The recently wrapped-up ASEAN summit brought to the fore issues surrounding security, society and culture in Southeast Asia with the theme "Advancing Partnership for Sustainability" underpinning discussions in the Thai capital Bangkok.
In conjunction with the latest round of Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) negotiation in Melbourne on June 30, 2019, Asia Pacific trade unions jointly urge participating governments to ensure the RCEP meets unions’ five key demands.
Without a stronger focus on tackling non-tariff barriers, Asean will not accomplish the objectives of AEC and will fail to meet the targets in the AEC Blueprint 2025.
The 34th ASEAN summit, held in Bangkok, Thailand from June 20 to 23, focused on building a people-centric ASEAN community.
Trade officials from 16 nations across the Asia-Pacific region will sit down in the Australian city of Melbourne on Friday, to negotiate the terms of RCEP.
ASEAN and RoK have agreed to expand their cooperation in science and technology as both are promoting sustainable growth.
The Indonesian government is seeking better market access to the Latin American region through the establishment of a working group with Argentina.
The South Korean and Malaysian governments declared the initiation of bilateral FTA negotiations on June 27.
<p>Time: November 2025<br /> By: WTO and International Trade Group, Legal Department – VCCI</p>
