Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong yesterday urged India to join Asean in a push to create the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) - the world's largest free trade area - next year.
Russia has been displaced by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) as China’s top supplier of seafood imports.
China signed an upgraded free trade agreement (FTA) with Singapore during Chinese Premier Li Keqiang’s official visit to the island country on Monday.
Australia has concluded negotiations on a free trade agreement with Hong Kong, Prime Minister Scott Morrison says.
A new agreement signed between Asean and the Eurasian Economic Commission on Wednesday (Nov 14) is expected to contribute to trade, investment and economic expansion between South-east Asian states and member states of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU).
Asean is working closely with its partners to support the open, rules-based international order and multilateral system, and has recently concluded recommendations for a general review of the Asean-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement, said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Wednesday (Nov 14).
An Asean-led bid to complete the world's largest trade deal - without the United States - was pushed back to 2019 after Asia-Pacific trade ministers failed to agree on key terms at a Singapore summit.
Southeast Asian Nations have concluded a landmark agreement on bolstering trade in services in the region, including commitments to reduce discriminatory regulatory barriers and creating a more transparent regime for the services suppliers in the 10 member-state regional bloc.
<p>Time: November 2025<br /> By: WTO and International Trade Group, Legal Department – VCCI</p>
