Singapore and China has signed an upgrade of their bilateral Free Trade Agreement (FTA). Chinese Premier Li Keqiang and Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong signed the upgrade of the 2009 China-Singapore Free Trade Agreement (CSFTA) on November 12, 2018 in Singapore.
India’s three free trade agreements with the ASEAN, Japan and South Korea have not turned out to be favourable for the country as these resulted in growing deficits in merchandise trade, according to a study published by think-tank Third World Network.
Authorities from Thailand and Japan discussed in Bagkok, Thursday, ways to advance the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (RCEP), a free trade agreement involving 16 Asia-Pacific nations.
Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Ramon Lopez has raised the potential of the Philippines to become a production hub and exporter of vehicles in the ASEAN region.
Hungary hopes next month's signing of the partnership cooperation agreement (PCA) between Malaysia and the European Union (EU) will hasten the Malaysia-EU free trade agreement (FTA) negotiations.
Mitsubishi Motors Philippines Corp. (MMPC) would start exporting locally produced vehicles to different parts of Southeast Asia next year, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said.
China banned induction furnaces last year in a crackdown on polluting producers of low-quality steel, but these machines have made their way to parts of Southeast Asia, hitting domestic steelmakers and fueling safety and environmental concerns.
Malaysia is scheduled to hold a meeting with Indonesia and Colombia in Jakarta next February to discuss the French National Assembly’s decision to exclude the use of palm oil as a biodiesel feedstock.
<p>Time: November 2025<br /> By: WTO and International Trade Group, Legal Department – VCCI</p>
