Minister of Industry and Trade Tran Tuan Anh talks to Vietnam News Agency about ASEAN-Vietnam co-operation and the roles of Vietnam as ASEAN Chairman in 2020.
Last week’s RCEP agreement allows room for India to join when it is ready. But even if this does not happen, the East Asian region will benefit significantly from the 15-nation RCEP (RCEP15).
After six long years of disputes, debates and legal back-and-forth, the member states of the European Union have endorsed the trade agreement between the bloc and Singapore, paving the way for the agreement to enter into force next week.
After negotiating for about seven years, India decided to opt out of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) earlier this month. One argument used to justify the pull-out is that free trade agreements (FTAs) don’t amount to free trade.
In the latest episode of the trans-Pacific trade dispute a can was kicked down the road – the US tariff hike originally scheduled for 15 October has been suspended.
Cambodia and China will launch the first official consultation on a bilateral free trade (FTA) agreement feasibility study in Beijing on Dec 3, according to an announcement on the Chinese embassy Facebook page.
RCEP, along with the CPTPP, will help drive deep integration in Asia. Holdouts like India will suffer the most.
President of the Republic of Korea (RoK) Moon Jae-in on November 12 emphasised the significance of two upcoming summits with Southeast Asian nations for his New Southern Policy.
<p>Time: November 2025<br /> By: WTO and International Trade Group, Legal Department – VCCI</p>
