New Zealand’s two-way trade with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) was $15.2 billion in the June 2017 year, Stats NZ said today. Goods and services exported to ASEAN countries totalled $6.3 billion, and imports totalled $8.9 billion. New Zealand’s trade deficit with the combined ASEAN countries was $2.6 billion.
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the foundation of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). A series of conferences took place in Manila in early August to commemorate its achievements over the past 50 years. They also focused on the future of the group and two issues of key concern: What should ASEAN do next? How can ASEAN maintain its centrality in Asia-Pacific regional cooperation?
Economic ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) are converging in the Philippines this week, to discuss how they can advance the planned Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP).
The third APEC Senior Officials’ Meeting (SOM3) and related meetings wrapped up in Ho Chi Minh City on August 30 after 13 days of working.
THE International Conference on the Asean-Korea Partnership took place yesterday at the Lotte Hotel, in Seoul Korea, highlighting developments in the Asean-Korea partnership in the past three decades and sharing insights on how the relations will further evolve.
China is pushing to get the RCEP pact wrapped up fast. But the negotiations over the ambitious regional trade deal, which began over five years ago — with the 19th round of talks being held in Hyderabad last month — look unlikely to conclude by the tentative year-end deadline.
The ongoing third Senior Officials’ Meeting (SOM3) of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) has updated a draft report on APEC economic policy on human resources development and structural reform, said Assistant to the APEC 2017 SOM Chair Do Hung Viet.
China is pushing to get the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) pact wrapped up fast. But the negotiations over the ambitious regional trade deal, which began over five years ago – with the 19th round of talks held in Hyderabad last month – look unlikely to conclude by the tentative year-end deadline.
<p>Time: November 2025<br /> By: WTO and International Trade Group, Legal Department – VCCI</p>
