$2.97 billion, with Vietnam continuing taking the lead in trade cooperation with Chile with US$1.13 billion.