Region likely to emerge as 'growth pole' on freer flow of investment and deepening ties.
TOKYO -- Japan is planning to accept a greater number of caregivers from three Southeastern Asian countries having bilateral free trade agreements with Tokyo as part of efforts to address a labor shortage in the country, sources familiar with the matter said Sunday.
(BLOOMBERG) - The next designer handbag you buy is less likely to bear a "made in China" label.
There has been a debate about what type of policy which Sri Lanka should pursue in order to deliver prosperity to its people.
KUALA LUMPUR: The government has been urged to withdraw from ratifying the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP).
Over the past few years, we have seen increased levels of interest among some Southeast Asian states in pursuing trade agreements, be it bilateral deals inked between them and outside actors or wider multilateral ones such as the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP).
KUALA LUMPUR: The government has been urged to withdraw from ratifying the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP).
Amid the turmoil in global markets caused by a sharp decline in the Turkish currency, investors are carefully watching the links between the embattled economy and Asia Pacific countries.